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Hi Guys

So i just built a new gaming comp, finished it this week and have been having a ball. Was running like a dream.

Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R Mobo
4 1GB Kingston 800Mhz RAM sticks
ASUS Geforce 8800 GT 512MB GPU
Thermaltake Toughpower 600W PSU

So this morning it was going fine no problems at all. I went out and got back this avo, went to power it up, hit the button and nothing. Just nothing.

So i'm thinking its probably motherboard related, or psu. I have not as yet taken the PSU out and tested it in another machine. I was hoping there was an easier way to test it as taking it out is a pain in the case it is in. I believe you can short out some of the slots on the main connector to make it power up?

Also is it a good idea to try shorting the power switch connector pins? Will this power it up if it is still working? And if this does not work does this mean that it is definitely a Mobo problem (assuming i eliminate the PSU first).

Any suggestions would be wonderful.

Cheers

Nite

If no fans come on at all then you might want to unplug everything from the PSU and try to jump start it like you said with a paper clip or whatever you would like to use to get the job done. If it fires up check it with a multi-meter and see what is going on. Could also be a power switch issue, grounding problems or just a dead PSU.

try clearing your CMOS, remove the battery from the mobo, wait awhile, then plug it back in

Nitelite wrote:Hi Also is it a good idea to try shorting the power switch connector pins? Will this power it up if it is still working?

yes, you can do that, because that is basically all the power button does is short the two connectors that's actually how i used to start my PC because my switch was broken, until i just used the restart button as the power

Thanks for the replies guys, i will certainly be trying all of the above mentioned solutions once i get home tonight. Here's hoping that if the mobo got fried by something then it didnt fry everything else as well!

Nite.