PC wont turn on please help

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 12:28

last night i shut down my PC as i always do, so i went to turn on my pc this morning and nothing it wont turn on. i have changed the fuse in the plug and still no joy

can you guy suggest what i could do next or what might of caused it?

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 12:44

Turophobic said:
Oh so many things, ensure all cables are connected correctly and nothing has got knocked in any way.

hmm that makes me nervous i dont really want to stick my hands inside incase i make it worse and what not static and all that :confused:

mp260767 said:
have you tried plugging into another socket that you know works ?

yes i have done this with the PC and other appliances the other things work tho

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 13:05

it had a 5amp fuse in and i swapped it for another 5amp fuse and i have tried multiple times with the switch on the psu in both positions

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 16:08

i have tried pushing in the connections and still no joy

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 16:56

no nothing lights up no humming no whirring no nothing i hope its just a power lead or psu as i still have warranty on it but not on mobo,cpu

as for the paper clip method i aint trying it lol its going back to the guys that built it for me in the morning hopefully its a quick fix as i really cant be doing with replaceing parts

could a power surge of made this happen?

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 16:57

davethe11 said:
Another thing you can do is reset the cmos memory via the jumper. I wouldn't have thought this would fix the problem, but it's a harmless thing to try.

how would i do this?

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 17:36

my mobo is the abit ip35-e

would a power surge of caused this? even tho the pc was powered down?

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 19:51

split said:
So are we to assume that a shop made it for you?

i bought the parts and handed them over to be built so yes a shop made it for me

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 20:25

i havent moved it nor has it been moved, so could it just come loose on its own?

# 13 · 11 Feb 2008 at 22:06

ok i had a fiddle with cables and took off the front part of the case and then put it back together

i plugged it all back in and pressed the power button it powered on for a split second then went dead again it did this twice and has now gone back to how it was

i guess i can assume its just a loose connection somewhere that i cant get to without removing parts and that my pc isnt fried so i think i'll leave the guys that built it to fix it in the morning

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 09:26

i thought i had bought a decent 1 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-OC

how long will it take me to get a replacement from ocuk?

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 12:41

well its been looked at and the psu is faulty so it needs to be sent back

also expect a thread on how to connect the new psu to everything as they want another 40 quid to do it for me (it cost me £15 for them to look at it today)so i will need all the help i can get as i dont have the first clue as to what im doing but i cant afford to shell more money for some1 else to do it for me

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 12:50

i asked but i cant upgrade to a better psu it has to be the same 1

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 12:56

im gutted less than a week at something breaks,

im just a little nervous now cos i have to disconnect everything and then put it all back together when the new 1 arrives

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 13:14

cheers outcast

am i right in thinking that when i get the new psu and its all connected correctly all i need to do is turn it on and everything will be as normal?

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 13:36

split said:
You can only hope.
So you took it into a shop and they charged £15 to test it, and want £40 to fit a new one?
It's not hard to fit a new one, getting the wires tidy can be a pain.
Just 4 screws and lots of plugs!

yep thats right if he had told me he wanted money last night when i spoke to him i wouldnt of bothered as thanks to you guys we pretty much had the problem located, but he said "bring it down we get ya up and running again in no time" so i turn up and he ask for £15 then tells me he wants £40 to fit the new PSU in when i get it as its an afternoons work.

i'm going to dissconnect it in a minute and have it shipped back to OcUK today or 2moz morning and with any luck have it built again for the weekend (fingers crossed) but i am worried i'll do more harm than good as i really cant afford to mess anything up as i cant afford to get him to do it for me either :S

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 13:47

will i need to remove anything other than the psu? the case i have is the nzxt leza blackline neon blue

# 13 · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:30

yes thats the case but the PSU is out and will make the 5 'O' clock post so should be with OcUK tomorrow so with any luck maybe get my replacement Thursday, Friday at the latest

i had to unplug the ribbon cable to the optical drive and the USB01 and AUDI01 on the motherboard to get the power cables to the HDD out also the clip next to the CPU was a bitch to get out but i got there

# 13 · 13 Feb 2008 at 12:43

just spoke with OcUK and there really struggling for staff today so they said its unlikely i will get my new PSU sent out today? but it maybe here for friday or quite possibly monday :'(

# 13 · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:56

the faulty PSU has been replaced and another 1 has been sent out today so with any luck and lots of luck when i install it i'll be back up and running my tea time 2moz