What is an useful hack you can learn within 5 minutes?

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You likely use a personal computer daily. If so, you might have encountered a situation where the PC doesn’t start at all!

There could be two possible problems:

Faulty SMPS (power supply)

Faulty power switch

To verify if the SMPS is working properly but the power switch is faulty, there is a trick to turn your PC on directly through the motherboard.

Look for the F_PANEL (front panel) label on your motherboard. It is usually at the bottom of the board.

There, you’ll find a small manual with PWR or a similar label. Please refer to the picture above. You just need to short the two pins are indicated in a red circle.

That’s it! If your PC starts, then it’s proven that the power switch is faulty and the SMPS is working properly.