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I have an ASUS p5k-e motherboard. It's roughly about 2 years old...
I turned it off one day to clean it about 2 days ago and it didn't have a boot sequence.... I took everything out after the first unsuccessful boot process, but it still didn't boot.... My whole life is on that computer, I need it to work.... If someone needs the specs for it to help me then I'll get them for you since I don't know them off the top of my head. PLEASE HELP ME!!! T______T I really need it to work, if it doesn't I might as well say good bye to my college education.... U___U that's how important it is to me...

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Building on the quick checks started by and and the report from , these are focused, practical diagnostics often missed on home-built systems. They are ordered so a non-specialist can follow them without special tools, and include precautions to protect data.

  • Do a careful visual inspection of the motherboard and surrounding components: look for bulging or leaking capacitors, burn or scorch marks, and any loose metal or screw that might short the board.
  • Verify the auxiliary CPU power connector on the board (the separate 4/8-pin plug that feeds the CPU voltage regulators) is correctly seated and that no pins are damaged.
  • Bench-test the motherboard outside the case on a non-conductive surface with only the CPU, cooler, one memory module, and video (if required). This eliminates case shorts from standoffs or stray screws.
  • Fit a small system speaker or diagnostic POST card to the board’s header so you can capture POST codes. Consult the motherboard manual for code meanings; they pinpoint failures much faster than guesswork.
  • Clear CMOS (battery removal or jumper method for a minute) to rule out corrupted settings. Try again with defaults.
  • Inspect the CPU/socket area for bent pins or improper cooler mounting—improper contact can prevent POST or cause immediate shutdowns. Be very gentle when examining pins.
  • If data on drives is critical, remove the storage device and attach it to another computer (or use a USB-to-SATA adapter) to image/copy files before continuing diagnostics.

Start with the visual inspection and bench test, then use POST codes and CMOS clearing before swapping parts. If tests still fail, have a shop run component-level checks or try known-good parts (memory, PSU, GPU) to isolate the fault. These steps prioritize safe narrowing of the problem while preserving important data.

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check for any loss connection..make sure you didn't touch any jumper settings.. what are the symptoms.. beeping sound? or what..?

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there isn't much of anything when I turn it on, there isn't anything, and then after a couple of seconds it will turn off and then it will turn back on do nothing for about 5 minutes and turn off, and no coming back on. No beeps, no input on the monitor. nothing, but everything is on, it just doesn't do anything...

I might not be the smartest person, but I know not to touch the jumpers.. >____> not saying that you were saying I am stupid...... er... oh crap i just confused myself..... i'm sorry....

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during power on does the keyboard led's lits up?

try to reseat the connection of your PSU.. check if it will help..

check your power on switch...maybe it's toggling to on and off..

post back..

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also check to see if you knocked the ram loose. i would suggest reseating it anyway. ram issues can cause the computer to turn on and literally do nothing... black screen, no beeps, etc.

however, the fact that you said it turns itself off then back on makes me think it's a bad power supply or bad connection. def check the power supply connection and reseat that as suggested. was your power supply making any funny noises prior to you turning the computer off an cleaning it?

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