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jonathonball
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every month or so, i take the sides off my computer and blow all the dust out. the last three times i did this.. when i hooked everything back up and pushed the power button
nothing.
not a peep, beep, or otherwise.
so i pop off the side and check all my connectors, surely something has come loose! satisfied that i've nudged every connector back into place, i push the power button again and i get about half a turn out of the cpu fan, a few lights on the mobo for a little under a second, and then nothing. so i dive back into my case after connectors, this time around, i make sure to hit just the power connectors. hit the button a third time and she's alive.
this happened three or four times. but today was different. it was so dead, i couldn't even get the little half second fan spin. it was so bad i started pulling peices off the machine to start elimating possibilities. i disconnect everything until i was left with just the motherboard, cpu, ram, and power supply. nothing. i try again with the video card in place.
and still nothing.
not wanting to leave my baby in shambles i hook everything back up and just for shits and giggles i hit the power button one last time, and she comes to life.
now i suspect it's my cheap-ass coolmax power supply that is the culprit. but to be sure, i made this post. any ideas? the problem seems to be getting worse. lol i can't just leave my computer full of dust forever.
nothing.
not a peep, beep, or otherwise.
so i pop off the side and check all my connectors, surely something has come loose! satisfied that i've nudged every connector back into place, i push the power button again and i get about half a turn out of the cpu fan, a few lights on the mobo for a little under a second, and then nothing. so i dive back into my case after connectors, this time around, i make sure to hit just the power connectors. hit the button a third time and she's alive.
this happened three or four times. but today was different. it was so dead, i couldn't even get the little half second fan spin. it was so bad i started pulling peices off the machine to start elimating possibilities. i disconnect everything until i was left with just the motherboard, cpu, ram, and power supply. nothing. i try again with the video card in place.
and still nothing.
not wanting to leave my baby in shambles i hook everything back up and just for shits and giggles i hit the power button one last time, and she comes to life.
now i suspect it's my cheap-ass coolmax power supply that is the culprit. but to be sure, i made this post. any ideas? the problem seems to be getting worse. lol i can't just leave my computer full of dust forever.