ArcanePathos
Geek Trainee
Hey ya'll,
Okay, so yeah, this is dumb. I mean, really, really dumb. Don't post if you're just going to flame me for my mistake - I am looking for a "yes" or "no," not a "you shouldn't have done that." :cool:
So here's the deal: I just got all the parts for a brand new machine, put everything together, and successfully started it up three times (with POST). I had not connected a monitor, but the POST beep is always a great sign with a newly built machine.
Now the idiotic part (on my behalf): I bought a cathode with my set up and hooked the one power cord to daisychain with another power cord, but noticed a seperate connector coming off the power cord that looks like two small pins should be inserted into it. Yes, it has been a LONG time since I've done this, and in my excitement to have just that one little extra piece of my computer running, I plugged the connector into a two-pin male end I found near the CMOS clear jumper on the motherboard. I still cannot figure out what that male end is for, but I know one thing - that two-pin clip coming off the cathode's power cable was NOT meant to be plugged into what must've been a jumper prong.
Well, after plugging that clip in, I turned on the computer. Everything (except the cathode, of course) started on properly again, but I do not recall hearing a POST beep. Since the cathode was not working, I proceeded to shut the computer down the same way I had the last three times by holding the power switch. This had no effect for some reason. I then turned the computer off using the power supply switch instead. I unhooked that two-pin clip, tried to start the machine again, and the power button does nothing.
No fan action, no hard drive spin-up, nothing. Just a red LED light on the motherboard comes on when the power supply switch is set to 'on.'
So the question is... did I fry the motherboard by attempting to plug a power adapter into what I now know is a jumper?
[The "Already Tried" List:]
+ Already checked and re-checked front panel connectors
+ Cleared CMOS
+ Disconnected and reconnected all drives, devices, and cards
Okay, so yeah, this is dumb. I mean, really, really dumb. Don't post if you're just going to flame me for my mistake - I am looking for a "yes" or "no," not a "you shouldn't have done that." :cool:
So here's the deal: I just got all the parts for a brand new machine, put everything together, and successfully started it up three times (with POST). I had not connected a monitor, but the POST beep is always a great sign with a newly built machine.
Now the idiotic part (on my behalf): I bought a cathode with my set up and hooked the one power cord to daisychain with another power cord, but noticed a seperate connector coming off the power cord that looks like two small pins should be inserted into it. Yes, it has been a LONG time since I've done this, and in my excitement to have just that one little extra piece of my computer running, I plugged the connector into a two-pin male end I found near the CMOS clear jumper on the motherboard. I still cannot figure out what that male end is for, but I know one thing - that two-pin clip coming off the cathode's power cable was NOT meant to be plugged into what must've been a jumper prong.
Well, after plugging that clip in, I turned on the computer. Everything (except the cathode, of course) started on properly again, but I do not recall hearing a POST beep. Since the cathode was not working, I proceeded to shut the computer down the same way I had the last three times by holding the power switch. This had no effect for some reason. I then turned the computer off using the power supply switch instead. I unhooked that two-pin clip, tried to start the machine again, and the power button does nothing.
No fan action, no hard drive spin-up, nothing. Just a red LED light on the motherboard comes on when the power supply switch is set to 'on.'
So the question is... did I fry the motherboard by attempting to plug a power adapter into what I now know is a jumper?
[The "Already Tried" List:]
+ Already checked and re-checked front panel connectors
+ Cleared CMOS
+ Disconnected and reconnected all drives, devices, and cards
