Hello all!
I'm having a problem with my pc and i'm hoping that someone out there could help me solve the issue or point me in the right direction. The problem itself is simple: my PC won't power on normally by using the power button.*
It just started to happen that i went to my PC, pressed the power button and nothing happened. Eventually i got the PC running again by flipping the PSU switch off and on, and it just went on - WITHOUT pressing the power button on the case!
Like how does that even work?
So past few weeks i (may) need to:
Flip the switch on the PSU, Flip the switch on the power strip, unplug the power cable from the PC and re plug it for my PC to 'jump on'. (Still without pressing the power button on the case, and in no particular order)
Now it gets even more strange- have a read at this:
Some days only flipping the PSU switch will be enough to make the PC go on.
Some days i need to do a combination of all three actions to make the PC go on. (no particular order)
Some days it may take more than 15 minutes of trying the above to eventually get the PC on.
Very rarely the PC WILL power up by using the case button.*
Some days the PC WON'T power up using the screwdriver method.
It really has me confused. Once the PC is on, it's on as if nothing is wrong- it does not shutdown or loses power.
These are the system specs:
CPU - i5 4590
RAM - Hyper X FURY 2x 4GB
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3
Video Card - MSI R9 390 8GB
Storage - Samsung Evo SSD 250 GB and a 1TB WD normal harddisk
PSU - Seasonic G-Series 750W (80 Plus Gold) semi-modulair
OS - Windows 10 64bit
All parts are +/- 6 years old and by the looks of it are in good condition.
Here are some things i tried but to no avail to remedy the issue:
Used another power strip, Used another power cable, Used another outlet, Switched off Windows FastBoot, Holding the power button for more than a minute. CMOS battery seems fine. I also reseated al the cabling inside of my case. Screwdriver trick sometimes work, sometimes does not.
So yeah how do i narrow down if it's like the PSU or the motherboard? I keep thinking something is shorting somewhere which is giving my PSU a 'not-okay' signal to power on? In the next few days i will disassemble my PC and give it a good clean.
If you need extra info hit me up!
Thanks,
John
I'm having a problem with my pc and i'm hoping that someone out there could help me solve the issue or point me in the right direction. The problem itself is simple: my PC won't power on normally by using the power button.*
It just started to happen that i went to my PC, pressed the power button and nothing happened. Eventually i got the PC running again by flipping the PSU switch off and on, and it just went on - WITHOUT pressing the power button on the case!
Like how does that even work?
So past few weeks i (may) need to:
Flip the switch on the PSU, Flip the switch on the power strip, unplug the power cable from the PC and re plug it for my PC to 'jump on'. (Still without pressing the power button on the case, and in no particular order)
Now it gets even more strange- have a read at this:
Some days only flipping the PSU switch will be enough to make the PC go on.
Some days i need to do a combination of all three actions to make the PC go on. (no particular order)
Some days it may take more than 15 minutes of trying the above to eventually get the PC on.
Very rarely the PC WILL power up by using the case button.*
Some days the PC WON'T power up using the screwdriver method.
It really has me confused. Once the PC is on, it's on as if nothing is wrong- it does not shutdown or loses power.
These are the system specs:
CPU - i5 4590
RAM - Hyper X FURY 2x 4GB
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3
Video Card - MSI R9 390 8GB
Storage - Samsung Evo SSD 250 GB and a 1TB WD normal harddisk
PSU - Seasonic G-Series 750W (80 Plus Gold) semi-modulair
OS - Windows 10 64bit
All parts are +/- 6 years old and by the looks of it are in good condition.
Here are some things i tried but to no avail to remedy the issue:
Used another power strip, Used another power cable, Used another outlet, Switched off Windows FastBoot, Holding the power button for more than a minute. CMOS battery seems fine. I also reseated al the cabling inside of my case. Screwdriver trick sometimes work, sometimes does not.
So yeah how do i narrow down if it's like the PSU or the motherboard? I keep thinking something is shorting somewhere which is giving my PSU a 'not-okay' signal to power on? In the next few days i will disassemble my PC and give it a good clean.
If you need extra info hit me up!
Thanks,
John
Last edited: