- Jun 13, 2014
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I built a computer back in April to have a decent machine to play games, videos, and surf. Since I built it, I am having issues with the motherboard SATA ports (at least that is what I believe) and the power. Let me start with the basics: putting together my system had no real issues until it got inside the cabinet after I hooked up the SATA components. If i just nudge the desktop slightly (on the carpet), it will trigger the start up, begin bringing the components online then shut down completely without being able to use the power button. The only way I got the computer running is by jiggling the SATA cables (which I have replaced all of them so it is not that). If I shut down from the OS, sometimes it boots up fine and others it goes to the boot menu, which means something got loose and reconnected making the computer think that there is a new component.
Asus, for starters, is terrible at costumer service and told me to again disassemble it and get a new power supply. If I can just nudge the computer and physically get it to change what its doing, does this even make sense?
I am running approximately 368W-379W on a corsair 430W bronze PSU. This should be sufficient to run the system. If it is only running with 90% efficiency, it still has 387W of power.
My question is this, is Asus right that a physical thing like jiggling a cable that seems to be shorting out can be solved by increasing the power supply? Or does this sound more like a function of faulty SATA ports shorting out (hence the starting of the system without using the power button)? Please help! Asus is worthless.
Thanks, Folks!
Chris
Asus, for starters, is terrible at costumer service and told me to again disassemble it and get a new power supply. If I can just nudge the computer and physically get it to change what its doing, does this even make sense?
I am running approximately 368W-379W on a corsair 430W bronze PSU. This should be sufficient to run the system. If it is only running with 90% efficiency, it still has 387W of power.
My question is this, is Asus right that a physical thing like jiggling a cable that seems to be shorting out can be solved by increasing the power supply? Or does this sound more like a function of faulty SATA ports shorting out (hence the starting of the system without using the power button)? Please help! Asus is worthless.
Thanks, Folks!
Chris
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