Motherboard Did I ruin my mobo?

[robbee]

I'm building a pc inside a Streacom F7C with the Minibox picopsu 160-xt along with a std-12160 brick (12v, 16a). As I was changing some things around with the cpu cooler, i had to disconnect the 4pin between the DIN-connector and the psu. As i reconnected them, a small spark appeared between the connectors. I had forgotten to disconnect the brick. Ever since, the PC won't boot anymore.

The picopsu still works in another pc and I tried booting the Streacom with a different psu to no avail. I can't really rule out any other parts as it's the only skylake build i have, the other one is haswell based. Am i correct in asuming that I have caused a short circuit which may have broken my motherboard? Or should I attempt some other tests?

 

[jeshikat]

Have you tried turning the motherboard on without the PSU hooked up to let the power drain? Sometimes that resets it.

Also try removing the CMOS battery and let it sit 20 minutes.

 

[robbee]

It's alive! Removing the battery did the trick. Thanks so much!

 

[jeshikat]

No problem! I poke around inside running computers often enough that I've learned to deal with the occasional short

 

[aquelito]

Glad you could save your build ! This is a precious trick indeed !

Whenever you have time, let us know how your Streacom build is coming along, especially with temps.
I currently have a LP single slot GT 630 - not exactly a beast - which tends to get hot and noisy, even if I drilled an extra set of holes...
That's just temporary as I am currently planning a custom WC loop inside this case !