I'm a fairly technical and Google savvy guy, but I really couldn't find a solution specific to what was happening...so here to ask you guys!
Building a PC for the GF. It is an old GatewayPhenom II X4 I bought used. Worked for a few months, then started having issues with turning on and later turning off by the front PC switch. It now does not turn on at all...later on that.
After T/S as much as possible, I removed the motherboard thinking that a screw or something maybe behind the MB shorting it...no dice. I did notice that the plastic CPU heatsink base/harness had a minor crack in and when I moved the fan, the crack showed more. So I ordered a new base & and fan and installed it. I also brought a few PS from the office home to T/S that area...still no dice.
Currently I have stripped the unit down and:
Removed all items except 1 memory stick (swapping 2 different sticks out and also trying 2 different slots)
Tried 3 different power supply's
Removed the frontside power/reset wire bundle from the board (manually tried jumpering in different states)
The thing that is puzzling me (and can't find a more specific answer to) is when I plug the PS in and flip the PS switch on, the PC and CPU fans spin on right away with no help from the PC's front power button or manual jumpering. All three PS's I used did this 'auto start' and can't be turned off using the PC switch or jumpering either.
Does this help anyone in troubleshooting what could be the problem?
Thanks everyone.
EDIT: After digging around more, thread link got me thinking. More I looked the more Ps seemed to be an issue. It is possible that the other 2 PS at the office could have been duds too and just put back on the shelf. I will try to find one and check out if a 4th works.
Building a PC for the GF. It is an old GatewayPhenom II X4 I bought used. Worked for a few months, then started having issues with turning on and later turning off by the front PC switch. It now does not turn on at all...later on that.
After T/S as much as possible, I removed the motherboard thinking that a screw or something maybe behind the MB shorting it...no dice. I did notice that the plastic CPU heatsink base/harness had a minor crack in and when I moved the fan, the crack showed more. So I ordered a new base & and fan and installed it. I also brought a few PS from the office home to T/S that area...still no dice.
Currently I have stripped the unit down and:
Removed all items except 1 memory stick (swapping 2 different sticks out and also trying 2 different slots)
Tried 3 different power supply's
Removed the frontside power/reset wire bundle from the board (manually tried jumpering in different states)
The thing that is puzzling me (and can't find a more specific answer to) is when I plug the PS in and flip the PS switch on, the PC and CPU fans spin on right away with no help from the PC's front power button or manual jumpering. All three PS's I used did this 'auto start' and can't be turned off using the PC switch or jumpering either.
Does this help anyone in troubleshooting what could be the problem?
Thanks everyone.
EDIT: After digging around more, thread link got me thinking. More I looked the more Ps seemed to be an issue. It is possible that the other 2 PS at the office could have been duds too and just put back on the shelf. I will try to find one and check out if a 4th works.
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