CPU wil not turn on.

Factor · 12-28-10, 02:38 PM

As long as it is the fix, and it does its job, then I will be happy.

This will give me a 100w upgrade too. Part ordered. Should be here by the 31st. Not holding my breath on that.

By the way, almost all reviews i read were mixed on about all products. 80 bux for a 600w PSU i think is reasonable. I have my case, components, fans and watercooler coils cleaned to almost new condition. God it was nasty.

I took the old PSU out, took the metal fan screen off, and it was almost full of nasty black sticky dust. It was coming out in clumps. My hands looked like a mechanics when i was done messing with it. lol

Now, I wait.......

AVGWarhawk · 12-28-10, 03:28 PM

Betcha it is the small watch memory battery on the motherboard causing the no starts.

Factor · 12-28-10, 04:11 PM

That would suck. Well, at least I would still have a new PSU, and a cleaned out case.

I don't think it is the battery however. The BIOS have not reset, and the date and time is correct in BIOS as well. If the PSU doesn't fix, then Ill try the 3 dollar battery. After that I would suspect a MoBo failure.

AVGWarhawk · 12-28-10, 04:56 PM

Another experience I had was the darn on/off button. Mine would run for a few days and then just say 'Windows is shutting down" It would shut down like I had asked it to shut down. Sometimes it would fire up for a second and not start at all. I had an old case and I used the on/off button from it. That worked. I went and purchased a new case with button.

Factor · 12-28-10, 05:13 PM

Would a faulty power switch cause it to switch off during the boot process, each and everytime.

TLAM Strike · 12-28-10, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Factor

Would a faulty power switch cause it to switch off during the boot process, each and everytime.

I doubt it, a on off switch is mechanical so its more a will work or won't work item. If you had trouble turning the machine on then I would suggest a switch... or a paper clip.

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

PSU's are buit to a standard, they will all fit unless you go for some oversized unti, but that particular unit should be decent.

That's why god invented zip ties and duct tape.

AVGWarhawk · 12-29-10, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Factor

Would a faulty power switch cause it to switch off during the boot process, each and everytime.

Mine did. Sometimes all it did was start the fans spinning for a second and that was it. Sometimes if I kept the button pushed it would start. Sometimes it would start right up like nothing was wrong. It would run a day or so then do the "windows is shutting down." This is the normal message you see when you shut down the machine. I went and jammed in a new PS I had. I did the memtest. No change. The last straw was the power button. I had an old one that I just hooked up and left hang. Fired right up and worked for a week. I ordered a new case with power button. The computer has run flawlessly since then. Still does today as it runs SIM 3 and surfs the net for my daughters. It is a real workhorse still pushing XP. The machine is about 6 years old now. Emachine....and people laughed

Also, the watch battery. My friends would boot to a black screen then BSOD and shut down. All in a matter of seconds. Battery replaced and runs fine now.

TLAM Strike · 12-29-10, 11:59 AM

Now that I think about it if there is a short somewhere in the wiring in the computer it can cause the fans to start to spin then shut right down. I had that happen with a faulty case fan.

But my system with the faulty fan never booted.

12-28-10, 03:28 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,305 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Betcha it is the small watch memory battery on the motherboard causing the no starts. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-28-10, 04:56 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,305 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Another experience I had was the darn on/off button. Mine would run for a few days and then just say 'Windows is shutting down" It would shut down like I had asked it to shut down. Sometimes it would fire up for a second and not start at all. I had an old case and I used the on/off button from it. That worked. I went and purchased a new case with button. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-29-10, 11:59 AM	#8
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Now that I think about it if there is a short somewhere in the wiring in the computer it can cause the fans to start to spin then shut right down. I had that happen with a faulty case fan. But my system with the faulty fan never booted. __________________

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12-28-10, 02:38 PM	#1
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	As long as it is the fix, and it does its job, then I will be happy. This will give me a 100w upgrade too. Part ordered. Should be here by the 31st. Not holding my breath on that. By the way, almost all reviews i read were mixed on about all products. 80 bux for a 600w PSU i think is reasonable. I have my case, components, fans and watercooler coils cleaned to almost new condition. God it was nasty. I took the old PSU out, took the metal fan screen off, and it was almost full of nasty black sticky dust. It was coming out in clumps. My hands looked like a mechanics when i was done messing with it. lol Now, I wait.......

12-28-10, 04:11 PM	#3
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	That would suck. Well, at least I would still have a new PSU, and a cleaned out case. I don't think it is the battery however. The BIOS have not reset, and the date and time is correct in BIOS as well. If the PSU doesn't fix, then Ill try the 3 dollar battery. After that I would suspect a MoBo failure.

12-28-10, 05:13 PM	#5
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	Would a faulty power switch cause it to switch off during the boot process, each and everytime.