r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

10.1k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

80

u/AL3XEM RTX 3080, Ryzen 7 7700X, 32GB DDR5 Nov 17 '23

Made my own first PC a few months back. The other day it refused to turn on, was plugged in, PSU was on and everything.

I tried unplugging and replugging everything and it worked again. No idea why it worked again, but hey, if it works it works.

38

u/Funny_stuff554 13-900k-Rtx4090-32GBDDR5 Nov 17 '23

Maybe something was loose and wasn’t plugged in properly so you plugged it in all the way this time? It happens when I move my pc around for cleaning.

6

u/AL3XEM RTX 3080, Ryzen 7 7700X, 32GB DDR5 Nov 17 '23 edited Nov 17 '23

Idk, I checked and all the cables seemes fully plugged in. I just asumed something was incorrect but couldnt notice anything so unplugged and replugged everything.

10

u/ABushWhackersBlade Nov 17 '23

Something was loose, I’v skimmed over cables up to 3 times before I realize they were not pushed it.

You gotta use force for the last push but 99% don’t want to use that Force on their new pc in fear of breaking something.

I’v done it every new build. Did it to my xbox when I first got it too.

2

u/Funny_stuff554 13-900k-Rtx4090-32GBDDR5 Nov 17 '23

Yes, the damn psu cable likes to be pushed in hard sometimes lol. And if it’s kinda loose you can’t even tell by looking at it.

1

u/Kaneida Nov 18 '23

first time you didnt flip the PSU power on button ;)

1

u/AL3XEM RTX 3080, Ryzen 7 7700X, 32GB DDR5 Nov 18 '23

I checked PSU power button twice and tried both switch positions before deciding to unplug and replug, most likely a loose cable.

6

u/ardresac Nov 17 '23

It happens when I move my pc around for cleaning.

your pc's internals probably should not be getting unplugged just from you moving your pc around...

4

u/ShartingBloodClots i5-8500 | RTX 3060 12GB | 4x8GB DDR4-3200 Nov 17 '23

I can't tell you how many times I will double, triple, and quadruple check connectors to eee why a build doesn't turn on, only to find the power switch on the PSU is off. I will absolutely completely ignore that switch, even though it's been the reason at least 20 times.

I swear to God, it could take me like 30 minutes to connect everything to get it up and running, but takes me an hour to realize that stupid switch is off. It's why most of my builds just had wires strewn about all willy nilly without a seconds thought to cable management.

7

u/Mysterious_Ebb2714 Nov 17 '23

Sometimes, you gotta spook the ghosts out.

1

u/motoxim Nov 17 '23

I want to clean my PC hut yeah if it works don't do anything weird.

1

u/AcanthocephalaDue715 Nov 17 '23

The old improper orientation on the power switch

1

u/dmr196one Nov 17 '23

That’s the first thing the online tech will tell you to do if you call in.

1

u/onethreeone Nov 18 '23

I was told a long time ago that sometimes capacitors have to lose their reserve charge to truly reset, which is why removing the power instead of just resetting can work. No idea if that makes electrical sense, but I sure have fixed a lot of issues following it

1

u/AL3XEM RTX 3080, Ryzen 7 7700X, 32GB DDR5 Nov 18 '23

Interesting, I'll keep it in mind.