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gtcam:
Thank you for replying!
Actually, the picture I was trying to see was the one you sent earlier in the thread.
Just some info on what I got: DG965SS with LGA775. Attached is a picture of the schematic on my nighthawk box.
When you say “jumper the red” you mean touch a screw driver to the 2 red pins (pins 6 and 8) in the picture.
lilshawn:
that's the one
gtcam:
That didn't work. Still haven't been able to get any response from the fans.
One thing I noticed though: the entire metal box has a slight charge to it. It is definitely bearable, it just feels tingles. Is this bad?
lilshawn:
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yeah that's a REALLY bad sign.
STOP RIGHT NOW! UNPLUG EVERYTHING and check out the outlet you got that plugged into...if your ground is broken off or you are plugged into a 2 prong extention cord or something with the ground hanging out STOP IT. if you are plugged directly into an outlet... get yourself a plug tester.
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Gear-Receptacle-Indications-50542/dp/B002LZTKIA
a plug tester is cheap and quickly tell you if your outlet has an issue. it's a couple buck that will keep you from getting killed. literally. you can get one from a hardware store or any place that sells home lighting and outlets and wire and stuff.
make sure the cord is grounded properly. the whole reason we ground stuff is so this can't happen. i've seen cords been wired improperly causing all kinds of issues. the "IEC" end of the cord that goes into the computer has 2 terminals on one side and one in the middle by itself on the other. the one by itself is ground... it should be attached to the ground pin on the plug side. it's not hard to test with a volt meter. basically make sure it's connected.
IEC cords are usually pretty plentiful (I know I have a drawer full) i'd throw it away and replace it just to eliminate it as a suspect. mains power is not something to mess around with.
if your outlet is good and replacing the cord still doent fix your buzz on the box... replace the power supply...you may have an input filter issue causing leakage into the ground. (and the case by proxy)
your power supply is likely still bad, i would just replace it since your board is still not powering up anyways. not that the electrocution is helping things.
but PLEASE be careful, stuff like this can kill you. this is why we ground things. I can guarantee if your ground was much worse that it is or missing completely, touching that case would make you dead. no lie. no exageration. 300 people a year die and over 4000 get injured from electrocution.
gtcam:
Okay, scary stuff, thanks for the heads up!
I got a tester, new cord, and I switched outlets. The outlet I’m using has is testing “correct” (the 2 yellow lights are lighting up). Thank you!
Felt the box, no more tingling. Good to go.
The fans still aren’t turning on. I think might soft power switch might be bad.