Hello, Tom's Community!
I currently have a problem with my custom built computer, where neither the case power button nor the motherboard reset button will turn on the system. I'd like some help identifying the malfunctioning hardware that's causing this failure.
This problem has actually occured before (1-2 weeks prior), but I only needed to turn off the PSU, wait a while, and turn it back on to get it to work again. So I didn't think much of it. I'm not sure if this is related, but I'll just state it in case it can help.
I'm sure that this isn't PSU related, because even after I bought a new identical PSU to replace the current one, the problem still persisted. I tried the paperclip trick and the PSU fans still spun. It can't be an insufficient watts problem, because I haven't changed any hardware...
I'm pretty sure this isn't a CPU or RAM related problem either, because my computer doesn't even turn on; not the fans, not the front panel LEDs - nothing. It also can't be the computer case, because I've tried taking out the motherboard, placing it on a cardboard box, then testing it again - no results.
That only leaves the motherboard. But I'm not entirely confident that the CPU and RAM aren't the culprits, and that's why I'm asking for some opinions. Are the CPU and RAM capable of preventing the computer from even POSTing?
Thanks for all your help,
John
I currently have a problem with my custom built computer, where neither the case power button nor the motherboard reset button will turn on the system. I'd like some help identifying the malfunctioning hardware that's causing this failure.
This problem has actually occured before (1-2 weeks prior), but I only needed to turn off the PSU, wait a while, and turn it back on to get it to work again. So I didn't think much of it. I'm not sure if this is related, but I'll just state it in case it can help.
I'm sure that this isn't PSU related, because even after I bought a new identical PSU to replace the current one, the problem still persisted. I tried the paperclip trick and the PSU fans still spun. It can't be an insufficient watts problem, because I haven't changed any hardware...
I'm pretty sure this isn't a CPU or RAM related problem either, because my computer doesn't even turn on; not the fans, not the front panel LEDs - nothing. It also can't be the computer case, because I've tried taking out the motherboard, placing it on a cardboard box, then testing it again - no results.
That only leaves the motherboard. But I'm not entirely confident that the CPU and RAM aren't the culprits, and that's why I'm asking for some opinions. Are the CPU and RAM capable of preventing the computer from even POSTing?
Thanks for all your help,
John