Diagnosing broken power switch?

marti996 · 14 May 2016 at 19:15

Recently my power switch has been acting up it all began with it not turning on as soon as I pressed it and i would have to press it a further 10-15 times until it actually powered on. It then got to the point it wouldn't power on at all and so I googled the issue and switched the power and reset switches on my mobo but to little avail as now that's not really working and I'm basically switching the both back round again every time i want to power my computer on.

Not sure if I've put this in the right section or not but I would really appreciate anyone who may know what the issue could be or who has come across it before. I did try and search for it online but had difficulty tracking down something that matched up with my scenario.

Pc specs are;

Coolermaster haf x case
Gigabyte Z97X
intel i5 4690k oc'd
120 gb ssd
500gb hdd
16gb 1333mhz ram
gtx 970

Cheers

marti996 · 15 May 2016 at 11:44

It's very temperamental because the power button still will power my pc up but only after I've kept unplugging my whole setup at the mains and after I've pulled the power switch from the motherboard and put it back in again. Otherwise I usually push the button so many times then realize it's not going to come on this time and resort to opening the case up.

Again with shorting the motherboard powerswitch that is the same sometimes it works and then it doesn't. I've checked the connections between the power button and it is all secure.

I'm dumbfounded really

marti996 · 15 May 2016 at 14:50

I did do that and it's still just as temperamental at first it worked and now its not I'm really at a loose end.

Is it possible to buy replacement power leads, for the front panel to the mobo?

marti996 · 16 May 2016 at 19:19

I may give the test switch a try because I'm becoming convinced its the culprit as what else could it be if once I can get my pc to power on it can stay running seemingly fine for hours?

marti996 · 18 May 2016 at 20:52

Given its intermittent nature I can only assume this suggests it may be the PSU? All my usbs are running fine. Other than trying a known good PSU is it possible to diagnose a problem with it any other way?

I'd rather not shell out for a new one unless I'm sure it's knackered

Cheers for all the replies all