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truz206:

well i just got a cocktail cabinet that i was putting my pc into today but realized that the tower was too big to fit in the cocktail cabinet. So i figured i would jsut take it out of its caes and put the motherboard in the cabinet.

Well i got everything out of the case and then hooked everything back up and now the pc wont turn on. This sucks. The light on the motherboard lights up when i plug it in so i am getting power to the pc so i dont know why it isnt turning on.

I think it may have something to do with the way the powerswitch is wired. I really dont know though. This computer is an old hp pavilion which has a p4 1.3ghz and an asus p4t motherboard. I have no idea what is wrong and why it wont power up. I dont think it is the powersupply because when i plug it in the mother light lights up

If anyone could please help me here i am desperate, as this really sucks. Hopefully any of you will have some input, thanks.

whammoed:

Is it one of those that has a switch on the case to tell if it is open that doesn't allow you to start?  Just a shot in the dark.  Also are you sure you have the power button to the motherboard hooked up correctly?  Are you using the switch/harness that came with the case?

NinjaEpisode:

Does the motherboard beep when you turn it on?  If so what's the sequence of beeps, i.e short beep, long beep, short beep or long beep, short beep, short beep, etc....

Also, make sure you have any peripheral cards seated tightly in the motherboard.

Make sure memory is seated tightly.

If you have a floppy drive, make sure you have the cable connected properly.  (Red Line on the side of the ribbon cable connects to pin 1).  Do the same with the harddrive, cd-rom etc.

Regarding the power switch, if you're using the harness from the PC, make sure it's connected to the proper area of the board.

tcleary:

maybe you hooked up the switch wrong?  the motherboard needs something to tell it to turn on, so hooking up the power switch is essential.  does the power supply fan come on?  all the motherboard light does is tell you that the power supply is plugged in and connected to the motherboard.  

if the power supply is coming on, then the usual culprits are ram, vid card, and processor, or possibly the motherboard.  all 4 of those need to be working to get a display and at least get into the bios.

truz206:

i cant even get the thing to turn on, that the problem. I hit the switch for power and it wont turn on. Nothing comes on, fan, cpu, vid car or anything so it is impossible for me to hear bios beeps cuase it isnt even turning on.

Myabe something is wrong witht eh switch but i didnt touch the wiring at all, i just unpluged the connector from the mother board.

God this sucks

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