power switch problem

kanako · 28 Nov 2006 at 16:46

my dad just brought a asrock 775 dual vsta and a e6300 exactly the same board and chip im currently running
The problem were having is it wont power on ive tried the front panal connecter both directions to no joy
ive tried all my parts the only difference being the board and still no power on so i tried my board in his case with my psu and that wouldnt boot so i tried another case still no power on the only difference ive found with my case and the other 2 ive tried is the front panal cable for the power switch is the 2 that didnt work being blue and white and mine being red and black
does this make a difference ??

thefishdude · 28 Nov 2006 at 17:40

soooo your pc installed in yor dads case would notr boot up either ??? that is wierd. you are deffinatly connetint the power switch to the right place and not connecting the reset switch instead ?

kanako · 28 Nov 2006 at 17:51

definitely in the right place,the only thing else i can think is the front panel cables,in the two cases that dont work,the power switch cable is blue and white twisted ,and the other is red and black and works

thefishdude · 28 Nov 2006 at 18:50

hmm that shouldnt make any difference what color the wire is..... wha makes it wierdy is that your pc that works dont work in this case.

flying grouse · 28 Nov 2006 at 19:01

are you sure that is the power switch connector you are using.........

Reality|Bites · 28 Nov 2006 at 22:57

Is your dads case grounding the motherboard in some way?

Try it outside the case

hittman · 3 Dec 2006 at 04:56

have u managed to fix the problem?

my little bro is currently experiencing the same sort of problem. i haven't fixed it yet but there is def. power going to my MOBO but the switch when I press on it won't turn on the pc. very annoying.

I reckon the switch is faulty or a grounding problem as the connectors are in the correct place.

let me know.