Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | PC won't power up

DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP

Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Buffalo, NY USA

334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs, 47.8 hours online
332 legs, 629.7 hours ACARS
5 legs, 9.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 11:16 ET by Jesse Kovacs

Background info: Bought new graphics card, went to install, pulled out old card, realized power supply was too small and not enough connections, put old card back in.

Troubleshooting: Reseated vid card and all ram sticks, ensured all cables connected.

STILL will NOT power up.

Now what????

Jesse Kovacs

First Officer, B777-200

DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club

"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 12:25 ET by Michael Brown

The little rocker switch on the back of the power supply, is it on??....not being a smart ... but sometimes the simplest of things can be over looked. After that, you probably confirmed that your outlet is working (no breaker popped)?

Double check your 20 pin and 4 pin connectors to the motherboard....the 4 pin is near the CPU and the larger one is usually off to the side under the RAM slots. Just make sure they are seated all the way in. Now check the power and reset button wiring ....follow the wiring to the mobo and make sure they are both fully seated and in their correct positions.

Beyond the above requires a meter....do you have one?

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 12:31 ET by Jesse Kovacs

Yeah, I've gone through all that at least three times now. No, I don't have a meter. There is an amber light on by the 24 pin connector, and when I push the power button, a red LED on the vid card blinks once, and the case fan spins for like 0.00050403 seconds, but that's it.

Jesse Kovacs

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 12:36 ET by Michael Brown

Does your mobo have onboard video? ....if so remove your video card and try booting.

Its possible a fuse inside the PS popped. You'd have to open it up and look though.

I don't suppose you have another PS lying around?....or know of somebody who does?

Just for giggles, try clearing the CMOS and then boot up

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 12:54 ET by Jesse Kovacs

Michael Brown wrote:

Does your mobo have onboard video? ....if so remove your video card and try booting.

Nope.

Michael Brown wrote:

Its possible a fuse inside the PS popped. You'd have to open it up and look though.

I looked once, didn't see any fuses at all. Maybe I'll take a deeper look.

Michael Brown wrote:

I don't suppose you have another PS lying around?....or know of somebody who does?

Only for an older machine. Connectors are different.

Michael Brown wrote:

Just for giggles, try clearing the CMOS and then boot up

I forgot how to do that.

Jesse Kovacs

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 13:05 ET by Michael Brown

There are two ways to clear CMOS .... one is to connect the right two pins that are some where on the mobo, the other is removing the battery.

I doubt this has anything to do with your issue but I guess it is worth a shot. Remove the battery for a few minutes, replace it, try to power up again. "Clearing CMOS" or BIOS is harmless, the BIOS will revert back to default settings.

The reason I suggest clearing BIOS, for others who are wondering, is that in my experience "bad" or "faulty" settings within BIOS will cause the computer to not boot up.

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 13:12 ET by Jesse Kovacs

Yeah, i'm not getting power period. and i just found out overnight shipping doesn't include saturday or sunday mad

Jesse Kovacs

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 13:26 ET by Michael Brown

Sorry bud .... all out of ideas. But sounds like the power supply is toast.

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

DVA9352
Captain, B777-200

Joined on January 11 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
Black Pearl Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club
Nine Century Club

"GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!"
Taylor, AR

914 legs, 3,950.7 hours
4 legs, 9.0 hours online
914 legs, 3,950.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 13:27 ET by Michael Martin

do you have a best buy or a computer store near you, you could always buy a replacement, try it, if it doesn't work then take it back.

Michael Martin

Captain, B777-200

DVA7016
Senior Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 14 2009
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

"I5 2500K - 560GTX - 8GB Ripjaw"
Essex GB

385 legs, 1,090.6 hours
384 legs, 1,089.6 hours ACARS
1,821 legs, 4,442.9 hours total

Posted onPost created on March 12 2011 13:33 ET by Alan Barber

Jesse

Check that you haven't disconnected the PWR SW lead from the f-panel connector on the mobo.

A long shot, but it happened to me once, check you haven't got a mobo/chassis screw creating a short, you may have nudged something when inside the case.

Another thing to try is strip PC down to bare minimum. PSU, CPU, GPU, stick of ram. See if it will boot, then go through reconnecting one peripheral at a time, DVD etc, it may work.

Alan Barber

Senior Captain, B767-300

Posted onPost created on March 15 2011 00:06 ET by Jesse Kovacs

Michael Brown wrote:

Sorry bud .... all out of ideas. But sounds like the power supply is toast.

That's what it was. Good thing I needed a new one anyways. Who the heck would only put a 350W PS in a high end rig anyways?

I can tell you this - I have made my last purchase from Dell. Even ink. I'll go buy a new printer before I give them any more money.

Thanks for the help!

Jesse Kovacs

First Officer, B777-200

For flight simulation purposes only. Not a commercial website. In no way are we affiliated with Delta Air Lines, its affiliates, or any other airline. All logos, images, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Delta Virtual Airlines is a non-profit entity engaged in providing an avenue for flight simulation enthusiasts.