Power Button

Forum discussion tagged with Power Button.
  1. O

    Question Repeatedly and quickly pressing the power button on the Dell P2018H monitor

    I have repeatedly and quickly pressed the power button on the Dell P2018H monitor more than once. I want to know if this will cause a problem with the monitor.
  2. xstcopleyx

    Question PC power button stopped working after a year. Ideas?

    I've searched this forum as well as others, but have been unable to find a potential solution. I built my PC about 1 year ago to the day. My power button on my case has always had an issue. Where it may not turn on the first time I press it, but then I do a bit of percussive maintenance by...
  3. D

    Question Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ARR power button not working

    I was recently using this equipment and suddenly it turns off, when I turn it on it doesn't react at all, until I disarmed it to accommodate the keyboard connector to see if it worked and nothing, I managed to turn it on with the "novo" button and it works fine. So the solution seems simple...
  4. TheBlueJacket

    Question How do I connect my power button to my motherboard?

    The wire that comes from the power button in my case is a 5 pin connector. The front panel header on my motherboard is a 9 pin header. The wire is also not long enough to reach my motherboard header. Is there an adapter that would help?
  5. T

    Question Antec P110 broken power/reset button

    Hello, Since Antec support don't seem to be repsonding at all, I thought I might try my luck here... :) I have an Antec P110 Silent chassis (this one) from several years ago (out of warranty). It still works great but the power/reset button broke. It doesn't strike me as a good enough reason...
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    Question My PC case doesn't have a power switch connector, it only has two reset switches

    Hi, i'm building my first pc and i have a problem with my PC case which is that it doesn't have a Power button switch connector. The thing is that the PC case has the power led connectors (+ and -) and It has 2 reset switch connectors (this two doesn't specify which is + or -, they are like...
  7. kuj1o

    Question RGB fans not lighting up or spinning, fan headers not working.

    I recently just built a new pc, and everything was plugged in correctly and I made sure of it. But, when I turned it on only the rgb from the ram worked. No fan spins, rgb or etc. I have a CPU: RYZEN 5 5500 Motherboard: x570 aurous elite used Ram: trident z 16GB SSD/HDD: 500GB western GPU...
  8. S

    [SOLVED] System Up-time

    I just did a new win10 build in a case I had used previously, and it seems like the power button isn't properly powering the system down. I behaves like a normal shutdown, and boots up normally, but once it's up again, the performance tab in task manager still shows a cumulative up-time from...
  9. ek_e123

    Question ASUS VP28UQG monitor shuts down randomly ?

    I've had my ASUS VP28UQG monitor for 3+ years now. I use it for my PlayStation 5 and as my PC's second monitor. Yesterday, as I was using my PlayStation, the monitor just turned off. Not standby mode, not a black screen. It completely shut down. I pushed the power button, nothing happened. I...
  10. Valto

    Question Monitor not working

    I have a problem with my monitor. About 1-2 weeks ago the power button wasnt responding well and didnt always work. It got worse afterwards until it stopped working completely today. What should I do?
  11. route45

    Question My RAM or PC resetting randomly?

    To start with, my PC is more than 4 years old and maybe it really is needing some part replacement. Now I have been getting this error twice just this August 2022 whenever I press the power button on my PC to turn it on. I would turn my pc on, it will shut off, then on again then this screen...
  12. Baraa_Al Turk

    [SOLVED] Custom PC Switch

    Hello everyone, I'm planning on doing a custom pc switch that is similar to a racing car Ignition Switch Panel. it requires a little help from an electrician, so I thought why not ask those who are familiar with electricity. To my Electrical engineers or those who are aware of electrical systems...
  13. chris.weii

    Question PC won't turn on without resetting PS wire

    My problem is after my third power cycle, my PC won't turn on when I press the power button. I have to open my case up and unplug the power button cable from the motherboard and replug it. After that my PC turns on and works, but then same problem after third cycle. I'm not sure what to do. I...
  14. D

    [SOLVED] Suddenly my monitor is blank in every start. i have to press 'reset' button to work .

    my pc was running fine and normal. i didnt install any new driver, software etc and didnt open my pc case either. Everything was running normally but suddenly since three days when i start my pc with power button , it starts everything like fan, cpu, gpu and even monitor. But there is no...
  15. L

    Question Laptop turns on very inconsistently and sometimes take 10+ times before it actually turns on.

    I recently bought a TongFang GM7TN7P barebone laptop, and since the first time I've turned it on I've been having issues. Sometimes it turns on on the first try, no problem, but often it takes a few attempts. When I press the power button, the light of the power button turns on, sometimes the...
  16. L

    Question Only Surge Protector Powers on PC

    Problem: Every few weeks, the machine goes for several days consecutively no longer responding to the power button press in the morning, irregardless if it was shut down or asleep. The only way to turn on the PC is to flip the switch on the surge protector to OFF, then ON. When it is flipped to...
  17. T

    [SOLVED] PC won't turn on when pressing power button

    Btw, my PC is connected to a surge protector, which is connected to a wall socket, and obviously in order to turn on the PC first i have to flip the switch on the surge protector to "ON". So today as i tried to boot up my PC, the power button on the front panel of the case wouldn't work, i...
  18. Ianis Rusitoru

    Question How do I jumpstart Asus Rog Strix III G531G?

    Power button is not working and I need to jumpstart the laptop, are these the 2 pins im supposed to short? View: https://imgur.com/gallery/0UDc2Gu
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    [SOLVED] Why is my power button led flickering?

    Recently, I built a new pc (specs at the end) and once I booted it up I noticed that the led on the power button on top of the case (NZXT H510) was flickering. I went back and made sure the front panel connector was fully plugged in, but it kept flickering. Just wondering if this is a problem I...
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    [SOLVED] Computer started shutting off and on during boot

    Specs: MB: MSI Z97 PC Mate CPU: Intel i5-4690k RAM: 4x 4gb DDR3-1600 CL9 (G.Skill Ripjaw Series) Storage: 2x Samsung 860 Evo 500GB GPU: EVGA GTX 960 PSU: EVGA 600B 600watt Recently my pc has been shutting off after a few seconds of hitting the power button then powering back up. Everything...
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    Question My power button doesn't work, and this is how I have to turn it on.

    View: https://imgur.com/a/phmZClP My power button doesn't work, so in order to access the the wire harness, my case always needs to be open. Basically, I have to take the little wire harness out of the hole where the power button is, and plug it back in for my computer to turn on. Any ideas...
  22. R

    [SOLVED] HELP Power Button Broken?

    Hello, An issue with my power button has arisen as I was trouble shooting my new graphics card. I have an 3 year old 70$ NZXT case that has served me well. I was able to get my system to boot, got windows installed, but only with integrated graphics. So I was shutting my pc on and...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop will not turn on.

    Laptop will not turn on. Power button is lit up and green battery light is on. CPU fan starts for half a second and then nothing. I came home last night to find my laptop had gone to sleep. Nothing unusual there, but upon pressing the power button nothing happened. I thought it had powered off...
  24. Finket

    [SOLVED] Should i hold the power but or go ALT+F4 then shut down

    I was wondering should i hold the power button on my cases to fully shutdown my pc or should i go ALT+F4 then click shutdown i also i have LEDs connected to my pc that dont shut off unless i hold the power button im going to be gone for a week and dont want my PC to run into any problems when...
  25. T

    [SOLVED] PC won't turn on sometimes when pressing the power button.

    This has been happening over the last few days, and I've had this computer for the last year or so. The lights are lit on the motherboard and I even have a couple of earbuds charging on the front panel of the PC. However, when I press the power button the computer doesn't start. After a few...
  26. S

    Question Identifying Front Panel Pins on Non-standard Mobo

    Hello, I am using a Lenovo motherboard originally from a Lenovo H415. Since I am making a custom case for it, I am using a standalone power button with a power led. The front panel pins on the motherboard seem to be a unique layout, and appear to be completely unlabeled. The power pins are easy...
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    [SOLVED] PC doesnt turn on!

    I have a problem concerning my younger brothers PC. He tried booting up he's pc this morning, but it was just stuck on the "windows 10 startup screen". He noticed that he wasnt able to shut the PC off by holding the power button down even after holding it down for 10-20 seconds. We tried the...
  28. Z

    Question No sleep mode option on power button menu nor in power options' shutdown settings

    I noticed this problem just a couple of days ago and i really don't understand what's happening. For some reason, i don't have the sleep option anymore. I actually tried activating the option in the power options menu, but it's also missing there. I already tried also restoring the system to a...
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    [SOLVED] PC not shutting down unless power button is held or PC is unplugged

    So when this first started it took about 10 minutes for my computer to turn on which was very strange since it normally takes a maximum of 20 seconds. That night I went to shut it down and it simply wouldn't turn off unless I held the power button. The next day it took around 20 minutes to turn...
  30. M

    Question Custom Power Button

    Hello everybody, im planning on installing a custom Power button. I know that I need to get a momentary switch for that but I actually couldn't figure out what voltage I need. This is the button im planning on buying...
  31. F

    Question Power Button

    Just got a Lian Li pc o11 Dynamic. My motherboard doesnt have a usb 3.1 connector. The power button doesnt turn on the pc and if the pc is already on and I press it, it just restarts. Is it because i cant connect the usb 3.1 cable from the case? Solutions?
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    Logged out from every account

    I restarted my laptop and found out that I was logged out from every account of mine in every app or website I was using. I am using 2015 MacBook Pro. I was logged out of Chrome, Safari, Facebook, icloud, Grammarly and what not? Please help me to know what has happened.
  33. L

    Would Xeon e3 1230 bottleneck on intensive games?

    Hey guys, I'm gonna buy a new PC, having a Xeon E3-1230 with R9 290 4GB 512 bit and some people are saying that It'll bottleneck on intensive games, is that true or it'll just run fine for the next 2-3 years. The games I'm gonna play are FC5, COD WWII etc.
  34. C

    Astro A10 or Hyperx cloud core?

    My friend is going to buy a headset and is confused between 2 headset's ASTRO A10 and HyperX Cloud Core can somebody tell me which one's better thanx!
  35. X

    Need your opinion on the bleeding on the ASUS PG279Q monitor

    Hey guys, Three days ago I purchased my first ASUS PG279Q monitor and fired it up and to my surprise it had some problems like, IMHO, excessive bleeding and physical scratch marks so I went back to the vendor and had it replaced with a new unit. Now I checked this unit and it has no scratches...
  36. JCarax

    I7 7700K(OC'd to 4.8ghz) high temperatures

    I haven't OC'd a processor before, so I'm not sure how the ideal temperature should be like. I used MSI gaming M7's bios overclock options to OC 7700K to 4.8ghz. My idle temperatures seem a bit hot, howering around 40 degrees. My cores seem to be at 4.8ghz constantly. I set my fans on smart...
  37. R

    ESET Smart Security best partner

    Good days guys. Which Anti Malware best fit with ESET Smart Seciruty 9? I have Malwarebytes and Zemana installed. What made me ask is that when I had a problem on my browser(automatically launches weird websites instead of google webpage) Malwarebytes wasn't able to fix it but Zemana did...
  38. C

    New gaming pc

    Hello everyone, so this is my pc: Core i5 4670 Msi Gtx 750ti Msi z97 gaming 5 750gb 5400rpm hdd 500watt psu 8gb ddr3 ram Should i sell my pc and upgrade to a skylake pc with gtx 1060 3/6 gb?
  39. R

    Deathadder gives me pain

    Deathadder gives me pain the the joint between pinky and ring finger. How come nobody else has the same issue? Due to its shape my ring finger rest upon the littlefinger. All other mice who have similar shape give me same pain.
  40. T

    Is it a working solution for a neat gamer pc build?

    So, I have an approximate 2.500$ budget (converted from our currency), and I'm planning to go with a brand new build (except mice and mousepad, I'm also saving my storage units for now). My planned build goes like this: CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K CPU Cooler: Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced C1 BK014...