ATX Case Power Button

[Rick]

ATX Case Power Button

Last night at an obscene hour I received a call for Help from a friend.
His system would not bootup.
It wouldn’t even twitch when he pressed the power button.
No Lights flashed No fan Movement . Nothing.

We all know the scenario.

After checking out the system looking at all the obvious reasons.
I asked who had used the system last.
(Kids You have to Love them)

It turned out that one had pressed the power button in a hurry to shut down the system.
He pressed it just a little to hard.
Some of these cases manufactures cut corners to save a penny.
By placing the Power (momentary switch) in a plastic hook setup and a dab of hot glue to hold it in place.
Press the button a little to hard and Out Pops the switch.
The button still works
But the switch is hanging from the wires inside the case cover doing Nothing.

I could possible understand if this was an El Cheap O case but it wasn’t
or it wasn’t supposed to be.

The cure was easy.
Replace the switch in the holder and a good wire tie around the locking tabs.
Plus a little hot glue http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif for good measure and its up and running again.

[pentachris]

Filed for future reference. Thanks, Rick!

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[mjc]

I guess this case was meant to used in an always on system? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[Rick]

Not exactly . it broke when it was off http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gif
Making it an always off system http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

[evalroy]

I had the same thing happen to my daughter's computer. Instead of the wire tie and glue, I used a small plastic cable tie like electrician’s use. Looped it around after reseating the switch and pulled tight. Works like a champ.

It is amazing how not only cheap cases but also the more expensive cases are manufactured with poor designs to only save a few pennies.

ER http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif


Originally posted by Rick:
ATX Case Power Button

Last night at an obscene hour I received a call for Help from a friend.
His system would not bootup.
It wouldn’t even twitch when he pressed the power button.
No Lights flashed No fan Movement . Nothing.

We all know the scenario.

After checking out the system looking at all the obvious reasons.
I asked who had used the system last.
(Kids You have to Love them)

It turned out that one had pressed the power button in a hurry to shut down the system.
He pressed it just a little to hard.
Some of these cases manufactures cut corners to save a penny.
By placing the Power (momentary switch) in a plastic hook setup and a dab of hot glue to hold it in place.
Press the button a little to hard and Out Pops the switch.
The button still works
But the switch is hanging from the wires inside the case cover doing Nothing.

I could possible understand if this was an El Cheap O case but it wasn’t
or it wasn’t supposed to be.

The cure was easy.
Replace the switch in the holder and a good wire tie around the locking tabs.
Plus a little hot glue http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif for good measure and its up and running again.



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I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.
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[This message has been edited by evalroy (edited 04-23-2002).]

[Rick]

Evolray

The plastic cable tie (wire tie ) is what I used also.
Not one of those twist ties .

BTW The Hot glue was what was originally on the switch mount. I just reheated it and got it around the wire tie

I think I will be adding the wire tie to all the systems I assemble from now on .
I’m not to keen on the idea of another late night service call to repair another of these

[Matt]

Maybe these “el cheapo” but not cases were meant to be sold to case mod’ers. Since they spend their time bolting fans, buttons, lights, and cutting vents into the side of their cases maybe the case designers put cheap parts into their products with the assumption that they were going to be replaced anyway… or maybe they are just getting cheap… http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/tongue.gif

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The first time I installed Windows it took only one try. When I tried re-installing Windows at a later date it took 30+ tries before I got it right... go figure. =P

[Nooyawkah]

"The first time I installed Windows it took only one try. When I tried re-installing Windows at a later date it took 30+ tries before I got it right... go figure." =P

I've always hated installing windows. The casement type are by far the hardest. Then you always wind up tearing at least one screen. And of course it's even more difficult if you're in a skyscraper.......
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[ranchdog]

cheeep cheeep...

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[Matt]

hehe.. wait... I don't get it... OHHH!!! heh. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/tongue.gif Should I add 98 on the end of the word Windows? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/tongue.gif

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The first time I installed Windows it took only one try. When I tried re-installing Windows at a later date it took 30+ tries before I got it right... go figure. =P