moved my dell optiplex motherboard and all components from OG case to OPEN AIR CASE

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now the pc just cycles on and off

i hope i didnt damage anything, i only got it for $50 form ebay anyways but it was a nice rig :(

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the reason for moving it to open air case cause i wanted to put my 1060 in it and the og case had no room for the gpu

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i looked at back of MB and there are a few bent pins

guess its ruined, right

i asked my neighbor to help get one of the plugs out so i dont know if he bent the pins when holding the MB or i did when transferring it to the new case

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it just turns on for 5 seconds with PSU fan, cpu fan, and gpu fan spinning then shuts off only to turn on again for 5 seconds, endless on / off cycle

[_I_]

dell does not use a standard atx/matx layout
the mobo may be shorting on one of the standoffs

and double check the front panel connectors, sometimes they are a different pinout too

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_I_ lähetti viestin:

dell does not use a standard atx/matx layout
the mobo may be shorting on one of the standoffs

and double check the front panel connectors, sometimes they are a different pinout too

i have no front panel connectors connected as i took it out of the dell case and its in an open air case the only thing plugged in is a power switch cable but i dont think it is working

should i put it back in the dell case and see if it works again, ( the thing is i broke the cable for the dell case front usb ports so i just trashed that part)

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Your in a boot loop. Unplug psu from mains power, (unplug not switch off), Reset / Replace cmos battery, check M/board for possible shorts and any debri that may be trapped on it, reconnect bare minimum and power on.

edit; as _I_ said, check pin connects are correct, easy mistake.

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Carlsberg lähetti viestin:

Your in a boot loop. Unplug psu from mains power, (unplug not switch off), Reset / Replace cmos battery, check M/board for possible shorts and any debri that may be trapped on it, reconnect bare minimum and power on.

edit; as _I_ said, check pin connects are correct, easy mistake.

did all that, there are few bent pins on the backside of motherboard

[Carlsberg]

If your power switch is not working or suspect remove it, machine can be started by just shorting pins instead.

Did something similar years ago, had a machine spread out on a bedroom dresser, cables, psu and hdd's all over, but it worked and we were happy.

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Check the front panel pins for damage. You can always unplug them and jump start it by briefly shorting the power switch pins.

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GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™ lähetti viestin:

Check the front panel pins for damage. You can always unplug them and jump start it by briefly shorting the power switch pins.

as i said there are no front panel pins plugged since this is an open air case and i damaged the dell front panel connectors so i trashed the unit

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Can't you just straighten the pins out? Use a mechanical pencil and remove the lead and use the hole to realign everything.

After that you should be able to jump it with a screw driver by briefly shorting the power switch pins. Right now your PC is shorting itself constantly with the pin damage present. You have to straighten them so they don't touch.

[_I_]

the power button may be damaged, try plugging the reset button into the power header location, and see if that can turn the pc on

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_I_ lähetti viestin:

the power button may be damaged, try plugging the reset button into the power header location, and see if that can turn the pc on

the reset button is on the hub with the front panel connector that i broke and trashed :(

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GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™ lähetti viestin:

Can't you just straighten the pins out? Use a mechanical pencil and remove the lead and use the hole to realign everything.

After that you should be able to jump it with a screw driver by briefly shorting the power switch pins. Right now your PC is shorting itself constantly with the pin damage present. You have to straighten them so they don't touch.

i dont know about touching with screw driver and electricity involved, scared of that

my friend said after church sunday he can look at it

[r.linder]

Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD} lähetti viestin:

GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™ lähetti viestin:

Check the front panel pins for damage. You can always unplug them and jump start it by briefly shorting the power switch pins.

as i said there are no front panel pins plugged since this is an open air case and i damaged the dell front panel connectors so i trashed the unit

Bad idea, because some Dell boards won't even POST without the original case's connectors attached to the motherboard. I had an OptiPlex with that exact thing and I had to move the case connectors with the motherboard to another case just to get it to POST.