Power supply or motherboard

I let it cool down and then tried to boot - nothing - it behaves like the power is completely off. After looking through this forum and speaking to two different computer technicians, I believed that the problem was either the power supply or the motherboard. As we dont have spare sparts to test, I advised them to take it in to find out the exact problem before proceeding.

They didnt accept my advise and . My question is:If my motherboard is.

It was working fine till yesterday.

Since today however, on power on, it starts and then stops and starts again.

I quickly looked at my PC and s. When you press the power button and nothing happens on your computer, it is most likely one of these components that has given up the ghost. This article covers some things you can try to determine if your motherboard or power supply needs replacement. Find the big 24-ish pin connector that connects to the motherboard. Connect the GREEN wire with the adjacent BLACK wire. Disconnect your power supply from your motherboard if you have not already.

Flip the switch on the back of your power supply to the off position 0. Insert one end of the paperclip into the pin . And by humming, I mean humming barely audibly! I have an ASUS m2n-E mother board with an Enermax NoisetakerII which will not power up. So my thinking is that the motherboard has quit . But with an old power supply running the MB, the computer runs fine with the installed supply running the CPU . Step 12: Install Motherboard And Power Supply.

There are indicator lights built onto the motherboard that will light up to show you what parts are getting power. I am looking for help with an annoying PC problem. My PSU test are: Purple: 5. When gaming is involve one must . Once it had shut of it wouldnt take much to do it again - check the power supply unit and see if it feels overly warm? The cheap replacement runs cooler . New power supply was working, did not put computer to sleep, power supply went dead.

The best way to describe this problem . The right connections will vary from case to case and mobo to mobo. Enables your current pin PSU to be compatible with all the latest pin motherboards. If all of the above steps have been tried and the power supply light remains off, use the steps in the next section.

Testing the power supply separately from the system. Follow these steps to test the power supply. Using the computer system but unplug all of the power supply unit (PSU) connectors from the motherboard : .