Broken Pin

[mugsisme]

I have a Shuttle AN35N-Ultra board. While building a machine, I accidently broke one of the pins that the power switch cord hooks to. Am I out of luck and need a new board, or is there any way to fix this? Thanks!

 

[birddog]

When you say 'power switch cord', do you mean the pins to the case power button? If so, you still should be able to short the pin stub to the other pin to get a boot into the BIOS. From there, change the status after power failure setting to 'on'. Plug your computer into a power strip. Every time you turn the power strip on, the computer will boot up.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: birddog
When you say 'power switch cord', do you mean the pins to the case power button? If so, you still should be able to short the pin stub to the other pin to get a boot into the BIOS. From there, change the status after power failure setting to 'on'. Plug your computer into a power strip. Every time you turn the power strip on, the computer will boot up.

heh, nice, good advice IMO

i'd honestly be attempting a solder job... LOL

 

[mugsisme]

Thanks for the replys! The broken pin is on the motherboard. Does your suggestion still hold?

 

[CraigRT]

yeah man, I'd do a solder job for sure, I always want to make sure stuff is fixed right

since it's only 1 pin, you should be able to do it with a fine-tip iron... I am going to be replacing like 9 caps on a mobo soon, that will take a little more time/effort.

 

[birddog]

It should work. If you have a steady hand, you could also try to solder it.

I have an Shuttle AK39N and I have used an AK31A, both those boards have the ability to set the status after power failure to 'on', so I assume the AN35 would also.

How much of the pin stub is left? As long as there is a dimple, you should be able to momentarily short it with a small piece of metal to get it to boot up into the BIOS where you can make the change.

 

[mugsisme]

There is enough of the stub left, as I can short it to start. I did buy a basic soldering iron from Radio Shack, and i am going to try my hand at it. Thanks!