Need help troubleshooting my hardware...

DarkWhisperer said:
Wow, dude. Do I look like a cowboy to you? And if I contact the wrong pins? I guess theres no power, but still, I wouldnt risk it.

None the less, Im currently at work, will only get to try this these ideas out tonight.
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If you contact the wrong ones, nothing will happen. Seriously. Just unplug the little wire, and touch those 2 pins with a screwdriver or knife blade. Don't keep it shorted, just make the contact, it should turn on instantly.

It's a VERY low current, just to give the PSU the signal to turn on or off, it doesn't work like the old-skool 386 or Pentium PSU's where the whole current goes through the power button.
 
Yo! Sadly didnt have a chance to try out the suggestions last night. Coding till 12, big presentation today.

Will keep updating tonight or through the weekend.
 
Well, I tried out your solutions, no luck. So I figured, lets have a look at each part really closely, just in case something small went wonky. Pull off the heatsink, pull out the CPU, and after some careful searching, I found one of my CPU pins(?) was pulled out of place. After 10 minutes of very careful prodding and pushing, it looked straight again. Before anyone says anything, I did use that plastic cover for my CPU space when cleaning. Dont know how that 1 pin went out of place tho.

None the less, fired it up, and she stayed on :)
Quickly added GPU, HDD, and she boots. So happy days. Will move everything back into the case tomorrow.

Guys, really, thanks a lot for your help. A real bunch of stand up folks :)
 
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