Computer will not start up.

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corup7ion

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Hello, about two weeks ago I posted about my computer just not powering up at all..

It does not do anything to show its trying to power up. The light on the motherboard turns on when i flip the power switch on the PSU, (normal) then i press power and nothing happens...



What you guys told me last time: Its a dead power rail. Get a new PSU. I got a new PSU, and guess what? 2 weeks later (how long it took to RMA and get a new one back), NO PROGRESS. same thing. It does nothing when i power it.

What can it be... its not my RAM... CPU.. Video card...

Can it be my motherboard..?
 
Maybe your startup connector to the power button isn't connected properly?
 
Well, I did recommend that you grab a PSU tester and verify that the one you had in the first place was indeed bad before you went through the RMA hassle.....

And yes, it could be your motherboard. Maybe.

Did you ever break it down to the basics like I advised in your last thread? I'm going to assume that you didn't, so perhaps try this. Pull the memory and try to post, and listen for beeps, and then do the same with your video card. If there are no beeps, or the sequence is incorrect for missing memory or video card, that would indicate that your board is bad...
 
The power button is in the right spot. even tried onboard power button. and even starting it with a paper clip.. and what do you mean about the clear cmos?

Let me add, it has been wrking for 4 months and the next day it just wouldnt power up
 
I actually did. I dont know what you mean by post, but i unplugged everything and just plugged in the basics... Unplugged ram.. everything.. What should I test>?
 
corup7ion said:
I dont know what you mean by post
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Sorry... post means power on self test... basically it's your computer testing all the components that are required for it to boot before trying to do so. If there is something wrong, the case speaker will emit a series of beeps and usually leave you with an unresponsive machine or give you options... such as "Fan failure, press F1 to continue"

So, if you pulled your memory and your video card, and there were no beeps... and assuming of course that your case speaker is attached and working, you may have a dead mobo... do you have another machine you can test your other parts in, or maybe have a friend with a compatible machine?
 
Firstly, My screen does not power up. Nothing powers up. Nothing at all happens. silence as if it is off.. because it is. So i dont get options. Its like its not getting power... the only way i know theres any power at all, is because theres the little MoBo light..

So.. What do you think?
 
I think you've probably got a dead board.. but you may have a short as well... doubtful, but it's possible. If you have removed everything from your case and set it up with your mobo on a piece of cardboard, that probably eliminates the possibility of a short...

As long as your 100% sure that everything is installed correctly, motherboard mounted properly etc, then my guess would be that you have a dead board..... and I need to stress that it's just my guess...
 
There was kind of a power surge a few days before it went dead. I guess I should RMA that now..
 
I had a similar problem with my computer not booting up. No fans started up, no beeps nothing. The motherboard light indicating that it had power was on like yours too. I got a new board and it fixed the problem so not promising anything but replacing the motherboard could be the way to go.
 
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