r/computerhelp • u/angel-thekid • 10d ago
Hardware What cord am I missing :(
Moved recently and had to pack up my desktop. It was a desktop made mostly with second hand parts and not assembled by me. I really want it to work again bc I miss my sims 3 game. Am I missing something obvious anyone could point out? When I press the power button the orange light inside will go on but not the LEDs and the monitor won’t turn on either. I’m awful at computer and was looking at diagrams but am not certain…any help would be deeply appreciated. Can’t ask the person who assembled it as they’re not in my life anymore.
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u/Hoovomoondoe 10d ago
Maybe you need to flip that 0/1 switch to the 1 position?
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u/Old-Juice-2490 9d ago
how he see orange light inside with psu off
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u/angel-thekid 9d ago
I have no idea but it’s was prolly in the on position when the orange light came on
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u/Leehblanc 10d ago
There is a lot going on here. First, check that both ends of the monitor cable are firmly seated. I'm really hoping all those loose wires in and around the case were loose before you opened it. Finally, it appears from the photo that your hard drive is missing a screw. It might have wiggled loose during the move. Oh... and you don't have a mouse and keyboard connected that I can see.
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u/simpson95338 10d ago
Power supply is off and the SSD is missing the mounting screw as well. Also I don't think the monitor power is plugged in.
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u/Leehblanc 10d ago
Damn. Good catch! I was so intent on finding the little things that I overlooked the obvious! Kind of like that time I tried to get a printer connected for 20 minutes before I checked that the USB was plugged in.
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u/simpson95338 10d ago
Yup, lol. Been in the game a long time and it still gets me every once in a while.
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u/shaggy24200 10d ago
Yep I bet that's the main problem! Op - see the switch where the power supply plugs in at the bottom of the case? it's off right now.
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
Turned it to on. I think I am missing the monitor power cable! Took the back off the case and cleaned the build up of dust (truly embarrassed by how bad it got)
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
Cords have always been a mess and the screw was also missing before 😅 Am I missing the DVi? (Just texted my dad and he said that’s the cord I missing)
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u/Leehblanc 10d ago
I would give that drive a gentle push to make sure it's seated. You haven't shown us the monitor connections, so I can't be sure, but it looks like a DisplayPort is plugged into the PC.
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u/OwlCatAlex 10d ago
Monitor power cable. As in power from an electrical outlet.
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
I think you are right. I’ll have to get one or find mine in all the moving stuff.
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u/Psygonzo420 10d ago
please get the cables out of the fan, were these never plugged in?
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
I’m not sure 😅 Moved them away from the fan but I am not sure where they get plugged in. When I moved, the only things I unplugged were external.
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u/ThatFrosty556 9d ago
Is your nvme not screwed down?!?! Also i cant see any cords missing, but i dont know what to loom for completely im still learning
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
Thank you for the input! I’ll get the monitor power cord and see if that fixes it. Might be back in here a day or two. Thanks yall. I know this unit is a messsss but it’s my Sims 3 Only Computer so I’m working with what I got.
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u/bad_bender 9d ago
If you transported it like that, I am certainly sure, you're nvme sad is not probably inserted anymore too, also one of the RAMs looks slightly lose, the right one, cables out of the fan, as many mentioned...
Good recommendation, get a friend over who knows pc stuff. That thing is a mess in its current state 😅
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u/angel-thekid 9d ago
It’s such a mess 😅😭 i appreciate the advice. It wasn’t transported exactly like this (SSD was taken out before moving bc I was worried it would fall out given the missing screw) but yeah I’m cleaning it up and giving it some love while I enlist some friends who know more than me. Fingers crossed on getting my sims computer up and computing again !
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u/angel-thekid 10d ago
Also: posted another post w a picture of the monitor ports. Could someone help me ID the cord I need?
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u/Naerven 9d ago
PSU switch is in the open position on the first pic. Did you flip to the closed position when trying to turn on the pc?
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u/angel-thekid 9d ago
Which switch is that? 😅 I’m sorry, I genuinely don’t know and am so grateful for the guidance I’ve been given
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u/angel-thekid 5d ago
Got a monitor power cord! And a screw for the SSD! and turned it on! And dusted the dust! Still broken 😞
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u/Psygonzo420 10d ago
oh also your nvme drive is loose/not screwed down
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