Pre-Overclocked System Is Power Cycling On Boot

[dennis.resevfan]

Everyone, I have discovered something in my system, which could possibly be causing my problems.

 

My case has an extension cable for the 24 pin motherboard power connector. This is because it has an LCD front panel incorporating a fan speed controller as well as the power and reset buttons.

 

I just looked at the extension cable and noticed that one of the pins (at the motherboard end) is blackened and burned. It looks like it actually melted part of the way through its plastic casing.

 

It's one of the ORANGE cables, at the end of the 24 pin connector.

 

I'm wondering if this would explain instability. Sure looks to me like it would.

 

I'll try out the system in my old pc case, which doesn't require that extension cable.

 

But in the meantime, what do you guys make of this?

 

I expect the damage was caused when that idiot of a repair guy plugged in my power supply wrongly.

 

That's not the same power supply I'm using now, and not the same motherboard.