I consider my experience level to be expert. I've hand-built plenty of deskstops and servers. I work in the IT field and have plenty of experience troubleshooting, and I've thought I've seen it all.
I moved not too long ago. I personally moved the computers myself so as to handle them with great care. Getting them setup wasn't my first priority, so they sat unplugged for a bit. Now that I have time, I've started to set them up. First computer, no video. No post, no beeps, and no power to the usb mouse and keyboard. I tried everything to get that machine going; pulling all the components, trying the machine empty. Re-seating everything including the cpu. I even had two spare brand new power supplies I tried in the machine. After couple hours, I just figured that it was a case of bad luck and that board must have just gone bad. But now I've tried a couple other machines that previously worked fine too. No video, no post, no power to usb (keyboard and mouse). I have in total 5 desktops and 2 servers.... I absolutely refuse to believe that somehow every PC I own got destroyed in the move. One, sure... definitely could happen. Two, eh... maybe. But 7 machines, all moved by myself with TLC... ruined? I mean, professionally, I'm an IT Manager and I oversaw a moving company move over 100pcs from one physical address to another and we didn't lose a single one.
I'm not an electrician. Is it possible that I'm not getting enough power from the house? What other reason can there be?
I moved not too long ago. I personally moved the computers myself so as to handle them with great care. Getting them setup wasn't my first priority, so they sat unplugged for a bit. Now that I have time, I've started to set them up. First computer, no video. No post, no beeps, and no power to the usb mouse and keyboard. I tried everything to get that machine going; pulling all the components, trying the machine empty. Re-seating everything including the cpu. I even had two spare brand new power supplies I tried in the machine. After couple hours, I just figured that it was a case of bad luck and that board must have just gone bad. But now I've tried a couple other machines that previously worked fine too. No video, no post, no power to usb (keyboard and mouse). I have in total 5 desktops and 2 servers.... I absolutely refuse to believe that somehow every PC I own got destroyed in the move. One, sure... definitely could happen. Two, eh... maybe. But 7 machines, all moved by myself with TLC... ruined? I mean, professionally, I'm an IT Manager and I oversaw a moving company move over 100pcs from one physical address to another and we didn't lose a single one.
I'm not an electrician. Is it possible that I'm not getting enough power from the house? What other reason can there be?