ATXswitch won't work.

[ism3c]

>I bought a computer case
>I bought a motherboard (new)
>I connected all cables (reset/pwsw/usb)
>I turned on the computer
>It worked
>I change to ANOTHER mother board (from an emachines desktop)
>I connected cables, I turned on and it didn't work.
>I plugged the computer off,plugged it back again,
>It worked
> I changed to the NEW mother board
>Now it won't turn on when I press the switch

help?

THX

 

[ski]

Do the fans and lights work?

 

[Lemon13]

shorten the pins where the switch shall go to. if it starts the switch is gone, if not check psu/cable/cpu/ram/cards/cables for propper seating.
if all is seated try another psu.
good luck.

 

[ism3c]

The fans don't work.... I had to plug and unplug the Emachines motherboard whenever I wanted to use the computer(I couldn't use the button) Could the Emachines motherboard have dameged the power botton cable and/or the botton as well?....

 

[ism3c]

Also!
when I use the new motherboard in the Case the motherboard has a little red light in the middle and it's on ,so the motherboard it's detecting the power.....





THX!

 

[franklin97355]

As Lemon13 said, short the pins on the mobo where the power switch goes. If it works the switch is bad.

 

[ski]

If shorting the MB's power switch pins as suggested by the others does not work, then place the MB on a piece of cardboard.
If that fixes things, then the MB is shorting out.
Remove all metal standoffs that contact the MB where there are no mounting holes, and check for any loose metal objects under the MB.
If those are ok, then install manila paper washers between all of the metal standoffs, their screws, and the MB.

 

[ism3c]

I don't unertand what you mean by "shorten the pins where the switch shall go to" or maybe do but I just want to make sure...

 

[PeteWeedon]

Gracie and I fixed a friend's computer recently; it intermittently refused to switch on.

If we'd followed the advice above regarding 'shorting the mobo pins' we'd have saved a lot of troubleshooting time. The main power switch, as in a lot of computer cases, was held into the plastic front panel by a pair of claws, part of the front panel. In the case (no pun intended!) of our patient, one claw had become disengaged, allowing the switch to move back so the power button wasn't actuating the switch properly. It's often difficult to inspect this visually as the switch is concealed in the space between the plastic front panel and the front metal face of the case. Shorting the pins that should connect to the switch is a quick but effective test.

Once the problem was identified, it was easily fixed by reseating the switch in its claws. If in doubt, we might have applied a bit of hot-melt glue. In your case, the switch itself might be faulty or it might be some other fault.



Best regards,

Pete W.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs - you haven't seen the latest Change Note!

 

[ANFPS26]

I don't unertand what you mean by 'shorten the pins where the switch shall go to' or maybe do but I just want to make sure..."
They don't mean "shorten" the pins. Short out the pins mometarily with a screwdriver blade. If it powers up, then your switch on the case is bad.

Jim