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It is one strand of wire about 12 inches in length with a reset switch fitted on one end. It could not stand itself so that it was touching something around.
There is a USP between the PC and the AC outlet. I have been using the same AC outlet, the same USP and the same AC cord to PC for the last ten years(the battery was replaced 3 times during that time). I built four different PCs so far and the first three did not have this problem.Also check the main power supply cable from your wall socket, it could be a loose wire?
If connected to a filter after the main socket check for loose wires also.
If you haven't got a filter it could be transient/spikes in the voltage from the main power supply in your home.
Last edited by churin; 01 Mar 2010 at 07:51.
I have read the links.
I have tried this but no avail. The video card could not be removed because the mobo does not have integrated video.Remove all hardware from the motherboard. DVD drives, video cards, hard drives, etc.
I assembled the hardware system without using any case and installed the W7. After confirming everything was working fine, it was moved into the case.Actually, to make this as fail-proof as possible, remove the motherboard from the case as well.
Just another idea... have you reset the BIOS to factory defaults?
And everything worked fine outside of the case??? Strange indeed!
The following is what I have determined :
1. Discharge of static electricity is cause of the problem not loose wire or intermittent connection, etc.
2. Discharge of static electricity into the reset cable only causes the rebooting problem. There are many cables and wire strands including the reset wire that are bundled together and neatly routed in the case(done by case vendor) but as long as the reset wire is unplugged from the mobo, the resetting does not happen.
If a separate strand for the reset wires as shown below is used, then discharging static electricity into the top plastic piece of the case does not cause resetting, but if the discharging is done into somewhere in the twisted strand, then resetting happens.
The problem seems to be that the reset wire's switch side end is held by a plastic piece. If this is made of metallic material and is integral part of the steel case, the problem would not happen.
Have you tried the on off switch in place of the reset switch... they are the same except a reset is a momentary switch... while on off is a regular switch. This might help show if it is just a bad/shorted reset sw... You can turn on system by using a spare jumper and shorting the on/off switch pin header on mobo.
Dang this ones a beeeyatch!
If I had the same issue... works fine outside case... doesnt work in case... I'd have to try a different case.
OR...you have one of those new coolermasters I see from the photos... painted or powdercoated in and out.... hmmm I wonder if it is a ground issue due to that paint???
Is there a chassis ground wire? If so, use a star washer under to bite into the coating and get a good ground... http://product-image.tradeindia.com/...tar-Washer.jpg
As I already stated in my earlier post, that will most probably solve the problem. But I would rather remove the reset switch instead.
Yes, it IS a ground issue, but not due to the paint but due to the plastic part used for the case as stated in my previous post.OR...you have one of those new coolermasters I see from the photos... painted or powdercoated in and out.... hmmm I wonder if it is a ground issue due to that paint???
The case is CM STORM(SGC-2000-KKN1-GP) and the part assembly on the top side of the case is made of plastic material which holds switches(pwr,reset), LEDs, connectors(eSata, usbs) on ends of the cables and the wire strands running from the mobo.