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Old March 2nd, 2008   #1
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Default WTF... it won't work...

I just moved the PC from my room to where the Dell was and it just isn't working anymore. No power, no fans moving, no POST, nothing.

There's a LED lit up on the motherboard, so at least it's getting SOME power, but I don't know whether the mobo or PSU somehow just died or what.

GEEZ.... options here people...



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Old March 2nd, 2008   #2
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Default Re: WTF... it won't work...

Reslot every PCI and PCI-e card properly. Reseat RAM. Unplug computer for 15 ish minutes and retry.



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Yep, check if anything got jiggled loose.



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Old March 2nd, 2008   #4
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Unplug the main power cable from the PSU, then unplug the 24 pin ATX from the mobo.... let it sit for a couple minutes, plug em back in, maybe it'll work?

This is odd...

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Holy cow, 3 posts in one minute..... wow!!
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Old March 2nd, 2008   #5
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Default Re: WTF... it won't work...

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I just moved the PC from my room to where the Dell was and it just isn't working anymore. No power, no fans moving, no POST, nothing.

There's a LED lit up on the motherboard, so at least it's getting SOME power, but I don't know whether the mobo or PSU somehow just died or what.

GEEZ.... options here people...
I hate to suggest this, but is your floor carpeted? Maybe ESD killed your rig. If it were me, I'd unplug the computer, hit the power button and let it sit for a few minutes. Plug it back in, power up and see what happens.

If this doesn't work, ensure all connections inside the case are good. You might have jarred something loose during transportation. If that fails, start pulling components out one by one, or better yet, if you have another rig, start swapping out components to see what is bad or good. Maybe swap out the PSU first?

Do you smell or see anything that may have been burnt or anything?



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Old March 2nd, 2008   #6
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Unplug the main power cable from the PSU, then unplug the 24 pin ATX from the mobo.... let it sit for a couple minutes, plug em back in, maybe it'll work?

This is odd...
Hell yeah its odd... This totally killed my night... GAH. I'm gonna go reseat everything real quick.



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I hate to suggest this, but is your floor carpeted? Maybe ESD killed your rig. If it were me, I'd unplug the computer, hit the power button and let it sit for a few minutes. Plug it back in, power up and see what happens.

If this doesn't work, ensure all connections inside the case are good. You might have jarred something loose during transportation. If that fails, start pulling components out one by one, or better yet, if you have another rig, start swapping out components to see what is bad or good. Maybe swap out the PSU first?

Do you smell or see anything that may have been burnt or anything?
Yeah, first thing I did was open it up and stick my nose in it... didn't smell anything.



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Default Re: WTF... it won't work...

OK, I'm letting it sit for a while now....

Yes, my computer is on carpet, but it was on the carpet in my room for the past two days. I had been plugging and unplugging it all the time to get into stuff... no problem.

I stuck on the side panel finally for the first time... any chance from that? It has a shroud on it.



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Well ... just turn the toggle on your power supply back to the on position.

This is where I would start first.

Often hands toggle it off when it is picked up.



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Default Re: WTF... it won't work...

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Well ... just turn the toggle on your power supply back to the on position.

This is where I would start first.

Often hands toggle it off when it is picked up.
Checked that too... Like I said, there's a light on the mobo that's on...



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