The PC is completely unresponsive! Need assistance?
The PC is completely unresponsive! Need assistance?
Perform basic verification steps: confirm PSU and power strip/UPS are active. Check if motherboard connectors remain secure after disconnection. Disconnect all components except the motherboard. Wait to see if it powers up, and observe any brief fan activity or clicks during startup.
At first connection of the new PSU the CPU fan started almost instantly, yet no further changes have occurred since then. I plan to unplug everything except the motherboard to test. (Does this mean removing RAM, GPU, and other components as well?) Thanks for your patience!
The motherboard requires a CPU, one RAM stick, power supply for the CPU, and a proper motherboard to install it. It also needs video output technically, though I assume your i3 model includes an integrated GPU. Are you using the original cables from the new PSU or are you repurposing cables from an older PSU?
Since no one talked about it, I checked each part thoroughly at every step. My old Pentium 3 stopped working, and during that kind of examination it turned out the start/off button was broken due to dirt. Or maybe a tiny cable got dislodged while installing new ones—that’s happened often in my experience.