Just like in the title my PC has an issue when it won’t turn on. Power button does nothing, fans do not spin, PC is completely dead. First time it happened was when I put it to sleep, sometimes it wouldn’t wake up so I just avoided putting it to sleep as a temporary solution that become quite permanent… Simple power off worked well enough but recently it won’t start even when I turn it off. If that happens I need to flip the power button on the PSU for a 30 or so seconds then it turn it back on and I can start PC no problems.
From what I read on the Internet people suggest faulty PSU. Is there a way to confirm that? I don’t want to buy a new PSU if the old one is still good. It has little over 5 years so it’s not exactly new but certainly not too old.
I also had one crash that looked like PSU fault since PC just shut down suddenly but I blamed it on some power drop in the grid at the time.
You can probably do a “paper clip” test to help you confirm its the PSU and nothing else. Basically removing the PSU and connecting a paperclip to specific pins on the PSU to act like an “ON” button.
But based on the symptoms you’ve indicated, it does sound like a PSU problem. Nollij’s idea of buying another PSU that would allow you to return it sounds like another good solution/test.
I thought about it but idk if it’d be safe to remove 24 pin while plugged in. I can’t disconnect it though as after unplugging it works just fine.
Just get a PSU from the store and test it on your. It’ll tell you very quickly without risking a potential fire hazard.