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When you can't get it to power on...

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First post, by Repo Man11

Posted on 2022-03-11, 00:28

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So you try a different power supply, take it out of the case etc., only to finally discover this (note the orientation of the power switch):

After watching many YouTube videos about older computer hardware, YouTube began recommending videos about trains - are they trying to tell me something?

Reply 1 of 5, by Repo Man11

Posted on 2022-03-11, 00:32

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To be fair to me, what's on the motherboard makes it look as though the power and reset switches should go on pins 16 & 17 and 18 & 19 rather than 17 & 7 and 19 & 9.

After watching many YouTube videos about older computer hardware, YouTube began recommending videos about trains - are they trying to tell me something?

Reply 2 of 5, by chrismeyer6

Posted on 2022-03-11, 01:44

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Your not alone I've had similar happen to me in the past.

Reply 3 of 5, by BitWrangler

Posted on 2022-03-11, 03:50

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When things are going pear shaped, just think to yourself, "This sounds like a job for Artie... who? .... Artie Effem." 😁

Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.

Reply 4 of 5, by TrashPanda

Posted on 2022-03-11, 07:08

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BitWrangler wrote on 2022-03-11, 03:50:

When things are going pear shaped, just think to yourself, "This sounds like a job for Artie... who? .... Artie Effem." 😁

Sounds like a job for a screwdriver to short some pins, or to just press the power on button on the motherboard ...Yes some old boards have this.

Then a little later say while you are asleep your brain wakes you up and points out that you forgot to RTFM and you have it connected to the board the wrong way.

Reply 5 of 5, by Errius

Posted on 2022-03-11, 08:38

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Viagra does wonders I hear

Is this too much voodoo?

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