Delilah Scythewood Posted January 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2015 Apologies in advanced for typos, since im on m. Phone and my keypad is really freakin' small. Long story short, was doing what I normally do on the comp, and it suddenly turned off. No warning, no smoke coming from anywhere and it didnt feel over heated. Just shut down and an hour later it still wont turn on. Waiting on some phone calls from my stepdad and his buddy who made the tower in tge first place, but also wanted to see if anyone might have any ideas. One person said replacing the power chord might help so thats one option. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as this is my livelihood as well as my connection tut o family and friends while living in a strange town with people I dont know. Link to comment
Enla Posted January 30, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 30, 2015 Are all the power cords connected fully? That was the issue with my tower when it started to act up, I somehow had jimmied one of the cords to the power supply loose and the entire machine decided to pitch a hissy fit every day until I finally got the hint and realized what had happened. I have to check the cords often now, just to make sure it doesn't happen again. Other than that I'm fairly computer illiterate so I don't have much other advice beyond the very standard check your T's and dot your I's spiel. I hope someone can help you fix it! Link to comment
Cocotsu Posted January 30, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 30, 2015 So many things could have gone wrong =( Power supply could have just decided it was done. Cables might be lose. (Check all connections) Dust might be fudging things up (Give that tower a nice vacuum) Something might have tripped the switch on the power strip/surge protector (done that plenty of times with my foot) Would love to help but hard without more info =) Link to comment
Unnamed Mercenary Posted January 30, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 30, 2015 Step 1) Breath Step 2) Unplug the everything from the back of the computer and let it sit for 30 seconds. If you wanna be extra safe, let it sit a minute of so. With everything still unplugged, press and hold the power button for 30 seconds too, to make sure any leftover power has been drained from all components. Step 3) Plug stuff back in Step 4) Try to power it on. Does the machine POST? (Either make a beep or show a BIOS/EFI screen and possibly hardware checks?) Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted January 30, 2015 It Doesnt make any noise, beep, or show lights. Everything has been unplugged from it anc I plugged in the power chord to try and turn it on a minute ago. Nothing. Link to comment
Aoi Fukiku Posted January 30, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 30, 2015 Sounds like the power supply. What kind do you have and do you have an alternate that you can test with? Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted January 30, 2015 Spoke with the guys who made the tower and they're pretty certain its a power supply problem. It usually lasts 300 days and I got all of this in Christmas of last year. Link to comment
Bopdoot Posted January 30, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 30, 2015 *cringe* A power supply that only lasts 300 days? Sounds fishy.. I mean, I've had mine for 2.5-ish years now without any issues at all. At least a PSU isn't the most expensive part in a computer. Hope you get it replaced soon! Link to comment
Coatleque Posted January 30, 2015 Share #9 Posted January 30, 2015 A power supply should last considerably longer than 300 days. I've had mine for 3+ years now. Still, this would also be my first guess given the information supplied. Advanced Tip: That said, the easy way to test a power supply is to disconnect all of it's cables, then plug in the power cord. Take the motherboard connector (the big one with 20-24 pins) and use either needle-nose pliers, tweezers, or a paperclip to touch the green pin to any of the black ones. This simulates a "power on" button. If it is working, the fan of the power supply should spin up. Link to comment
Lilira Lira Posted January 30, 2015 Share #10 Posted January 30, 2015 Oooooo Oooooooo! I had this problem! What make/brand laptop is it?? Going to guess a circuit in the motherboard has burnt out...Happened to my laptop only two months after having it.. got the motherboard replaced (under warranty) Link to comment
Tyndles Posted January 30, 2015 Share #11 Posted January 30, 2015 If power supplies going out is a regular thing on your rig, your voltages might need a tweak. Are you overclocking? Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted January 30, 2015 My computer is in near constant use due to downloads, renderings, and other things I use for work and recreation. So it going out now doesn't surprise me since power supply measures days of usage of power rather then the days you own a system. Ill know more on Saturday Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted February 3, 2015 Update: Got a new power supply since most people suggested it would help. However, still no response. Going to have a professional come look at it in the morning to see if maybe I havent plugged something in right or if it is a issue with the motherboard. Though when I took off the back paneling nothing appeared melted or burnt ao Im hoping its a mistake on my end. But will know more by tomorrow evening/afternoon! Link to comment
Lilira Lira Posted February 3, 2015 Share #14 Posted February 3, 2015 I hope I'm wrong and its not the motherboard! ( unless it's under warrenty!) If it did burn out you wouldn't be able to see it, it would need to be ran through a scanner and tested D: I'm intrigued to find out What happened to it! Keep Us posted! Link to comment
Kage Posted February 3, 2015 Share #15 Posted February 3, 2015 Yeah the next thing I'd think of is the motherboard. Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted February 3, 2015 Update: I'm back and functional! Turns out it was not only a power supply issue (which was fixed when I got the new power supply) buuuttttt...(and this might help others in the future) It was a very subtle looseness of the 20 bit connector that is the main source of power to the motherboard. Because that wasn't staying in all the way, nothing would turn on until I held it in and pressed the power button. Once one of the fans came on and I plugged in a monitor and saw that, I used a plastic chord to adjust the chord and keep it elevated so it would stay in. So if your computer ever goes caput, check that cable! Link to comment
Gegenji Posted February 3, 2015 Share #17 Posted February 3, 2015 I'm glad you got it figured out - and didn't have to replace the motherboard, to boot! :thumbsup: Link to comment
Unnamed Mercenary Posted February 3, 2015 Share #18 Posted February 3, 2015 Update: I'm back and functional! Turns out it was not only a power supply issue (which was fixed when I got the new power supply) buuuttttt...(and this might help others in the future) It was a very subtle looseness of the 20 bit connector that is the main source of power to the motherboard. Because that wasn't staying in all the way, nothing would turn on until I held it in and pressed the power button. Once one of the fans came on and I plugged in a monitor and saw that, I used a plastic chord to adjust the chord and keep it elevated so it would stay in. So if your computer ever goes caput, check that cable! Link to comment
Aya Posted February 3, 2015 Share #19 Posted February 3, 2015 Yay! A motherboard problem would still result in the power-supply fan kicking in, so I was sure it wasn't computer death! Glad to hear it was just a loose cable, though not the one originally suspect Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted February 3, 2015 Well, before, not even the power supply fan was coming on. Nothing. Zilch. Zip. Completely silent. No lights or anything. Even when the new one was in so people were convinced it was a motherboard deal until I happened to notice that cable. Thanks to everyone who offered help Link to comment
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