Hey everyone. I have an issue with my computer going on. I recently reassembled it, and everything worked out fine. The motherboard's power light is green, and the power light is red. But when I press the button to turn the computer on, absolutely nothing happens. I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks.
Computer's Power Light Red; Won't Turn On
- Thread starter Takoulya
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fastdude
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Make sure you've wired the power button correctly to the motherboard's front panel header.
If this doesn't fix it, then an incorrect setting in the BIOS may be preventing the PC from booting. You'll need to clear the CMOS to fix this - take out the motherboard's battery for 10 seconds.
As a last resort, try shorting the two pins to which the front panel power switch attaches by bridging them using a metal object like a screwdriver. If this works then either the power switch or the wires attaching it are broken.
If this doesn't fix it, then an incorrect setting in the BIOS may be preventing the PC from booting. You'll need to clear the CMOS to fix this - take out the motherboard's battery for 10 seconds.
As a last resort, try shorting the two pins to which the front panel power switch attaches by bridging them using a metal object like a screwdriver. If this works then either the power switch or the wires attaching it are broken.
Alright, I put the switches in the front panel, but something strange happened. As soon as I put in the Power LED switch, the computer turned on by itself, but it appears as if in one of the spaces which are labeled as the Power Switch, the pin is missing. Am I doing something wrong? The switch is not the tenth one, the pattern goes like this: 111100101 for the row, or something like the sort. The 1 represents the pin and the 0 represents no pin. The Power LED takes up the first three pins.