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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
Here are 3 pics of my problem. The two wires connected to my power switch
came off. I have no way to reconnect them. Now I cannot turn on my comp. Is there anything I can do? See the pics below. http://tinypic.com/ieghp5.jpg http://tinypic.com/ieghtl.jpg http://tinypic.com/ieghv4.jpg |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
"Wilson" wrote in message ... Here are 3 pics of my problem. The two wires connected to my power switch came off. I have no way to reconnect them. Now I cannot turn on my comp. Is there anything I can do? See the pics below. the pix were a bit blurry so it's hard to see what happened. if the two pins on the motherboard broke off... you will need to solder two fine wires in their place and splice them into the wires going to your power switch. if it's just the connector on the end of the power switch... you can probably just reuse some old ones that you could get from any computer shop |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
I can touch the two wires to a screwdriver to turn on the comp, but this is
a short quick fix. I need it back like it was. "philo" wrote in message ... "Wilson" wrote in message ... Here are 3 pics of my problem. The two wires connected to my power switch came off. I have no way to reconnect them. Now I cannot turn on my comp. Is there anything I can do? See the pics below. the pix were a bit blurry so it's hard to see what happened. if the two pins on the motherboard broke off... you will need to solder two fine wires in their place and splice them into the wires going to your power switch. if it's just the connector on the end of the power switch... you can probably just reuse some old ones that you could get from any computer shop |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
""Outback" Jon" wrote in message
news:woDmf.3362 Assuming you don't use your reset button often, you can use that to power your computer. Just hook it up to the motherboard where the power switch was hooked up. Yes, that worked. I don't know why I did not think about that. I am using my reset switch now and have no power button. I have two wires poking out that used to go to the power button. I wonder if there is anything I can buy to make a power switch again by connecting it back to those 2 wires? |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
"Wilson" wrote in message ... ""Outback" Jon" wrote in message news:woDmf.3362 Assuming you don't use your reset button often, you can use that to power your computer. Just hook it up to the motherboard where the power switch was hooked up. Yes, that worked. I don't know why I did not think about that. I am using my reset switch now and have no power button. I have two wires poking out that used to go to the power button. I wonder if there is anything I can buy to make a power switch again by connecting it back to those 2 wires? sure just cut and splice the wires... |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
"Wilson" wrote in message
... ""Outback" Jon" wrote in message news:woDmf.3362 Assuming you don't use your reset button often, you can use that to power your computer. Just hook it up to the motherboard where the power switch was hooked up. Yes, that worked. I don't know why I did not think about that. I am using my reset switch now and have no power button. I have two wires poking out that used to go to the power button. I wonder if there is anything I can buy to make a power switch again by connecting it back to those 2 wires? Go to Radio Shack and get another pushbutton (that toggles between closed and open), drill a hole in the case or front bezel, and solder onto that. Or see if you can find a replacement switch from the case manufacturer or computer vendor. http://www.digikey.com/ probably has it but good luck in hunting around their site to find it. There is also a chance that you could carve enough epoxy and shell from around the broken-off pins in the old power switch to give you enough to solder on the old wires. If you don't want to go through the soldering or finding a replacement switch, you could buy a new case, too. The pics were very poor. I had to open them in IrfanView to up the brightness and contrast along with improving sharpness. Next time look at how they look before posting them. |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
Vanguard wrote in message
The pics were very poor. I had to open them in IrfanView to up the brightness and contrast along with improving sharpness. Next time look at how they look before posting them. I was in a hurry, the pics servered their purpose, and the pics were not expected to show the points where the wires broke of the metal. They were only supposed to give a quick mental picture of what I was talking about. You did not need Irfanview for that. Other than that, thank you very much for taking the time to help me. |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
"Wilson" wrote in message
... Vanguard wrote in message The pics were very poor. I had to open them in IrfanView to up the brightness and contrast along with improving sharpness. Next time look at how they look before posting them. They were only supposed to give a quick mental picture of what I was talking about. Oh. I thought you wanted *US* to see what you were talking about. There is no need to add pic links to a post if all they are for is some mental note to yourself. |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:16:14 -0600, "Wilson"
wrote: Here are 3 pics of my problem. The two wires connected to my power switch came off. I have no way to reconnect them. Now I cannot turn on my comp. Is there anything I can do? See the pics below. http://tinypic.com/ieghp5.jpg http://tinypic.com/ieghtl.jpg http://tinypic.com/ieghv4.jpg As you have noted, the reset switch will work for the time being. If the reset and power switches themselves are physically identical (the actual switch itself), then you could even swap the switch from the reset switch's position in the front panel holder, to the position that holds the power switch... then you just have to fix your reset switch. To fix the reset switch, you can either go to a mom-n-pop computer shop and show them your switch, explaining that you need another one (which will be obvious to them since the wire isn't connected to it). Your switch is fairly common type, any decent shop should be able to help you if it's the old fashioned type where they fix computers hands-on rather than just shelves of stuff for sale. The other alternative is to take a sharp knife and strip off about 3mm of the insulation off the wires, twist them about 3 turns clockwise so they're not fraying out in odd directions, and solder them back to the switch pins they broke off of. If you're not experienced in soldering (probably not), it would be best to have someone else solder it, because overheating these switch pins will be a problem as they are short and held in the plastic body of the switch. It's not hard for someone with soldering experience to do, but without any soldering experience I would suggest that you at least read some soldering tutorials and practice on some scrap wire and metal before trying to do it yourself. Soldering irons plus plenty of solder are available at Radio Shack for about $5, but anyone practiced at soldering probably has a soldering iron. |
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Wires from power switch broke, can't turn on power; HELP
"kony" wrote in message
.To fix the reset switch, you can either go to a mom-n-pop computer shop and show them your switch, Thanks. I plan to do that Monday just as soon as they open. If not, I am going to order the one I found online. http://www.directron.com/atxswitch.html |
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