Re: Pc died, now wont power up.

"Dusty Steenbock" <no@xxxxxx> wrote:

Pull the MB and inspect the standoffs and make sure none are
grounding out.

The standoffs are supposed to ground out, that's why the mainboard
holes have solder around them.
.

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