old build wont power up

JayJoe1990

hi guys,

i built a 2500k setup a few years back with the help of this forum. i havent been in ireland for 2 years so the computer hasnt been started up since then. when i came home my brother had switched the power lead to a 2 pin eu plug (says TY-014 10A 250v on the plug). now the computer is not powering up and i assume its because of the different power lead? the psu is a 650w xfx pro so maybe there is not enough power going into it to start up? although the computer shouldnt be drawing that much power at all from the psu since the gpu isn't in it at the minute so maybe there is something else wrong

any ideas?

Kimbot

JayJoe1990 wrote: »

hi guys,

i built a 2500k setup a few years back with the help of this forum. i havent been in ireland for 2 years so the computer hasnt been started up since then. when i came home my brother had switched the power lead to a 2 pin eu plug (says TY-014 10A 250v on the plug). now the computer is not powering up and i assume its because of the different power lead? the psu is a 650w xfx pro so maybe there is not enough power going into it to start up? although the computer shouldnt be drawing that much power at all from the psu since the gpu isn't in it at the minute so maybe there is something else wrong

any ideas?

Check the fuse in the plug

JayJoe1990

its an EU 2 pin plug so pretty sure it doesnt have a fuse mate

JayJoe1990

Will this cable do lads? Or does it have to be a certain wattage/amp?

https://shop.officeessentials.ie/StoreFront/evolution_product.html?Product=Connekt-Gear-IEC-C13-UK-Mains-Power-Plug-1.8m-27-0110b&IdProduct=1479954&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6ozhBRC8ARIsAIh_VC3lRI6zLBkHIxdhJoCxEO7MMoR6k5S0zMmCKH7O42MOjR8l5JS38P0aAkm4EALw_wcB#.XCPcJXPLd-E

corsav6

What kind of lead has your monitor? Maybe swap it out for a test.

JayJoe1990

corsav6 wrote: »

What kind of lead has your monitor? Maybe swap it out for a test.

Different cable unfortunately. The computer should still power up with this 2pin EU cable right? Maybe there's something up on the inside on the pc

JayJoe1990

Just got a new power lead for psu, when I connected it and pressed the power on button nothing happened. I then did a paper clip test on psu and the fans were spinning so the psu is fine. How can I check to see if its the motherboard? Or maybe it could be the power on switch? Or that little battery on motherboard?

Any help is appreciated lads

K.O.Kiki

Short the power pins (i.e. the ones connected to the case's power switch) to see if the motherboard turns on.



Power pin location varies by motherboard.

JayJoe1990

Cheers for the reply. On the power switch connector red is + and white -?

K.O.Kiki

Dunno, it depends on your motherboard.
But really, all you're doing is bridging the 2 connectors like a switch would do, to give the motherboard the "turn ON" signal.

JayJoe1990

OK so I changed the power switch connector around and the power button worked. I then turned the computer off straight away, stood it up and now the power switch isn't working again.. Nothing came out of place as I checked all the connections again. God sake!

JayJoe1990

Just tried to short the pins with a screwdriver and that won't work either

JayJoe1990

".. common effects of it is date/time always being reset, but causing a computer to not boot at all is very possible with a dead CR2032 battery." from google

So I'd assume I need a new battery?

Inquitus

Aye take that one out and short the cmos reset, put it back in and try again, that might help, otherwise a new battery will do, they sell them in most Spar etc. and Argos and Jewelers.

JayJoe1990

Cheers lads. Will grab a new battery and see how I get on