Power Button Doesn't Work, but Power Button on Motherboard Does!

[RVR]

Hi guys,

I recently overclocked my CPU and I've run into a problem. It was running great last night, but when I tried to turn it on today it wouldn't start... BUT I pushed the power button on the ASUS mobo and was able to reset the BIOS. Now everything will turn on and function normally - just not using the power button.

I have to leave my computer case open and push the power button from the motherboard to just turn on the computer...

Any suggestions on what else I should be checking for?

[yohohobo]

Check the cable that connects the power button to the motherboard and make sure that it's seated properly on the motherboard pins. It may have accidentally come loose.

[frontier204]

Do you know if the motherboard's switch header actually works? Plug the switch from another case (or your current case's reset button) if you have one, or a jumper from an old hard drive into the motherboard and see if that works to turn on your computer:

[Shadowmeph]

I am thinking that maybe you bumped the PC and the power wires came off of the motherboard, or ,which I never have seen personally , the power switch itself is toast.

[Jake_HT]

use the reset button and plug it in to the power pins. I've built 2 computers now that have had defective power buttons.

[RVR]

Thank you for the help guys. It turns out some of the connectors were disconnected. I feel dumb haha