XWrench3
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I am sure some of you will recall the problem (THE PROBLEM!) that i have had repeatedly with my desktop that i (re)built this summer. which is when i try to power the computer on, it is dead.the last time it happened i mistakenly thought i had it fixed when i replaced the power cord. it has operated for at least 2 full months without any issues. however, last night, we had a power outage that lasted a couple of hours. this computer was in sleep mode at the time the power went out. so i knew it would be off when i returned to it. so this morning, i tried to turn it on, and nothing. period. no power, no anything. at the same time i replaced the power cord, i installed a new surge protector. so thinking that maybe in the 3 or 4 quick pulses of power we got as the power failed, i thought maybe there was a surge, and it did its job. so i plugged the cord into a different receptacle. nothing happened. the "ghost" is back. and true to form, all i needed to do to get the computer to turn back on was put it on the repair bench, plug it in, and push the power button. that is what makes this so stinking annoying. same power cable and all. if i take it back down, and put it in its little "cubby", it will revert back to being dead right away. i have tried leaving everything unplugged, thinking that there might be another cord that has an intermittent short in it, causing the no start condition. but its not that. and it certainly is not the cord. i was very careful on the way up the stairs to be gentile and smooth so i did jar something internally. it never had this problem with the old computer parts in place. i replaced the motherboard, cpu, memory, hard drive. i also added a blu ray burner, 1 fan, and a front panel that has 2 usb 3.0 ports and 2 fan controls. i reused the case (and all of its switches), the card reader, and power supply. i am almost to the point where i am going to have to either start throwing money at it, and replace parts randomly, or rip the entire computer apart, and take a magnifying glass to each and every wire, connection, and circuit on the mobo. can anyone think of something i may be overlooking? i am getting desparate.
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