K8N Neo2 Platinum won't even power on.

[Booshanky]

Ok, the thread title might be a bit misleading. I'm running an MSI K8N NEO 2 platinum, a gig of geil 3200, and an athlon 64 3200. The power supply i'm using is an enermax noisetaker 450 watt PSU.


Anyway, i got windows installed and it's been running great, but OCCASIONALLY i'll turn the computer off, and let it sit for a bit, but when i hit the power button it wont even turn on. The only way i can get this to boot properly is to unplug the 20 pin molex connector from the motherboard and plug it back in, then hit the power button again and it works just fine.

Is this a common problem? Anyone know how to fix it? The big problem is that it's my bosses computer and there's no way in hell he'll put up with that.

Thanks

 

[christopherzombie]

Use a multimeter and check the PSU. Make sure the molex connector pins haven't pushed out of the back of the housing, this happens often with 12v connectors. Swap out PSUs to be sure it isn't the mobo.