[GPGT] PC does not boot with side panel closed

[emo panda]

My PC will not boot if I close both side panels of the casing.

I collected my RMA-ed GTX560 from Ban Leong yesterday. I only get this problem with the recently RMA-ed card. My original card and the spare card Ban Leong provided works fine with the side panel closed.

Any idea whats causing this problem? I have checked the casing many times and the side panel does not obstruct anything when closed. Its very frustrating that I cannot use my PC with the side panel closed.

Is the recently RMA-ed graphics card at fault? I don't want to make another 2 trips to Ban Leong again to change it

 

[royfrosty]

The 2nd pic is misleading. Where is the monitor? And what is the monitor showing when the pc is turned on?

Cause from what i see it seems like your PC is turned on.

 

[emo panda]

The 2nd pic is misleading. Where is the monitor? And what is the monitor showing when the pc is turned on?

Cause from what i see it seems like your PC is turned on.

with the side panels closed, the PC won't boot, nothing on the display. no point showing a picture of a black display.

With the side panels closed, the casing LED does turn on, and the PC will just keep rebooting after a few seconds, forever.

 

[emo panda]

Forgot to mention this, even after removing the side panel, the PC still won't boot.

I need to take out the graphics card, turn on and off the PC, reinsert the graphics card, then it will boot.

 

[jtjt00]

Look like your replacement gpu bracket got alignment issue with the casing.

 

[royfrosty]

Probably the contacts of the PCIE isn't that good already. Try the card with other CPU and see if it boots up. If not then most probably gfx card is still faulty.

 

[emo panda]

Look like your replacement gpu bracket got alignment issue with the casing.

okay i try loosening the screws on the gpu bracket..

Probably the contacts of the PCIE isn't that good already. Try the card with other CPU and see if it boots up. If not then most probably gfx card is still faulty.

dont have another pc to try on liao my previous graphics cards all work fine, so i think its an issue with this one..

 

[royfrosty]

okay i try loosening the screws on the gpu bracket..

dont have another pc to try on liao my previous graphics cards all work fine, so i think its an issue with this one..

Realign your Card and see how. If cannot then take out your mobo and do a test without the chassis. See whether it can run.

 

[emo panda]

managed to make it work by loosening the pci-e bracket screws and removing the side panel screw..

if i attach the side panel screw, it still wont boot.. but now at least it will boot with the side panel on..

 

[garfield82]

managed to make it work by loosening the pci-e bracket screws and removing the side panel screw..

if i attach the side panel screw, it still wont boot.. but now at least it will boot with the side panel on..

as long as it works

 

[kurtisnet]

You can probably try switching to another pcie slot if your motherboard has more than one.

 

[emo panda]

You can probably try switching to another pcie slot if your motherboard has more than one.

will there be any performance issues if i move the graphics card to the bottom pcie slot?