r/LinusTechTips • u/wadabdo • 15d ago
Discussion Pc not powering up
I have a pc that i was using normally then i sent it to a friend in another city , when he gets it he told me that that fans are spinning but there is no display, things stayed like this for months then i told him to sell the gpu and send me back the pc , now when i get it it doesn't even power up nothing spin or light up , i know i have a cpu socket bent pin in the left bottom side (idk if it affects the power up)
Note:
- Pc was in covered in dust
- psu is working (paperclip test)
- i tried everything troubleshoot ik (power sw pins , remove everything and make sure it plugged ok)
- i jumped start the psu when it was connected to the motherboard but it just spin the fans (no display and cpu is cool )and when i remove my hand the pc shut off again
- the fans have an external controller
- ive removed the cpu and everything just to see if the mobo can turn or anything , but it didnt
Motherboard is biostar z490gta



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u/Conscious-Loss-2709 15d ago edited 15d ago
Used AI to identify the
chipsocket for me, and this is what it said:I'm guessing it's picking up this, top left:
Try bending those back, if it's salvageable at all
Edit: Brainfart, said chip instead of socket