PC won't boot with 4 prong CPU connector connected. Motherboard or CPU dead - which one? Both?
- by scrot
In the middle of use, my computer shut down. I tried to turn it on but it maybe comes on for half a second, shuts down, then flickers again very quickly about 2 seconds later before giving up completely.
So I took everything apart and nailed it down to the power supply, the mobo, or the CPU. I had an extra old power supply around, hooked that up and it had the same problems, so that can't be it.
When the 4 prong CPU connector is not connected, the motherboard 'functions' in that it stays on and runs the heat sink etc. Throw in the 4 prong connector and that's when it doesn't stay on.
So it must be the CPU, right?
Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D
CPU: Intel i7-920
Bot are under warranty (supposedly) - should I get both replaced or what?