Computer not turning on.

Well I recently tried to turn my gaming computer on and nothing happened.

It has been working fine for months. Everything appears to be connected correctly but when I press the Power button nothing happens.

There was a power cut this morning but the computer was not on then.

Specs,

Antec 900

Corsair 620W HX Modular Power Supply

Gigabyte Core 2 Duo GA-P35C-DS3R, Intel

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Corsair 2 x 1024Mb DDR2-667

Please help I really want to use it lawl

Thanks

Start with simple stuff first. Then move on to the more pessamistic.

Try the following:

- flip the power switch on your power supply unit, located on the back of the computer, wait 5 secs and turn it back on

- if that doesn't work then verify that the power outage didn't flip the breaker to your outlet

- if you have a power-bar then unplug it and push the reset button on it

If none of that works then you'll have to move on to opening up your case, but try the above first.

Start with simple stuff first. Then move on to the more pessamistic.

Try the following:

- flip the power switch on your power supply unit, located on the back of the computer, wait 5 secs and turn it back on

- if that doesn't work then verify that the power outage didn't flip the breaker to your outlet

- if you have a power-bar then unplug it and push the reset button on it

If none of that works then you'll have to move on to opening up your case, but try the above first.

therealFrek

doesnt work :(

All right. Open up your case, find where the small cable from your power-on switch connects to the motherboard. It will be a very small cable with a 2 pin connection. Make sure it's firmy connected and try hitting your power switch. If that doesn't work then get a screwdriver and just touch the 2 pins for about 1 second and see if the computer fires up. If that doesn't work then you probably have a problem with a failed PSU.therealFrek

touch the 2 pins on the mother board with a screwdriver?

[QUOTE="therealFrek"]All right. Open up your case, find where the small cable from your power-on switch connects to the motherboard. It will be a very small cable with a 2 pin connection. Make sure it's firmy connected and try hitting your power switch. If that doesn't work then get a screwdriver and just touch the 2 pins for about 1 second and see if the computer fires up. If that doesn't work then you probably have a problem with a failed PSU.Sonir77

touch the 2 pins on the mother board with a screwdriver?

yes

[QUOTE="Sonir77"]

[QUOTE="therealFrek"]All right. Open up your case, find where the small cable from your power-on switch connects to the motherboard. It will be a very small cable with a 2 pin connection. Make sure it's firmy connected and try hitting your power switch. If that doesn't work then get a screwdriver and just touch the 2 pins for about 1 second and see if the computer fires up. If that doesn't work then you probably have a problem with a failed PSU.blooddrunk

touch the 2 pins on the mother board with a screwdriver?

yes

It dosnt do anything :(

If you have verified that there is power coming out of your wall jack and manually connecting the power-on switch then you have something wrong. I really doubt that your corsair failed because those are probably one of the best psu on the market. I wouldn't mess around with too much else if you don't know what you are doing.

What I would probably do next is I'd try swapping out the PSU if you have another one around somewhere.

If you have verified that there is power coming out of your wall jack and manually connecting the power-on switch then you have something wrong. I really doubt that your corsair failed because those are probably one of the best psu on the market. I wouldn't mess around with too much else if you don't know what you are doing.

What I would probably do next is I'd try swapping out the PSU if you have another one around somewhere.

therealFrek

i guess i could do that, is there a way i can just test the psu?

If you have verified that there is power coming out of your wall jack and manually connecting the power-on switch then you have something wrong. I really doubt that your corsair failed because those are probably one of the best psu on the market. I wouldn't mess around with too much else if you don't know what you are doing.

What I would probably do next is I'd try swapping out the PSU if you have another one around somewhere.

therealFrek

I have this 300 watt low quality brand one, will that do the trick?

If you have another computer that you know works just take your corsair and plug it in. If it doesn't work than you know the problem is with the corsair.therealFrek

uh this sucks, alright i post what happens later thanks for the help

If you have another computer that you know works just take your corsair and plug it in. If it doesn't work than you know the problem is with the corsair.therealFrek

Ok the power supply worked in another computer, hopefully when I put it back in my gaming machine it will work again.

Ok the power supply worked in another computer, hopefully when I put it back in my gaming machine it will work again.

Sonir77

Then it's your motherboard, have you tried the screwdriver trick?.

[QUOTE="Sonir77"]

Ok the power supply worked in another computer, hopefully when I put it back in my gaming machine it will work again.

Yorro

Then it's your motherboard, have you tried the screwdriver trick?.

Yes, I really hope its not the motherboard.

how can i test it

If the PSU works then something on the Motherboard fried...

Even if some other piece of hardware is dead the fans should still spin when the power is hit.

Because you are getting ZERO activity when you hit the power switch you motherboard has a fault somewhere OR something is causing it to short.

If the PSU works then something on the Motherboard fried...

Even if some other piece of hardware is dead the fans should still spin when the power is hit.

Because you are getting ZERO activity when you hit the power switch you motherboard has a fault somewhere OR something is causing it to short.

SinfulPotato

these parts are under warrenty right?

Ahhh its still not workingSonir77

Take the motherboard out of the case and try turning it on. Set the motherboard on a cardboard box or if you still have your anti-static sheet use that.

Put the motherboard in a microwave on 7, for 3 seconds. It should zap your parts back to life sort of like shock paddles do. However, I just came up with this idea, so it might not be the correct thing to do.__Sniper_28_

uhm..

haha?

thats not very funny