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    Exclamation My PC won't switch on :(

    I was listening to music and i was about to plug in a second monitor to my graphics card when my computer just switched off, and the screen on my g15 keyboard just flickered. so i pressed the button to turn it on and nothing. so i switched the switch on the power supply to off then after a bit back on again and switched it on at the button. This time the lights on my case and my case fans came on and turned for a split second then instantly went back off again.

    This is all i get, and in order to get it to just do that i have to flick the power supply off and on again, then press the button. Please

    umm ohkaaayyy... it's working now.. i wonder if i got a power surge and my power supply shut off to protect it, hmmm
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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    I'd suspect the power supply. What make is it?
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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    It's a 900w Tagan BZ series

    I've now found out it happens every time I plug the second monitor in. I wonder if the cable or the socket on my graphics card is broken. odd..
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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Have you tried swapping the monitor around as in the second monitor your main one,Then if it does the same then you know thats the problem.

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Are you sure you've got all the power leads that you need plugged in, esp the molex lead for PCI-E on the mobo?

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    I've got all power cables plugged in right. it jus seems as soon as this cable from the other monitor goes NEAR the back of my gfx card the pc shuts off, it doesn't even have to be plugged in. then it wont turn back on till the cable isn't anywhere near the pc. so weird.

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Thats strange if there is no power going in,Shouldn't be any reason to do that,Are you having any problems with your GFX Card? Might be something little going on.

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Should you not be shutting down before swapping onitor cables in and out?
    I know i would.

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Now thats a good one yea i think that could be your problem never unplug or plug anything in without turning it off

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Apart from USB or SATA they be hot swappable!

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    Re: My PC won't switch on :(

    Sounds like somehow the cable is causing interference, which is really weird. Unplug Monitor 2 from the power cable and try it with the video card while unpowered. If it works then it suggests that something is badly wrong with the monitor - do not connect the power cable but rather RMA it.

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