Think I have broken my HD7950...

[quax]

Nope, was unplugged

 

[quax]

Isn't there usually a beep sound when the pc doesn't start up at all? Like I'm not even seeing the motherboard screen. When I switch it off it goes off instantly so windows is definitely not starting up.

 

[Seriously]

I accidentally dropped a screw on my Powercolor HD7950

When did you realise this? When the power was on?
Did you install the new cooler with the proper heat compound?
Did you remove the GPU and then try to boot the PC with only the on board graphics?

 

[Seriously]

Isn't there usually a beep sound when the pc doesn't start up at all? Like I'm not even seeing the motherboard screen. When I switch it off it goes off instantly so windows is definitely not starting up.

Remove the cooler and place the original back. Inspect the CPU and reseat it just in case of bad connection. Check if anything like heat compound spilled over onto the CPU pins. Check that the power cables are properly inserted and did not dislodge. Check that the CPU fan connector are connected properly in the right direction.

 

[ponder]

Linux doesn't play well with ATI

Using the open source drivers will still give you a desktop on the screen. It's not like they are completely dead.

 

[adam_g]

Mate just set your gfx to output to PCI-E if not reset your Bios.

 

[quax]

Sorry guys just got a bit fed up with this last night, will try and fix it this evening after work.

When did you realise this? When the power was on?

Ok What happened after I installed the CPU cooler. I plugged everything back in and started the computer up. The screen stayed black, so I tried this like 3 time or so before switching to the onboard HDMI socket. So Windows does boots up and tells me that my Windows is not authenitcated which is strange because I am using Windows Loader and have never had this problem before with it. So I restart again and try the GPU again with no success and switch back to the onboard and this time Windows wants to restore to a point in the past that worked so I let it. Get back into Windows, no authentic Windows problem this time. Now I try to get into BIOS so I restart from the start menu and nothing. This is the point that it stopped booting. There is power, everything is plugged in.

Did you install the new cooler with the proper heat compound?

I used Cooler Master X1, not the one that came with the cooler.

Did you install the new cooler with the proper heat compound?

Have not tried this yet. Will try this evening.

Remove the cooler and place the original back. Inspect the CPU and reseat it just in case of bad connection. Check if anything like heat compound spilled over onto the CPU pins. Check that the power cables are properly inserted and did not dislodge. Check that the CPU fan connector are connected properly in the right direction.

Haven’t removed the new cooler yet, will try that too. Will try the other stuff too. Can’t really see how the CPU could have shifted since it has one of those flip lock things… But will try your advice none the less.

I'm just really worried I have damaged the mobo or CPU or something...

 

[nelis]

you should never switch on pc when dropping a screw. First remove then switch on.

 

[EmileS]

Can't be the CPU cooler. Resetting the BIOS would be the first step. Then checking all cables. After that, it's anyone's game. I had the same problem with my PowerColor on my first mobo (made a thread about it as well). Some MSI mobos and PowerColor GPUs UEFI clash due to some technical stuff. But, since the GPU was running fine before you replaced the cooler, that can't be the case.

On another note... Don't state that you're using Windows Loader or your Windows is not legit.

 

[quax]

Ok so I re-did the cooler after I saw a bit of compound that spilt over. Powered it up and nothing besides the fans etc.

Removed my GPU and it worked... So what does that mean? Maybe I bios thing? Oh I pray its not my card

 

[quax]

I think I will flash a new bios version. Never done this before. I hope I don't f it up.

 

[Rickster]

I think I will flash a new bios version. Never done this before. I hope I don't f it up.

Not to sound rude but it seems you have no idea what you are doing.

How did the screw defy gravity if the case was on its side?

 

[quax]

Very minimal xp with this kind of technical stuff. Not really 100 percent sure, its amazing my PC worked after I put it together. The case was upright while I was installing the back support thing the for the cooler.

 

[VarkSteaks]

Hopefully not an MSI mobo ?

Worth trying the GFX on another machine.. do all the lights come on the card , could be that your PSU is not supplying enough power (or not anymore). I had similiar experience, had to freaking swap memory around etc, just to force the uefi bios to reset. not even taking the battery out worked.. But then again PC's are weird...

 

[quax]

Hopefully not an MSI mobo ?

Worth trying the GFX on another machine.. do all the lights come on the card , could be that your PSU is not supplying enough power (or not anymore). I had similiar experience, had to freaking swap memory around etc, just to force the uefi bios to reset. not even taking the battery out worked.. But then again PC's are weird...

No. its not an MSI board, I saw someone earlier mentioned it in a post that they don't play well with Powercolor. I'm using an Asrock Z87 Pro 3, but it was working.... The power thing, I can't see it being that because the cooler only has a fan that needs powered so unless I am like seriously unlucky and that overloaded the powers supply I doubt its that.

 

[Rickster]

Very minimal xp with this kind of technical stuff. Not really 100 percent sure, its amazing my PC worked after I put it together. The case was upright while I was installing the back support thing the for the cooler.

I recommend you take it to a shop that does repairs before you do more damage.

 

[quax]

Ok well the bios is downloaded let me try that.

 

[quax]

Updating bios didn't help
so here are two scenarios, one doesn't boot, one does boot.

1) I messed around with the power to the GPU. With both plugged in, nothing happens not even the onboard works, I can tell that the pc doesn't even start up.

2) With one power plug out (or both, or GPU out completely) of the GPU, the onboard ONLY works. PC starts up and everything else works fine.

Seems like my TPC 812 cooler only uses 2.4w. Is it possible but very unlikely that this is tipping the XFX 550 beyond its capability causing the problems. Its getting late and I don't want to install my old cooler right now to test. But what you guys think?

just for interest sake here is my rig if anyone is curious
i5-4670k (not OC'd)
Western digital 2tb
G.SKill 2x8GB
Asrock z87 Pro 3
XFX ProSeries 550
Coolermaster TPC 812

If I can't get this sorted by the w/end I'll probably take my machine to a pc shop...

Just irritates me, the more I think about it the more I think that I couldn't have ruined the card... But maybe somewhere along the line I did.

Refering to scenarios 1 and 2 it just makes me think that this may actually be a power issue because the PC doesn't even boot up when the GPU is connected - nevermind the display not showing anything.

Sorry, probably typed the same stuff all over in this post but my head is going crazy with this problem.

 

[EmileS]

Go and test the GPU on another PC. If you don't have another PC, and live in JHB, you can come swing by and we can test it. If the GPU is working on another PC, I'll bet it is the mobo acting up.

Edit: If you plan to swing by, it's very hard to test components without beer... Just saying

 

[Rickster]

/snip

Were you standing on a carpet when you were working on your PC?