Rant: A 'dead' motherboard was actually a bad power button for 4 hours

Gavin White · 2026-03-10T14:10:04.721214+00:00

I swapped every part in a client's gaming rig before testing the front panel header with a screwdriver. Anyone have a go-to method for testing those tiny switches fast?

emma5226mo ago

Seriously? That's a brutal four hours. @victor266 is right about bad connections causing most headaches, but how do you even start testing that stuff first? I'd be pulling my hair out after swapping the whole system.

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victor2667mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst. Honestly feels like half of life's problems are just a bad connection or a loose wire somewhere.

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the_oliver7mo ago

My last three "dead" builds were just power switches playing hard to get.

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