- Jul 10, 2004
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I recently built a computer for my mom. It's an Athlon AM2 system, using this Gigabyte Mobo, 430W Thermaltake power supply and a Raidmax case.
She said that she was just using her computer like normal one day. She got up to go to the bathroom, and when she came back, the computer was off. She tried to turn it on and nothing happened. So I looked at it, nothing seems to be out of place. All of the power cables and the power switch wire from the case is firmly in place.
I'm fairly certain it's not the power supply, because when I turn it off for 8-10 seconds (to drain power from the mobo) and then flip it back on, the LAN port flashes for a second. I also tried hooking her power supply up to my computer and it works fine. Then, I tried the power wire from my computer case onto hers and it doesn't work at all. So, I'm assuming there is something wrong with the power to the motherboard, or maybe more specifically the power switch pins. Power seems to be getting to the motherboard, as seen by the light that flashes, but it just can't power up.
I think I'm gonna call up Gigabyte and try to get a replacement, but I'd like to post here before I have to go through all that. The computer is only about a month old, so I'm a bit surprised it's possibly broken down already.
She said that she was just using her computer like normal one day. She got up to go to the bathroom, and when she came back, the computer was off. She tried to turn it on and nothing happened. So I looked at it, nothing seems to be out of place. All of the power cables and the power switch wire from the case is firmly in place.
I'm fairly certain it's not the power supply, because when I turn it off for 8-10 seconds (to drain power from the mobo) and then flip it back on, the LAN port flashes for a second. I also tried hooking her power supply up to my computer and it works fine. Then, I tried the power wire from my computer case onto hers and it doesn't work at all. So, I'm assuming there is something wrong with the power to the motherboard, or maybe more specifically the power switch pins. Power seems to be getting to the motherboard, as seen by the light that flashes, but it just can't power up.
I think I'm gonna call up Gigabyte and try to get a replacement, but I'd like to post here before I have to go through all that. The computer is only about a month old, so I'm a bit surprised it's possibly broken down already.