OT: troubleshooting steps on a custom-built PC?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 01:20:16PM -0400, Aaron Vegh wrote:
> 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.

The speaker is the first place motherboards output error codes, since
they don't have video yet, and it can be done with a lot less processing
requirements.  Some boards can give beep codes even with no ram or cpu
installed.  It is worth hooking it up.

> 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.

The check of the power supply by shorting together the power on pins is
useful.  It may be the power supply is not listening to that signal and
hence never turns on (standby power is of course always on).

Len Sorensen
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