Hi all, I'm having a strange time with my PC and I'm hoping someone can help me.
A week or so ago I started having issues with turning on my PC. I figured it was just a loose connection between the motherboard and the power switch, since I had to resort to booting up using the power button on the Mobo. I managed to rearrange the pins correctly and it all booted up fine with the chassis switch, so I thought nothing of it.
A few days later however, I go to boot and suddenly there's no power at all going to the Mobo. No power LED light. I checked the socket, the extension it was plugged into, changed the fuse on the plug itself, checked connections, but there's simply no sign of life - No fans were spinning in the PSU which led me to believe it was to blame and possibly needed replacing.
I took it to a PC shop and explained my issues and that it may need a new power supply, and they quarantined it for a few days before taking a look. I get a phone call this morning saying that it just magically booted up for them. They didn't need to run any kind of diagnostic, and didn't charge me since they couldn't find a fault. It booted up, reset on command, and was running for them for three hours. They also tested the PSU and it came back green for them, so no issues there apparently.
I take it back home, plug it in and... nothing. No light on the motherboard. Same issue. So a bit of a mystery on my hands, here. I'd appreciate any help people can give me as I'd really like to try and fix this myself if possible, but if not, it looks like I'll be calling the shop again in the morning!
Thanks for reading. I don't have exact specs but I can try to recall them if needed. Hope you can help!
A week or so ago I started having issues with turning on my PC. I figured it was just a loose connection between the motherboard and the power switch, since I had to resort to booting up using the power button on the Mobo. I managed to rearrange the pins correctly and it all booted up fine with the chassis switch, so I thought nothing of it.
A few days later however, I go to boot and suddenly there's no power at all going to the Mobo. No power LED light. I checked the socket, the extension it was plugged into, changed the fuse on the plug itself, checked connections, but there's simply no sign of life - No fans were spinning in the PSU which led me to believe it was to blame and possibly needed replacing.
I took it to a PC shop and explained my issues and that it may need a new power supply, and they quarantined it for a few days before taking a look. I get a phone call this morning saying that it just magically booted up for them. They didn't need to run any kind of diagnostic, and didn't charge me since they couldn't find a fault. It booted up, reset on command, and was running for them for three hours. They also tested the PSU and it came back green for them, so no issues there apparently.
I take it back home, plug it in and... nothing. No light on the motherboard. Same issue. So a bit of a mystery on my hands, here. I'd appreciate any help people can give me as I'd really like to try and fix this myself if possible, but if not, it looks like I'll be calling the shop again in the morning!
Thanks for reading. I don't have exact specs but I can try to recall them if needed. Hope you can help!