"gregork" <> wrote in message news:<ZDdHb.14640$>...
> I have just installed a kx600 motherboard with an athlon 1ghz cpu and have
> encountered a problem I hope you can help me resolve.
> When I first started the system after installing the new motherboard
> everything started okay but when I cut the power with the power switch the
> system would not start again. I had a look inside and while I was pressing
> the power switch in and noticed the fans were turning a little bit . I then
> tried pulling the power cables from the CD player and hard drive and floppy
> and then after trying the power switch again the system then started. There
> is no set pattern to what power cables I pull out to allow the system to
> start - I just keep on pulling cables out and eventually the system starts.
> Once it is running the system will stay running and restart with the restart
> switch but as soon as I kill the power it won't start again. A couple of
> times after the system has been running I have inserted a CD and the power
> has shut down instantaneously. I have tried swapping the restart switch and
> the power switch around but still have the same problem . My power supply is
> a MEC model ATX 350/2F and is only a couple of weeks old.
>
> Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards
> gregork
Either your PSU is underrated or its inadequate, or faulty, or you
have a shorting power wire somewhere. Try another PSU, its the most
likely solution. See if you can borrow one.
Regards, NT
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