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SlyFly

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Okay I have a problem with my PC not starting...

It was giving problems when you tried to switch it on with the power button, you had to press it a few times or wait a while or something and then only it would start...

Now this week the power went out (I dont try to shut down the pc because of this reason) and now the PC doesnt want to go on AT ALL...

I opened the case and removed the front panels power on wire and tried to boot it with a screwdriver, I did this for a while and then it started... So I replaced the wire so I can close the case but it switched off when I put the wire back on... I could have put it in wrong or something.

Now I cant for the LIFE of me get the PC to start...

So I know its not a component, because IT DID start fine, it was in windows everything when I replaced the cable...

Anyone have an idea? I've removed all the front panel cables and tried to screwdriver start it for the past hour, but it doesnt work... Is there any other way to get the PC to boot, like praying really loud or something?
 
Maybe you need to get a new power supply and a new case but try a new power supply first.
 
Sorry about that :p

Sounds like the switch is broken. Should be a simple push-button. Easily replaceable.
 
SlyFly said:
So I replaced the wire so I can close the case but it switched off when I put the wire back on... I could have put it in wrong or something.
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By the sounds of it, I'm inclined to believe something shorted. Hopefully sn3rd's right and it's just the switch, but if your screwdriver method isn't doing the trick--
 
sn3rd said:
Sorry about that :p

Sounds like the switch is broken. Should be a simple push-button. Easily replaceable.
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Obviously not... Seeing as doing it with the screwdriver worked the one time... Also there is power, the mouse light is on etc. Is there no other way to boot a pc :sick:

The PSU should be fine... Im starting to think that maybe the connecters on the mobo maybe has a problem? O and I have tested the PSU for power with a tester and it does have...
 
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Dude.

Disconnect all drives, including hard drive. Remove any PCI cards if inserted which are not system critical.

Disconnect motherboard power (remove motherboard power from motherboard). Take out the CMOS battery, looks like a watch battery for a minute. Reinsert battery (never boot a PC without a CMOS battery) and reconnect mobo power.

Insert power cord and see if it boots without drives.

If it does, you're sorted and left to find the offending part. If it still doesn't, get a second, preferrably new and working PSU to test.

You'd think it's not the PSU, but as they say in the basic A+, that's always the part that causes the most damage and is the least expected.

I've changed roughly 5 PSU's in the past 2 weeks and each time I'm glad I did, because even silly BSOD's are caused by this mysterious device.

Never open a PSU and don't even think of having it repaired, always replace, replace, replace and chuck away :p
 
Okay got it sourted, thought I'd just give the conclusion incase anyone was interested :D

I plugged in an old Aopen PSU into the PC that didnt want to start... Even though it didnt have the correct plug sizes (Has the older smaller one) It started up, so I came to the conclusion that the PSU was indeed &^%ed.

So I didnt want to buy a new one, so I opened the other pc, work pc, the one that had the problem is the Media Center, and I saw that it had the correct plug (Or had an extra 4 pin plug for newer mobos)

So I swapped the 2 around, got a SATA power converter that I found in my new pc's boxes, my gaming pc, which has the iSonic... And whala, without spending any cash I got it sourted, the on button works better than ever before...

Wasnt the iSonic that was giving problems (Signature pc is still running 100%)

Thanks to all the help... The AOpen is still 100% working, but I replaced it because I wanted a bigger one for another pc a few years back...

So there we go... Nice little job to keep me busy ;)
 
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