Serious question, do you check cable connections before deep diving?

I had a client's machine that wouldn't post after a parts swap. Wasted time pulling the motherboard and testing the PSU. The problem was a slightly unplugged fan header blocking the boot process. Pushing it in fully got the system running right away. It's a small thing, but now I always do a visual cable check first.

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olivia3912d ago

Twice, reseating the motherboard power cable solved it.

ramirez.john2d ago

A loose fan header stopping a computer from posting is wild to me. In my experience, those are just for cooling and shouldn't affect startup. Your mileage may vary, but I'm doing a full cable inspection first from now on.