http://www.technibble.com/the-unlikely-computer-repair/ A Resource for Computer Repair Technicians & to get PC tech support help. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.technibble.com/the-unlikely-computer-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Brian Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:27:32 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/the-unlikely-computer-repair/#comment-64 This brings back memories. We had a few of these back in the 90's. I remember we tried everything, and none of us wanted to believe it was the case. Finally we couldn't resist, we changed the case and the problem was solved. I recall we still hesitated with next one. When the third one came around we wasted no time changing the case. We even experimented with one to see if it was the switches, led's, or grounding. I jumpered a ground wire to the power supply and the mobo and it stopped the problem. They all seemed to cheep cases too. This brings back memories. We had a few of these back in the 90’s. I remember we tried everything, and none of us wanted to believe it was the case. Finally we couldn’t resist, we changed the case and the problem was solved. I recall we still hesitated with next one. When the third one came around we wasted no time changing the case. We even experimented with one to see if it was the switches, led’s, or grounding. I jumpered a ground wire to the power supply and the mobo and it stopped the problem. They all seemed to cheep cases too.

]]> http://www.technibble.com/the-unlikely-computer-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Bob Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:10:35 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/the-unlikely-computer-repair/#comment-63 Finally, this is the first time I have read something that did happen to me as well. I had taken the computer and had asked many technicians why this was happening. I kept getting the same answers and problems but just did not want to believe any of them, i.e. change the motherboard etc. It was me who finally figured it out because of the fact that each and every time this happened I would go inside the computer and eventually play with the wires leading to the reset LED and power on switches. Toggling them would make either the fan run or the computer to start up temporarily and then shut down. So one day I decided to see if I could change the switch and the technician at one shop told me it was better to just buy a new case, which I did, problem solved. There had been so many startup/shutdown articles that I read but none ever mentioned that the wires could be the problem ?. Finally, this is the first time I have read something that did happen to me as well. I had taken the computer and had asked many technicians why this was happening. I kept getting the same answers and problems but just did not want to believe any of them, i.e. change the motherboard etc. It was me who finally figured it out because of the fact that each and every time this happened I would go inside the computer and eventually play with the wires leading to the reset LED and power on switches. Toggling them would make either the fan run or the computer to start up temporarily and then shut down. So one day I decided to see if I could change the switch and the technician at one shop told me it was better to just buy a new case, which I did, problem solved. There had been so many startup/shutdown articles that I read but none ever mentioned that the wires could be the problem ?.

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