OT: troubleshooting steps on a custom-built PC?

[Aaron Vegh]

Solved!

I noticed that the PSU had 230V as the supply, and being naive in
these things I left it as-is. But a quick look at a couple other
machines here confirmed that they were all using 115V! I flipped the
switch and there you go.

Thanks again!

Cheers,
Aaron.



On 6/28/06, Aaron Vegh <aaronvegh-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi there,
> Thanks for the comments thus far...
>
> Madison wrote:
>
> What happens if you unplug everything non-essential and try to POST? Ie:
> unplug all drives, use on-board video if it has it, and such? Will it
> POST then? If not, try putting the RAM in a different DIMM slot. If you
> have any parts around, try different RAM or a different video card if
> you don't have on-board video.
>
> There's no effect at all, no matter what I pull. I moved RAM to a
> different slot, pulled the hard drive, optical drive, floppy drive and
> video card. The standby power light on the mobo is on, but absolutely
> nothing happens when you hit the power button.
>
> I'd love to hear a little more about shorting the ground to test the
> PSU. Do I need a wire to connect the mainboard power plug to
> something?
>
> Lennart wrote
>
> > So when you connect the power supply you get a light indicating standby
> > power is present, but when you press the power button nothing happens?
> That's correct.
>
> >
> > Is the power button connected to the right pins on the board?
> I checked that and it appears to be connected properly.
> >
> > Is the speaker connected to you can hear any potential beep codes?
> I don't have speakers connected...do you think it woudl help? I mean,
> nothing happens when you hit the power; I guess I'd expect the PSU and
> CPU fans to start turning, if nothing else.
> >
> > Is the cpu fan connected to the right power connecter on the main board
> > (I have seen boards that refuse to power on if the cpu fan isn't present
> > and working).
> I checked htat too, it seems to be in the right plug. I unplugged and
> replugged everythign just to be sure. Same problem!
>
> I guess my thought now is that at least one component here is
> fracked...I just need to figure out which one.
>
> Thanks for your help...
>
> Aaron.
>
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