Computer Build won't Power On

Sassav · 06-01-2009, 08:42 PM

Recently I have put together a computer for a friend, however, it won't power on. The motherboard has integrated power & reset switches which do not work either.

Through troubleshooting I've narrowed it down to that it must be a problem with either the motherboard or the power supply or a combination of the two. Here's the make and model of each & the newegg.com link to them:

ECS BLACK SERIES GF8200A (V1.0) AM2+/AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135085

Sunbeam PSU-BKS580-US 580W ATX Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817709011

Anyone have any ideas what may be wrong? Thanks.

**Tyree** · 06-02-2009, 08:06 AM

The Sunbeam PSU would be my first suspect. You can NOT buy a quality PSU for $21.
ECS Mobo's are also pretty low quality. You could do a lot better for $80.

Sassav · 06-02-2009, 10:42 AM

The computer build which I am working on & encountered this problem was never intended to be a top quality of but only meant to be used for web browsing & word processing. The budget I was given was quite low so I had to make ends meet wherever possible. Haha, though I can't argue with how cheap the psu is. Thanks & I'll look more into that.

**speedster123** · 06-03-2009, 06:12 AM

Hopefully that beauty of a supply you installed didnt take out the board.
Tell your friend to choke up a few more bucks for this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139004

As long as you are using on board video.

06-01-2009, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sassav Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista, OS X	Computer Build won't Power On Recently I have put together a computer for a friend, however, it won't power on. The motherboard has integrated power & reset switches which do not work either. Through troubleshooting I've narrowed it down to that it must be a problem with either the motherboard or the power supply or a combination of the two. Here's the make and model of each & the newegg.com link to them: ECS BLACK SERIES GF8200A (V1.0) AM2+/AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135085 Sunbeam PSU-BKS580-US 580W ATX Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817709011 Anyone have any ideas what may be wrong? Thanks.

06-02-2009, 08:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,566 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Computer Build won't Power On The Sunbeam PSU would be my first suspect. You can NOT buy a quality PSU for $21. ECS Mobo's are also pretty low quality. You could do a lot better for $80. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

06-02-2009, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sassav Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista, OS X	Re: Computer Build won't Power On The computer build which I am working on & encountered this problem was never intended to be a top quality of but only meant to be used for web browsing & word processing. The budget I was given was quite low so I had to make ends meet wherever possible. Haha, though I can't argue with how cheap the psu is. Thanks & I'll look more into that.

06-03-2009, 06:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,219 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Computer Build won't Power On Hopefully that beauty of a supply you installed didnt take out the board. Tell your friend to choke up a few more bucks for this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139004 As long as you are using on board video. __________________