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newly built PC: no power
Name: Agamemnon Date: October 18, 2001 at 16:01:58 Pacific
Comment:
I built myself a 1.4 GHz T-Bird comp.....hardware is set up, but when I plug it in and push the power on, nothing happens.......nothing...
Name: radon Date: October 18, 2001 at 16:09:45 Pacific
Reply:
Well......
YOU built it!
Try making sure the switch on the power supply is set for the correct voltage. Other than that, don't know.
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Response Number 2
Name: able Date: October 18, 2001 at 16:37:45 Pacific
Reply:
Disconnect everything except the motherboard and try again. One of the devices might have a short.
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Response Number 3
Name: Buster Date: October 18, 2001 at 18:10:20 Pacific
Reply:
Make sure that you have the ps switch plugged into the correct pins on the motherboard. Everything should be labeled. If not look at the mb manual.
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Response Number 4
Name: aa Date: October 18, 2001 at 19:00:17 Pacific
Reply:
Be lazy like me, and look for the easiest solution... so FIRST check whether your Power Supply has it's own on/off rocker switch! Some do! It's in plain sight in the back.
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Response Number 5
Name: cn Date: October 19, 2001 at 23:14:14 Pacific
Reply:
After checking as suggested by response 3& 4 (I know sometimes we tend to mix up power led and power sw(itch) connections).You are looking at several possible culprits: 1.Bad power supply, 2.Bad Power switch on case,or 3.Bad motherboard. Unfortunately,the only way to isolate the problem is to substitute each component with another, one at a time, (other than using a voltmeter(I strongly recommend that only an experienced tech. do this!)
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