im freaking out

[nicolaus corelius]

i was treaking inside my case and when i tried to turn the system back on it wouldnt turn on. it was working perfectly fine before, also the changes where cosmetic ones not configuration ones.
the only clue i have is that the power light comes on before i press the button. nothing turns on- only the green mobo light.

[Staren]

Relax. This happens. You probobly just jarred a cable or somethng loose while you where in there. Check your power connectors. Also double check the seating of your video / PCI cards and data cables while you are at it.

[nicolaus corelius]

heres the link to the board
im trying to find out if the light turning on before the system botton is pressed is a helpful clue.

[Alaron]

The mobo power LED is on when there is power flowing through the system. It doesn't have to boot up for the LED to be on.

Like Staren said, double check all the connections, its most likely something is bumped.

Your link is missing.

[nicolaus corelius]

nay, im talking about the case LED.
http://support.intel.com/support/mot...5gev/index.htm
i have a gut feeling that the mobo is not broken, but i cant find anything. no shortage of the mobo to the case, no loose screws, nothing. before i buy a new one, i am planning to dismount everything and see if theres any sign

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by nicolaus corelius nay, im talking about the case LED.

The power LED?

Exactly what did you do inside the case?

Did you practice good anti-static precautions while working inside the case?

When you were working inside the case did you remember to unplug the power from the wall outlet?

Did you try clearing the CMOS yet?

Cricket

[nicolaus corelius]

what i mean is the power led that is on your chassis.
no, i did not wear a wrist strap
yes, i did unplug the computer from the wall outlet
why would there be any changes to the CMOS?

[klick81]

okay.. start by letting us know exactly what you did inside the case.
exactly what do you mean by the power led comes on 'before' you hit the button.
ex: starting from when you connect the power cord into the psu and into the wall jack/surge protector, what happens in sequential order all the way through pushing the button.. a few things to look/listen for... lights, when they come on/go off, noises... fans, beeps, hd seeks, etc.

i've personally never seen a power light come on and stay on before the power button has been pushed. but hey., there's always something new, right?

[minsonngo]

Give us your system's specs.

[nicolaus corelius]

klick81- you describe it correctly. i actully has a friend's computer do the same thing, but his at least worked

[nicolaus corelius]

i wanna see my options for warranty replacement. i went to the intel's website, but i cant see U.S. on this list

edit: this seems pretty weird. intel doesnt have U.S. on the warranty replacement list. i am sure america is supported by intel . however i cant see it.

[nicolaus corelius]

not trying to be rude, but does anyone have any idea about the intel's warranty support in the US.

[FLG]

You seem to be missing the big question were asking here, What did you do when you opened the case? And as minsonngo said, what are the system specs?

[GraemeM]

Originally Posted by nicolaus corelius what i mean is the power led that is on your chassis. no, i did not wear a wrist strap yes, i did unplug the computer from the wall outlet why would there be any changes to the CMOS?

although you should wear a wrist starp, I think it's unlikely that you would zap anything

Also clearing the CMOS can work wonders, not sure why, but sometimes it can clear a problem that seems completely unrelated to it (did for me twice). Once at home I forget what the problem was, but clearing the CMOS fixed it. The other time at work someone I was working with removed a floppy drive from a computer (cus I needed a floppy for my computer) and for some reason the compkuter decidced to stop booting. So I cleared CMOS and it worked again (well sort of, Windows still refused to boot, so I had to format the thing)

[nicolaus corelius]

these are my specs
intel 915G 800FBS mobo, onboard vid/audio
3.0Ghz intel prescot LGA775
512 wintec ram
80 sata seagate

ill try clearing the cmos today and see what happens
the thing is that i dont remember to have touched anthing at all, in terms of wires and connectors. the work was on the case itself (i was modding it)

im gonna do a last shot here. disconnect everything, including the ram. and then bring my PSU to a shop and test it. wouldnt everything be easy if i was rich and could just order a new mobo from newegg days ago?

[minsonngo]

I agree with getting the PSU tested. Before doing that, double check and make sure the PSU is connected to the motherboard securely (you can reseat the connectors just to be sure). Check the back of the PSU and make sure the switch is flipped to the "ON" position and the voltage is set to 115. Double check and make sure the A/C cord is working and connected securely at both ends. If all of that fails, take a spare PSU, switch it out and see if the PC will power on.

Also, make sure everything else is installed and set up correctly still.

If it is not the PSU, I would suspect the motherboard then the CPU. Only way to find out is to swap them out with working ones. Maybe when you were modding the case (what kind of modding were you doing exactly?) you damaged part of the motherboard, PSU or some other component. Or you shorted it out somewhere. Usually any major modding to the case should not be performed with components installed if possible.

If you have the time try this: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409



*** By the way, don't know if you mentioned it or not, but does your computer NOT power on at all? Or does it power on but NOT POST?

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by nicolaus corelius the work was on the case itself (i was modding it)

What kind of mod? Where you cutting the metal with some kind of power tool without removing the components first? I hope not.

Cricket

[nicolaus corelius]

What kind of mod? Where you cutting the metal with some kind of power tool without removing the components first? I hope not.

no i simply added a plexiglass side panel.

By the way, don't know if you mentioned it or not, but does your computer NOT power on at all? Or does it power on but NOT POST?

only the green light on the mobo turns on. nothing else.

[Darkness112]

Yeah bro, i had the same exact problem, i just got a Mobo Led to light up nothing else. Computer wouldnt start at all, i took it to a technician and he said my PSU was weak. That could be the problem.

[minsonngo]

When you added the plexiglass window, did you take out the side panel and work on it individually OR did you work on it with your entire case? If so the vibrations of the dremel or whatever tool you used to do the cutting could have knocked something loose.

[nicolaus corelius]

i worked on it individually, but thats besides the point. i dont care to know how i damaged the mobo. all i care about is knowing what is broken and how can i fix it.

Computer wouldnt start at all, i took it to a technician and he said my PSU was weak. That could be the problem.

i already checked the PSU, its working fine.

[Alaron]

Your best option is to take it down to the essentials and troubleshoot.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

[nicolaus corelius]

after i do "bare essentials test" ill take the mobo and ram to the shop and check to see if their working fine. if the cpu is broken ill have to order the replacement for it also.