Faulty Mobo?

ChrisPbass · 25 Jan 2015

Not sure where to put this but since I built the PC...

I have this board
ASRock MB-A75PR4M Socket FM1/ AMD A75 FC
in a Zalman z9 case, which is huge.

I have been running this pc as a file server for 3/4 of a year. It's been kickin' along decently.
I shut it down, moved it and plugged into a KVM. Booted back up, fail.
No display. I could get another monitor to work w/DVI but the VGA has apparently failed.
While messing around with it I have noticed some things.

If I push, ever so slightly, on the corner where the SATA ports are it will cause one of the case fans to turn on or off. I'm talking SLIGHT pressure.
I've gone back and forth w/different monitors and I've verified that the VGA cable and the monitor work.
The DVI works as well but the VGA has apparently quit.

Is it safe to assume that this board is toast? I mean...the VGA simply does not work and pushing on the board slightly causes a fan to turn on and off.

What would y'all advise? Take it out of the case and see how it runs?

essenbe · 26 Jan 2015

The pushing on it slightly sounds like either the fan is barely making contact. Try making sure the fan is completely plugged in. Make sure there are no extra standoffs under the board. There should be one for every screw hole in the board and no more. Also make sure the standoff screws are completely screwed in, not real tight, but secure.

I'm not sure what to tell you about the VGA. It could be out or the KVM switch could have done something to it.

If you options are buy another board or make this one work as long as possible, I would opt for #2. If you can RMA it, you may consider that, but Asrock can be difficult to deal with, and in return you will receive a refurb.