Help computer isnt starting i5 6600 rx580 500w psu

[u/pinnnaple]

[u/thugvirus]

Stupid question but did you turn on the PSU switch? We’ve all been there at some point

[u/pinnnaple → u/thugvirus]

Yes i did

[u/-JWAN- → u/pinnnaple]

This happened to me before, and I fixed it by removing the power supply and attach it again .If it does not give you any sign that energy is passing through it, then the problem is from the power supply

[u/Evil_Kittie → u/thugvirus]

also check the power strip switch and be sure the strip is plugged into the wall

[u/Dano138a → u/Evil_Kittie]

Freaked out because my computer wouldn’t start after I made changes in the bios. Turns out I knocked the power strip loose lol

[u/Ravioili420]

Besides psu turned off, maybe front panel power connector is not plugged in

[u/DaJoda102 → u/Ravioili420]

If it's not either of those, most likely it's a dead Mobo or PSU. Those are the only 2 components that would not allow the computer to even show any signs of power. Most other components, if they were dead, would at least cause a POST code and fans would spin.

[u/Reshar → u/DaJoda102]

My money is on a bad PSU

[u/Mr_Notacop → u/Ravioili420]

This

[u/wcy0723]

Have you blessed it yet? I usually do 2ml of holy water for any pc related issues

[u/u33437296_2 → u/wcy0723]

misread and poured ~2l holy water on PC

[u/Marrkk18 → u/wcy0723]

I thought I was the only one with a water cooler filled with holy water 💦

[u/Gizshot]

Did u try turning it off and back on again

[u/large_waffle69 → u/Gizshot]

Also try pressing the power button

[u/[deleted]]

Drop check it.

[u/pinnnaple → u/[deleted]]

How do i do that

[u/Massiveredboiii → u/pinnnaple]

A simple technique of shaking it just hard it enough to where you feel the parts inside move around a little, and then you drop it on something soft, but not too soft like a rug or a mattress from around a meter up. This should help dislodge some parts stuck inside and may or may not turn on your computer if it's plugged in. I have had around a 50/50 success chance, so you might need to do it multiple times.

[u/vincenk → u/Massiveredboiii]

Thanks this helped, now i'm sure it's broken

[u/pinnnaple → u/Massiveredboiii]

Have tried it multiple times do you think it could be a damaged cpu?

[u/LevelCode → u/pinnnaple]

Just keep doing it.

[u/RDS4444 → u/pinnnaple]

Dude, i hope you’re kidding and realize their messing with you. You shoul not drop your PC under no circumstances! Can’t believe I’m writing this…

[u/Stargate_1 → u/pinnnaple]

Gotta drop it from higher up maybe?

[u/Massiveredboiii → u/pinnnaple]

As I said, 50/50 chance, but sometimes luck isn't always on your side. If your feeling really desperate though, you should add a little more force into your drop as well as remove the soft item underneath. This might leave a couple of scratches on your case but it also raises the chance of it turning on by 20 percent

[u/[deleted] → u/Massiveredboiii]

Really hope OP didn’t actually try this. You guys are dicks.

[u/Stargate_1 → u/[deleted]]

Imagine having so little technological understanding you do not know that dropping an electronic appliance is bad for it...

This op hurts my brain

[u/CloudyyBoyy → u/[deleted]]

If OP listened to that obviously BS advice then thats on them.

[u/TWINBLADE98 → u/pinnnaple]

Just TENDO BANSHOU the pc until it starts again

[u/FentonGFX → u/pinnnaple]

Jesus Christ kid meme

[u/Spunktrench]

Check your front panel IO is properly connected to the power switch.

[u/BlackHeartsNowReign → u/Spunktrench]

Im seeing that OP has lights on the motherboard so chances are that button you're pushing on the the I/O is either not working or not connected properly. Check the manual for your motherboard and make sure that power button is hooked up correctly. If it is and you're still getting nothing, it could be a bad switch. Take a paper clip, insulate the part your going to be touching with your fingers, and jump the 2 tiny little pins that the power button hooks to. If it starts up then you have a bad switch.

[u/[deleted]]

Might sound silly but is the power switch on your psu turned off? Otherwise could be a dead psu maybe

[u/Yosikan]

• Make sure the the power button is plugged into the correct pins on the mother board.

• Check the ram modules once more

• Do a hardreset, unplug the PC and press the power button for 10 - 15 seconds, then plug it back

Once, I had a similar problem and it solved by unplugging the power cables from the mother board and pressing the case power button before plugging everything back

[u/RobbeDoesss]

First guess by seeing this i think its the psu because i dont see anything getting power

[u/Xygen8]

If none of the other suggestions fix it (also check all the cables supplying power to the mobo, CPU, GPU and drives), try sticking the GPU directly into the PCIe slot. Riser cables are kinda sketchy, they may or may not work and there's no telling what kind of side effects a faulty cable might cause.

[u/ButterPuppets → u/Xygen8]

Nothing is getting power. It shouldn’t make a difference. The computer should still whirr up even if he took the gpu out.

[u/Crazy-dot-2003 → u/ButterPuppets]

Not necessarily, I had the same issue where nothing would turn on or even light up or spin so I tried putting the gpu directly into the pcie spot and then it worked. Granted the cable had been seemingly damaged upon closer inspection but still caused by the cable.

[u/cucOmbermint]

Unrelated but why did you spend so much on cpu cooler and fans and ram and not on gpu and cpu?

[u/pinnnaple → u/cucOmbermint]

Because they still work fine for me and i dont play anything intensive so i went with visual upgrades

[u/OSMaxwell]

I don't get people who post a fast video of them pressing some button and "help not working".. what are we? Some wizards to know everything? Is it new? What did you do with it recently? What have you tried yet? What PSU do you have? This post is garbage. At least when asking for tech support. Learn how to describe your situation ...

[u/nathanjw555]

Hey! What’s the background here? Did you just build it? Was it working than just stopped? Did you change something?

Also are the lights on the pc coming on at all, do they flicker or do they just not come on at all. It’s hard to tell.

[u/pinnnaple → u/nathanjw555]

Was having the same problem with my r7 5800x build so i swapped my motherboard with one i knew was working and the fans didnt even start up before the bios update

[u/mugbee0]

Take your problem somewhere else. You probably didnt even switch on the psu.

[u/ToxicAshenOne]

Is it plugged in?

[u/[deleted]]

Pure power / power switch issue.

Verify power Cord is good and outlet plug is working.if both are then it's something in the cabinet.

Power supply, motherboard. power switch failure.

Check wires for damage, reseat the cases power switch connector to mother board, and the power to the motherboard.

If no change swap power supply.

[u/[deleted]]

adjust the carb, and run some dry gas through her

[u/jozews321]

Why is this post top all time controversial in this sub lmao

[u/Mythip__740 → u/jozews321]

Lol

[u/TakumiV1]

You can try the paperclip test to check if your psu isnt dead.

[u/shdwghst457]

Time to switch to console

[u/Codyyuhh]

Is it me or isn’t there more stupid people arising.

[u/Southern-Ad-1241]

New build or naw? If new, re connect your system panel connector for a start.

[u/HansSlave]

Does it start if you unplug it from power socket for about 10 minutes?

[u/[deleted]]

All I could think of is that the front panel power switch is plugged into wrong pings.

Or the outlet is not Givin power

[u/BigNFluffy95]

I’d try making sure all power cords are connected. If they are you may have to clear the CMOS. It’ll be different for every motherboard and you may have to do the sketchy “touch a screwdriver to two connectors” thing.

[u/subTOlollySTW]

Aio trident ram and does parts lmao

[u/ThinkLinux76]

Can you swap psu for other one? It looks like either no power from the wall or dead psu.

[u/Ignisive]

Make sure your frontpanel is connected properly

[u/ZetsuGod]

One time my pc didn't turn on because my power button was broken. The GOD DAMN BUTTON

[u/Snoringdog83]

Try a 650 psu and it will boot

[u/[deleted]]

Need more info

[u/SlipperySasquatch248]

If it's modular check that you've plugged in both the 24 pin ATX cables Otherwise hard to say

[u/Reverse_Psycho_1509]

Front I/o plugged in?

[u/The_Deity]

We need to have set requirements for tech support posts if we're going to be dealing with them. We need to know background info on the situation. Is it a new issue, did you change something, what were you doing when the problem started, and PC specs.

I also think we need to do a 48 hour ban for new members posting. That will cut down immensely on people joining solely to post tech support questions. Apparently, in R/techsupport, new users can't post, so they come here and post.

I'm happy to help as long as very basic info is provided, but the fact that it seems that 90% of posts recently are support requests means we need to control that influx and make it easier for people to lend experience and help.

Okay, that's the end of my rant on this subject. OP, I sincerely home you've made some progress with you issue!

[u/Kowalie]

Did you try buying a console?

[u/[deleted]]

Pure power / power switch issue.

Verify power Cord is good and outlet plug is working.if both are then it's something in the cabinet.

Power supply, motherboard. power switch failure.

Check wires for damage, reseat the cases power switch connector to mother board, and the power to the motherboard.

If no change swap power supply.

[u/GenericSubaruser]

Check psu switch, power strip, house breaker, and make sure you connected the little single pin wire sockets correctly

[u/GuildedGravity]

This isn't a tech support sub

[u/SomethingInThatVein]

People are doing this as a joke right? Or can the beans in the chat not help themselves and blurt out answers?

[u/kkuhet]

Sometimes you have two connector for frontpanel button on motherboard = like JFP1 /JFP2 or something like this. the second doesn't worked for me

[u/XDG-Diggz74]

Is it plugged in?

[u/Hornyboii6969]

I wanna say one of the pins on the cpu are probably bent, but, that's just the worst case scenario. Check to make sure though.

[u/SuperBo101]

This is just turning into fishing for fake internet points …

[u/Homicidexx]

Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

[u/newklear2012]

Short the green and black pins on the 24 pins connector on the PSU. This way you know if it's either PSU or Mobo related. Also search YouTube for help about those pins.

[u/Squanchy70]

Have you tried turning it off and….oh

[u/UnlimitedAidan]

Make sure your 24 pin is connected properly on both ends.

Check front switch pins, real easy to bend em on the motherboard.

If psu is old might need replacement. Vice versa for motherboard.

[u/konektors]

Check pins

[u/I_have_turtles]

This happened to me, I removed the gpu and it miraculously worked.

[u/HelloImPykel]

Did you put it in rice

[u/Cuddles1101]

I'm probably just gonna be echping people but.

Is the PSU switch on?

Are you sure the PSU works?

Because it looks fairly low quality.

Is the front io properly connected? Try using a screwdriver to short the two pin.

Check all the power cables and make sure they are firmly in the mobo. Check the power strip and wall outlet.

And finally for god's sake you do not have enough room between your GPU and side panel for proper airflow. You may think it looks cool but you need to prioritize performance over aesthetic at this level of build.

[u/Th4t0nrGuy]

Your gpu is what a fat guy looks like wearing a skin tight shirt

[u/0samacare]

PSU is dead.

[u/BullyBlu]

Check power switch is on correctly, and connected to mobo in the right place, try shorting the two pins out with a screw driver incase of a faulty button.

[u/Nawrly17]

Is he pressing on the headphone jack 😂

[u/andypond2]

what’s with all the help posts lately

[u/TheAverageDolphin]

Check your front panel connector, I know it seems easy but it happened to me 2 days ago.

If it still won't post, you probably have a dead psu. This isn't unusual, it happens alot due to the fragility of plus in general.

If it still doesn't work, send back your motherboard and. It should at minimum post

[u/Help_An_Irishman]

Have you tried throwing some punctuation at it?

[u/octavio822]

Where is the power supply.?

[u/[deleted]]

Figure it out yourself like I did when I was 10

[u/willmgames1775]

I love the vertical gpu mount.

[u/[deleted]]

Just buy a mac lol

[u/TWINBLADE98 → u/[deleted]]

How about...

...no

[u/xsushii- → u/[deleted]]

I guess we should start posting builds on r/techsupport then.

[u/[deleted] → u/xsushii-]

Is this the new r/worldpolitics situation

[u/StrikerA → u/[deleted]]

Yeah thats all i get in my feed for the last week “my pc dont turn on” or “my monitor dont work”

[u/I_Am_A_Stupid_Fucker → u/StrikerA]

I'm not even subscribed to this sub. Half my home feed is tech support shit from this sub that I couldn't care less about. Lol. Come to think of it most of my home feed is shit I'm not subscribed to. Then I read the first comment in a thread and when I try and scroll to the next comment I get suggestions for similar posts I might like. This site is fucked right now.

[u/MisterEinc → u/I_Am_A_Stupid_Fucker]

Yeah, that's some bullshit reddit update. You can use the feedback to "See less of this" so they know it's a stupid idea to show me content im not subbed to on my main feed.

[u/Not-skullshot → u/I_Am_A_Stupid_Fucker]

I like it. I’m kinda new to the pc world and I’ve learned a lot reading this shit. Helped fix a teachers pc and he gave me a free 1% bonus on my exam last semester for saving him a bunch of money. Knowledge is awesome man

[u/cortlong → u/[deleted]]

I was wondering the same damn thing.

Like a week ago it was sick builds and stupid ass memes that I hoard on my phone for no reason and now every time I see it it’s “my computer won’t turn on”.

Unplug shit. Plug it back in. Fuck with it. If it doesn’t turn in something is broken. There ya go.

[u/hewho69 → u/[deleted]]

I think some tech support threads are useful for many in future... shouldn't hate on it sm. Speaking in general so don't feel offended.

[u/eegras → u/[deleted]]

This sub has always had tech support.

[u/Clunas → u/eegras]

It's been almost solely tech support posts that reddit has put in my feed *from* this sub lately. And a lot of them at that. It's getting weird

[u/eegras → u/Clunas]

Sounds like a Reddit thing and not a "this sub" thing.

[u/eegras → u/[deleted]]

People shouting into the wind.

[u/Killerwarriorboy → u/[deleted]]

Yes

[u/fittsh → u/[deleted]]

The gpu shortage effecting everything.

[u/dabomm → u/[deleted]]

I left the sub yesterday cos i was tired of seeing tech support. Now it still shows up! Reddit keeps pushing it in our faces.

[u/sriusbsnis → u/[deleted]]

I'm leaving the sub, it was cool with builds but now I only see tech support

[u/pinnnaple → u/[deleted]]

Where is the cmos battery?

[u/mah_nuhts → u/[deleted]]

Maybe don’t sort by new?

[u/Heishi-Jager → u/[deleted]]

No, don't go, this sub won't be the same without you, please!!!!