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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: zack1234 on December 06, 2016, 03:39:59 PM
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For the last couple of weeks went I have pressed the on button my PC it has taken one or two presses, now it's just clicking when I press and PC will not turn on :frown:
It's a 4 year old corsair AX860i psu.
Does this point to the psu be broke?
And is 4 years usual on this type of psu?
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Sounds like the switch is broke or a wire came lose, I guess the psu could be bad too. A little trouble shooting can go a long way in figuring out what the issue is.
:salute
Sik
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That power supply is made by Flextronics. They make decent supplies. I think 4 years is a bit short for the life of the supply, but it all goes to the load it has been running under.
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You baked too many pies in it and broked it
Anyways when you press the button does anything come on and off for a split second? If not then open the case up, there should be two wires that go to the motherboard thats labeled "switch" or something like that. If you cut the wires and short them together, that would bypass the switch and make the pc come on
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They used to be a led on psu that was on but is no longer lit
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running zack's load would be an enormous strain.
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They used to be a led on psu that was on but is no longer lit
If that was always lit whether the computer was turned on or not, then the power supply may of gone out
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running zack's load would be an enormous strain.
You smell of feet
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Was the led on the PSU lit all of the time or only when the computer was switched on? In the former case it sounds like the PSU, in the latter it can also be the switch or cable.
Meatwad has a point in shortcutting the power button wires, but instead of cutting them simply unplug them and shortcut the relevant pins with some narrow piece of metal like a small screwdriver. If the computer starts working it's the switch.
A rare but documentedly possible reason for a non booting system is that the PSU fan has got stuck between two magnets. Making it spin with a pick or even compressed air will cure that.
Something that has occurred only lately is that if your coin cell type BIOS battery has drained it can prevent the computer from booting. Shouldn't be too expensive to change it just for sure...
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The LED was on all the time but now is off so probly is Broke :old:
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If it is broke, let's hope it went down quietly and did not take any other parts of the computer with it. Good luck zack.
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:rofl
Who cares :)
No one's died
I only play AH because its awesome and it's cheaper than bourbon :)
The AH community are all insane :rock
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Zack,
Just take some coin from under your bed and buy a new and better computer,then you can fix the old one and you'll have 2 computers at the cost of some coin from under the bed!
Or you could sell that knock off Vespa you ride and buy both a new comp and a bottle of bourbon!
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If you give me that $6000 you were investing for me back I will be able to get a new PC.
How are my investments doing Mort? It was two years ago I sent you the money?
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Sad to say if you sent investment monies to Morfiend it was probably invested in brothels.
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It"s just an evil EU plan to replace Brexit with PSexit
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Rang up corsair and it has a 7 year warrenty :x :x
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Rang up corsair and it has a 7 year warrenty :x :x
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Damn. 7 years for a electronic part? In my world of business that's unheard of. Great for you zack. Make sure you send them plenty of pies.
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If you give me that $6000 you were investing for me back I will be able to get a new PC.
How are my investments doing Mort? It was two years ago I sent you the money?
It made about 20 grand in the last 3 months,I'm about to send the 6000 back with the agreed upon .5% interest!
You can expect the 6060 dollar check anytime now!
Merry Xmas!!!!
:salute
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Awesome
I will buy myself some new shoes like Elton John wore in the film Tommy :aok
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Dont forget the knitted cap too
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:)
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hurrah for corsair, stock market gains, pies and Brexit! :cheers: :rock
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Brexit :rock
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Brexit :rock
Thats the name of the brothel I invested in!
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Thats the name of the brothel I invested in!
:salute
:rofl :rofl :rofl :aok :aok
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Does the self test button on PSU when pressed keep the fan turning continually?
When i press the self test the led goes green and fan turns round for a few seconds then stops
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Does the self test button on PSU when pressed keep the fan turning continually?
When i press the self test the led goes green and fan turns round for a few seconds then stops
Did you computer start at all?
You might be looking at a bad Motherboard...
Coogan
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Did you computer start at all?
You might be looking at a bad Motherboard...
Coogan
This! I had a PSU go bad once,it took the cpu and MB with it!
I got a new PSU,comp still didnt fire up,had the MB checked and it was bad,got a new MB and moved all the parts over only to find the cpu was dead too!
I hope you dont have the same issues! If so well a day at my brothel might help! Bring lots of coin!!
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Will air miles surfice? :old:
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Do you get the mb test/confirmation beeps when it tries to start or don't they do that anymore