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Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 14th, 2012, 9:27 am
by Nuke
Yeah, yet again, it won't turn on. No clue what it is. Have NOT tried the paperclip, since I doubt that it's my second motherboard that broke.

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 14th, 2012, 3:22 pm
by shovenose
Did you remember the 4 or 8-pin CPU power connector. That's easily forgotten.
Does it not turn on at all? Or do the fans spin, etc. but nothing shows up on the screen?

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 14th, 2012, 5:36 pm
by Nuke
Fans not spinning. Not turning on at all.

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 14th, 2012, 9:10 pm
by shovenose
Stupid I know but: are you sure your power cord is firmly plugged in, to a functional outlet, and firmly plugged into the psu, and the switch on the psu is on?

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 12:44 am
by c_hegge
Try it with another PSU. If it doesn't power on with two motherboards, then that's probably the next most likely suspect.

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 7:16 am
by Nuke
This is the same PSU that I used on that Asus motherboard awhile back, so I know it works.

Everything that Shovenose asked about seems to check out.

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 8:18 am
by shovenose
Are you sure you've wired up the power button correctly?

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 1:51 pm
by Nuke
I'll go check by reversing the position of it to go where I currently have reset. But currently, I do indeed believe it to be wired correctly.

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 2:21 pm
by c_hegge
Nuke wrote:This is the same PSU that I used on that Asus motherboard awhile back, so I know it works.

Didn't that motherboard have the same problem?

Re: Can't get my computer to work...again.

PostPosted: April 15th, 2012, 4:53 pm
by Nuke
Yeah.