PC Won't Start Back up after Putting it in Sleep Mode
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Alright, I recently rebuilt my computer with a new motherboard and a new case after accidentally breaking the plexiglass on my last case. I got it all put together and it ran just fine for about two weeks or so, I was even able to turn it off and start it back up just fine, but a couple days ago I decided I'd start trying to save a little on electricity by putting it in sleep mode every night. However when I went to turn it back on, absolutely nothing happened. No fans start up, nothing. I've checked connections on the motherboard, everything seems fine. I haven't tried taking out the RAM and putting it back in to see if that's the issue yet, I'll get around to that, but otherwise I can't find anything wrong with the build in a whole.
This is actually the same problem I had with the build before I put it in a new case with a new mobo, only instead of it happening when I put it in sleep mode, it happened after I shut it off once, and it never came back on. Someone told me that maybe a capacitor on the motherboard that supplies power to it went bad and I'd need a new motherboard, but now it's looking like that might not have been the issue, unless I happen to have gotten a motherboard with the exact same problem.
Could it be an issue with my power supply? It's a modular EVGA 850W PSU, for whatever it's worth. I can get the full specs of the build if need be. I'm thinking maybe breaking the plexiglass on the last case damaged something internally, but having gotten a new motherboard and still winding up with the same issue I'm guessing the only thing left to blame would be the power supply, unless I didn't seat the RAM correctly.
Any help would be appreciated, I'm really sick of having computers die on me :(
Aaand it's fixed! Nevermind, I guess it was the power supply. I had a spare, plugged it all in and it started up just fine. Yay!
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