PC not always starting when switched on

Sparky said:
I'll pull it apart tomorrow and rebuild it to make sure. Thing is if it was a loose wire or something surely it wouldn't start at all
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Yeah true it... Probably best to rebuild give it a good clean out and make sure all is snug in there
 
Sparky said:
OK so tried direct into wall socket, new kettle lead, new cmos battery and still doing the same thing. Think maybe its finally dying? Bought when AM4 launched so how long ago was that 5 years?
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Did you try using the pins on the motherboard to boot as suggested earlier in case you got a dodgy button?
 
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Mcnumpty2323 said:
To rule out the case switch
Just remove the connector from motherboard
And bridge the pins with a screwdriver
It's a momentary switch
So don't need to keep the pins bridged

As others said
Extension leads,the kettle lead,cmos battery ,different wall socket
Are all possibilities too
Mostly free or cheap to test
Before considering it might be a psu problem
Or motherboard problem
Speaking of motherboard
Make sure the 24 pin is fully latched in
Had similar years ago and turned out the board was flexing
Below the 24 pin socket so it wasn't fully inserting
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Is it the pwr pins that need bridging?
 
Sparky said:
ok so looks like the power button then as it wont switch the pc off either
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Could try thr case manufacturer
See if can get an exact replacement
Or could take the switch apart
And see if the contacts need cleaning
Or bent a little to make better contact
Or get a button/switch off amazon ,eBay etc
Though unlikely they will be a perfect fit
But will still do the job

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There's also external switches
Ones where you have to route the wires out
Through pci slot or similar
Or wireless ones where it's on/off by a remote controller
 
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Mcnumpty2323 said:
Could try thr case manufacturer
See if can get an exact replacement
Or could take the switch apart
And see if the contacts need cleaning
Or bent a little to make better contact
Or get a button/switch off amazon ,eBay etc
Though unlikely they will be a perfect fit
But will still do the job

Edit
There's also external switches
Ones where you have to route the wires out
Through pci slot or similar
Or wireless ones where it's on/off by a remote controller
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Looking at the remote option as moving the pc into a dedicated game/movie room soon so could be handy
 
Sparky said:
Looking at the remote option as moving the pc into a dedicated game/movie room soon so could be handy
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Yeah that option leaves the pc case looking
The same too
Whereas the other options wouldn't look
So tidy unless could get an exact replacement button
Just don't lose the remote control lol
Actually probably can get ones where your phone
Could do it if did lose the remote
If the button is using Bluetooth

At least the on/off button is better
Than it being the pc hardware that's faulty
 
Sparky said:
ok so looks like the power button then as it wont switch the pc off either
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What case have you got?

Even though you say you are for the remote control you should still try fixing the power button, even swapping the reset button is better than nothing (if you have one).
 
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