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  1. 11-06-2007, 16:51 #1
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    Default Hardware trouble

    Yesterday my computer developed this funny habit of failing to power up. The LED on the corner of the MB (ASUS P5B if it matters) burns brightly enough if the main power switch is on, but the machine flat out fails to react in any fashion to the front-panel power button being pressed. Initially I hoped this was a problem with the button itself, it and the case being old enough (and getting rather cramped), but changing to a brand new (and rather roomier) one had no effect so that's ruled out.

    Any idea what part of the system might be screwed, or how to find out ? The power source, the MB, something else ? It'd be nice to know which warranty receipt to dig up if nothing else, and the potential culprits aren't of the sort you want to start changing blind...

    The really vexing thing, mind you, is that this came completely out of the blue and without any prior hints of trouble - and neither can I recall doing anything that might so grossly bugger the machinery.
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