June 1, 200620 yr I recently bought a new computer; mobo:GA-K8SN socket 939, processor: Athlon 64 3000+ and a PC3200 stick of SDRAM. Now when I first plugged everything and tried to start it up nothing happened so I tried shorting the power switch terminals with a screwdriver which started everything up so I thought it was down to the power switch but then I tried it with another power switch and it too, didn't start up. If it's not the power switch and everything else works fine what could it be. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 99 Magic, 99 Defence, 99 Strength, 99 Attack, 99 Hitpoints, 99 Fletching, 99 Woodcutting, 99 Firemaking, 99 Thieving, 99 Ranged, 99 Prayer, 99 Cooking, 99 Fishing
June 1, 200620 yr Are there any signs of power? Like when you turn it on at the wall do any of the fans move? Is there any light on on the motherboard? Are you able to test it with another power supply? Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.
June 1, 200620 yr i've got a socket 939 board and theres another power connection needed near the processor for the computer to power up as well as the main one. its a four pin connector like this, it should be on your power supply somewhere obviously if you dont have a connector like this it cant be that. Also you should check that the power supply is at 300 w RSN :: Wooden_Fire Time Zone :: GMT
June 1, 200620 yr ^^ Good post, that's caught me out several times! Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.
June 1, 200620 yr lol ditto Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
June 1, 200620 yr The exact same thing happened with me when I forgot to plug that cable in too - it started up for a second then wouldn't do it again. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.
June 1, 200620 yr Author Managed to get it sorted out at last, it turned out both power switches weren't working so I had to connect the reset switch to the power switch so the power switch doesn't do anything however the reset switch does but instead of resetting it switches the comp on and off. Thanks for the help though, I went throught the hardware installation carefully thus remembered to do the 12 volt (4 pin) power connection to processor good answer though :) 99 Magic, 99 Defence, 99 Strength, 99 Attack, 99 Hitpoints, 99 Fletching, 99 Woodcutting, 99 Firemaking, 99 Thieving, 99 Ranged, 99 Prayer, 99 Cooking, 99 Fishing
June 2, 200620 yr Managed to get it sorted out at last, it turned out both power switches weren't working so I had to connect the reset switch to the power switch so the power switch doesn't do anything however the reset switch does but instead of resetting it switches the comp on and off. Thanks for the help though, I went throught the hardware installation carefully thus remembered to do the 12 volt (4 pin) power connection to processor good answer though :) Should also be able to get another switch quite easily... If it's a new case i'd see if you can take it back and get the switch changed for free.
June 2, 200620 yr Dude, this has happened to me several times after buying RAM. Make sure the RAM is securely in place (and of the correct type.) Edit: Does it let out 2 short beeps when you try to boot?
June 2, 200620 yr Dude, this has happened to me several times after buying RAM. Make sure the RAM is securely in place (and of the correct type.) Edit: Does it let out 2 short beeps when you try to boot? he already said it was the power switch ..... I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear
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