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Solved PC not turing on after randomly shutting down

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TheFerretRanch

TheFerretRanch

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I was playing some game on my pc, and when I was finally hoping nothing would go wrong with my day, things went downhill. My PC decided to instantly go dark and won’t turn back on again. The motherboard boards light is on indicating it has power but unplugging the cable several times, jumping it several times, and unplugging all cable and putting the back together couldn’t fix it. I don’t know how to solve this problem and I need help solving it, please.
 
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veeg said:
Have you checked those temps? Also post your complete psu spec's.
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Also I can’t check the temps as I can’t turn it on, but It might be getting a tad bit hot
 
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PeterOz said:
Going by the motherboard is this a business computer?
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Not at all, I really only play video games and watch videos
 
#16
Try a different PSU.

TheFerretRanch said:
Forgot to mention that I tested the PSU and it worked fine
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Tested how?

Please tell me you did not use that useless paper clip test?

Wish that they would STOP suggesting that useless test.

Bad PSUs can pass the paperclip test. The true test that eliminates a PSU from the equation is a replacement or trying that same PSU in another known working machine. Only these 2 can truly rule out a PSU.

Paperclip tests are flawed since you're advised to induce a load on one end of the PSU to get it to start, that test does not tell you how many watts the PSU can effectively output if connected to a full build.
 
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Rustys said:
Try a different PSU.


Tested how?

Please tell me you did not use that useless paper clip test?

Wish that they would STOP suggesting that useless test.

Bad PSUs can pass the paperclip test. The true test that eliminates a PSU from the equation is a replacement or trying that same PSU in another known working machine. Only these 2 can truly rule out a PSU.

Paperclip tests are flawed since you're advised to induce a load on one end of the PSU to get it to start, that test does not tell you how many watts the PSU can effectively output if connected to a full build.
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I did the paper clip test
 
#20
Had the same thing happen to me once and it turned out to the motherboard.
Fans and the power light came on, yet nothing happened.

You can assemble the system outside of the case and see if the same results happen.

Might also try reseating data and power cables see if to make sure that they are correctly connected.

TheFerretRanch said:
I teste it in another PC, the PSU is not the problem
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Did you try they PSU from that system and see if it preformed the same?

Test the RAM stick(s) one at a time see if that makes a difference.

Sorry but you have post on a tech forum asking for help but have provided zero information about your computer or it`s hardware, this makes it impossible for anyone to even hazard a guess as to what is going on.

Is the computer a custom build or brand name such as Dell or HP, if a brand name, provide the model name or series number (not serial)
if a custom build post the brand and model name or number for the
CPU
Motherboard
RAM (including the amount) and number of sticks.
Add on video card if one is used.
PSU (power supply unit) providing these details will enable folk to better help you.
 
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