Power went out, help with desktop :(

**EnR** · 04-25-2008, 11:28 PM

Hey guys/gals, I broke my power button on my desktop (its smashed in, button is just loose) but yea, power went out, and now I can't turn it back on.

is there a way to turn it on without the power button?

I like my macbook, but have everything good on my desktop.

**foilman8805** · 04-25-2008, 11:30 PM

Without ripping open the computer casing, I am going to have to say no, you can't turn the computer back on.

Gotta get that button unstuck.

**Nightfirecat** · 04-25-2008, 11:31 PM

I agree.

Try taking apart the case to get it unstuck.

**Squeek** · 04-25-2008, 11:35 PM

Typically, buttons only exist to provide a medium between you and a pressure plate.

If the button is misaligned with its plate, you either need to re-align it or find another way to get that pressure plate pressed. Both will require you to open up your case. Some cases can open from the front, but most of them will be a pain in the ass to get to the front.

**EnR** · 04-25-2008, 11:39 PM

Mines a custom case, with the see-trough glass on the side, the button isn't stuck, it's just loose, like its just there, nothing behind it, last time I pressed it, it worked, I can see if I can take it apart easily.

**Squeek** · 04-26-2008, 12:03 AM

It's called a window.

**EnR** · 04-26-2008, 12:13 AM

Woot, k so yea, the entire front just pops off like nothing, I have one of those cases with the door in the front, but I fixed everything, the plate was pushed out so just had to pop it back in, thanks guys.

**MalDON** · 04-26-2008, 01:01 AM

Seriously, give it a good smack. That might unstick the button.

**foilman8805** · 04-26-2008, 01:28 AM

Pro Tip: Read the thread first before you make a post.

OnixRose · 04-26-2008, 01:39 AM

power went out here too, and I have troubles with mine too, when turning the comp on by pushing the power button in, it gets stuck on the casing and thus causes it to turn on and shut down right away.

**Phynx** · 04-26-2008, 01:47 AM

Open the case, find the wiring that goes from the button to the mobo, take a small tipped screwdriver then create a "bridge" between the two little spokes that the power button is connected to. That's what turns the computer on. God I love knowing shtuff

04-25-2008, 11:28 PM	#1
EnR Massive flaming dildos. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town, Ontario Age: 31 Posts: 8,431	Power went out, help with desktop :( Hey guys/gals, I broke my power button on my desktop (its smashed in, button is just loose) but yea, power went out, and now I can't turn it back on. is there a way to turn it on without the power button? I like my macbook, but have everything good on my desktop. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-25-2008, 11:30 PM	#2
foilman8805 smoke wheat hail satin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA baby Age: 36 Posts: 5,704	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Without ripping open the computer casing, I am going to have to say no, you can't turn the computer back on. Gotta get that button unstuck.

04-25-2008, 11:31 PM	#3
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04-25-2008, 11:35 PM	#4
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Typically, buttons only exist to provide a medium between you and a pressure plate. If the button is misaligned with its plate, you either need to re-align it or find another way to get that pressure plate pressed. Both will require you to open up your case. Some cases can open from the front, but most of them will be a pain in the ass to get to the front.

04-25-2008, 11:39 PM	#5
EnR Massive flaming dildos. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town, Ontario Age: 31 Posts: 8,431	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Mines a custom case, with the see-trough glass on the side, the button isn't stuck, it's just loose, like its just there, nothing behind it, last time I pressed it, it worked, I can see if I can take it apart easily. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-26-2008, 12:03 AM	#6
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( It's called a window.

04-26-2008, 12:13 AM	#7
EnR Massive flaming dildos. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town, Ontario Age: 31 Posts: 8,431	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Woot, k so yea, the entire front just pops off like nothing, I have one of those cases with the door in the front, but I fixed everything, the plate was pushed out so just had to pop it back in, thanks guys. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-26-2008, 01:01 AM	#8
MalDON Retired Staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 35 Posts: 618	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Seriously, give it a good smack. That might unstick the button.

04-26-2008, 01:28 AM	#9
foilman8805 smoke wheat hail satin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA baby Age: 36 Posts: 5,704	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Pro Tip: Read the thread first before you make a post.

04-26-2008, 01:47 AM	#11
Phynx I'm Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Age: 34 Posts: 2,999	Re: Power went out, help with desktop :( Open the case, find the wiring that goes from the button to the mobo, take a small tipped screwdriver then create a "bridge" between the two little spokes that the power button is connected to. That's what turns the computer on. God I love knowing shtuff __________________ Guardin' of the Scared Shrine

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