No Activity When I Hit the Power Button

[Bryf50]

Just before my power quickly went out and came back on, turning my computer off. Unfortunate now it won't turn back on. It was even connected to a fairly decent surge protector.

The computer gives no response at all when I hit the power. The only clue I have is my ABIT IP-35 Pro motherboard displaying "0.1." on the debug screen. Looking this code up hasn't lead to any definitive answers though. Thank you if you can help me at all.

 

[gsaldivar]

Unplug your computer for several minutes then plug it back in.

 

[Bryf50]

Unplug your computer for several minutes then plug it back in.

No luck

 

[TheStu]

Reset CMOS?

Also with the PSU unplugged, pull the 24pin connector off the board, unfold a paperclip and stick one end into a green wire, and stick the other end into a black wire. Plug the PSU back in and turn it on. If the PSU turns on then you know it isn't the problem.

 

[Bryf50]

Reset CMOS?

Also with the PSU unplugged, pull the 24pin connector off the board, unfold a paperclip and stick one end into a green wire, and stick the other end into a black wire. Plug the PSU back in and turn it on. If the PSU turns on then you know it isn't the problem.

The psu started right up. And I reset the CMOS several times. I guess the motherboard is the main culprit then.

 

[Bryf50]

Complete Failure on my part. A few weeks ago i found a feature in the bios to make it so you had to enter a password on the keyboard for the computer to start up. It seems the password isn't reset with a CMOS reset but I decided to pull the battery out and suddenly it started working again. That's when it hit me. I put a password on it and I haven't shut it off since so I forgot all about it.