Ok recently i wanted to fit an old computer laying around into this cool horizontal case i bought from newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121010) heres the problem, for some reason i could not get the bios to load up, at first i thought ok ill try reseating the ram and the video card, and reset the bios ect. still nothing, as an experiment to narrow down the problem, i took out the parts from the horizontal case and put them in a vertical one, i turn it on an whala! it work bios shows up everything is cool, then from suspicions of the horizontal case being the problem, i took another old computer laying around and put the parts into the horizontal case, this time the thing wouldn't even turn on! i checked everything even tried a different power supply, idk what it is about this horizontal case, anyone have any ideas?
[SOLVED] Horizontal Case Problem
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Re: Horizontal Case Problem
Check for grounding problems between the case and the mobo, and the case and any other components.
Check for grounding problems between the case and the mobo, and the case and any other components.
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thank you for your reply, i read something about grounding, can you explain to me what you mean by that, like what exactly to look for?
thank you for your reply, i read something about grounding, can you explain to me what you mean by that, like what exactly to look for?
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Basically metal on your mobo or other component touching the metal of the case in places it shouldn't. For instance, if you have a motherboard standoff in a place where there is no screw, this could cause a problem.
Basically metal on your mobo or other component touching the metal of the case in places it shouldn't. For instance, if you have a motherboard standoff in a place where there is no screw, this could cause a problem.
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im now getting the feeling there could be something that happened to the "power SW" cable if i take the power SW cable form another case and plug it into the horizontal one, will it start up, or is this a dangerous test to do?
im now getting the feeling there could be something that happened to the "power SW" cable if i take the power SW cable form another case and plug it into the horizontal one, will it start up, or is this a dangerous test to do?
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If you are referring to the power switch that hooks up through the small pins on the mobo (usually in the lower right corner if looking at a tower case) then no, it is safe.
If you are referring to the power switch that hooks up through the small pins on the mobo (usually in the lower right corner if looking at a tower case) then no, it is safe.
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ok i got it to start, and for the first time, got the "power led" to light on, before just the HDD lead would turn on now its just the power led, thank you for your help so far, i think im getting closer to the problem
ok i got it to start, and for the first time, got the "power led" to light on, before just the HDD lead would turn on now its just the power led, thank you for your help so far, i think im getting closer to the problem
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n/m i figured it out, was a mix of risers and a bad hard drive! thanks for the help!
n/m i figured it out, was a mix of risers and a bad hard drive! thanks for the help!
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glad it's working for you now...
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