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No Power after case switch

Feb 8, 2004 10:47AM PST

I switched PC case and believe all to be connected correctly but there is no power. A DVD drive and USB card were not transferred from old case. Should I start over? Thanks.

ASUS k7m mobo, 800mhz

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Re:No Power after case switch
Feb 8, 2004 11:03AM PST

Recheck your connections.

Reduce the number of components(unplug drives) till you power up.

Check your power switch connector to the motherboard. Make sure you are on the correct pins.

Check for any errant motherboard mounting studs that may be shorting out the board.

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Re:Re:No Power after case switch
Feb 9, 2004 8:34AM PST

Thanks for suggestions Michael. Got PC working after replacing the video card.

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Re:No Power after case switch
Feb 9, 2004 12:12PM PST

Recheck your work, take nothing for granted. Also, make sure you did connect the frt. panel power sw. to the right connection, sometimes the remote power and frt. panel connewctions are swapped. You know you got the right one, if you short that connection with a metal tip(screwdriver). Verify 115/230V sw. is proper on power supply. Also, tell us what you have, pc cases do differe and what you had to begin with, OEM or generic? -----Willy

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Re:Re:No Power after case switch
Feb 9, 2004 8:31PM PST

Switching ASUS k7m, 800 mhz from Antec to PowMax for office use. I got pc to turn on to find a bad video card. Fortuntely had another old card from many upgrades and pc now runs. Just need to copy registry to reformat harddrives.

Thanks for advice.