[wplug] PC failing to power up

[Bryon Gill]

I had a short on my mobo that caused this behavior once, when I failed to 
install the spacers between the motherboard and the case.  Could it be that part 
of your motherboard is touching something it oughtn't, or that there's some 
debris causing a similar problem?

Bryon

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Eric Cooper wrote:

> After cleanly shutting down my desktop PC, it now fails to turn on.
> When I press the power button, the fans spin for a second or two, then
> turn off again.  It doesn't get as far as a BIOS screen.  (It also
> doesn't even spin the fans unless I first switch the AC off and then
> on again.)
>
> I don't think I'm overloading the power supply (it's run for many
> months without problems).  Other than replacing the power supply
> and/or motherboard, does anyone have any suggestions?
>
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