-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Start Problem?

This entire situation is extremely odd.  I seriously doubt it's something in 
your home's wiring, but doubt is not quite the same thing as elimination 
from consideration.

When testing for broken wires, did you also pull, rather than push the 
cabling away from the PS & mainboard connections?  Again, it shouldn't take 
much pressure at all to reveal a break or other issue.  If you've already 
done this, then we should be able to rule out broken wiring within the 
cables.

There are so many different switch designs that it's nearly impossible to 
give a range of resistance you'll measure, but of course it's a good test to 
run.  The important thing is to get it connected to the meter, see what the 
resistance is and then push the switch.  If it does what it's supposed to 
do, you'll see the resistance drop close to zero for a moment, but only a 
moment.  Just realize that the internal contact occurs and ends so fast that 
the meter most likely won't have the time to get all the way to zero before 
it jumps back up to whatever it was originally.  Be sure to push it several 
times to ensure consistency.

It occurred to me that you may also have some corrosion on those two switch 
header pins on your mainboard.  It may not be easy to tell and you'll want 
the system unplugged for this one, but see if you can spot any discoloration 
or physical bumps, scars, scores, etc. on the pins themselves.  I know 
they're tiny and you'll need a magnifying glass to even have a chance of 
spotting anything like this, but there just may be enough of something there 
to prevent good contact between the pins and the contacts inside the switch 
plug that goes over them.

Peace,
G

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cajun12" <cajun12@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:24 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Start Problem?


> G-Man, hubby is not home from work yet to bring out the ohm tester, but =
> I did take the computer into two other rooms and plugged it in to =
> several different outlets on different walls today, and nothing changed =
> there.  I also connected the psu tester and pressed on the back all =
> around the On/Off switch on the psu and it didn't blip at all.  I also =
> moved the cable around again, pushed the wires towards the 24 pin plug =
> while it was connected, and pushed the wires coming out of the psu =
> towards the psu as you suggested.  It didn't blip at all.  AND, it =
> didn't matter how many times I toggled the on/off switch today, it still =
> took 36 presses on the On/Off switch to come on.
>
> If it IS something in our house circuitry, I wonder what could have =
> changed?  We're not in an old house with old wiring.  My computer has =
> been running fine as is for over 3 years now. =20
>
> Do you agree with what I was told about putting the ohm tester on the =
> power switch itself?  I was told that it should get a reading of 100 and =
> will prove continuity on the switch itself.
>
> dj 


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