A technician moves a working motherboard into a new case. Now nothing happens when the case's power button is pressed, although the motherboard's standby LED is on. What is the likely cause?
Un technicien transfère une carte mère qui fonctionnait dans un nouveau boîtier. Désormais, rien ne se passe quand on appuie sur le bouton d'alimentation du boîtier, bien que le voyant de veille de la carte mère soit allumé. Quelle est la cause probable ?
Answers
AThe CPU was damaged during the move and must be replaced with a new oneLe processeur a été endommagé pendant le transfert et doit être remplacé par un neuf
BThe operating system is not activatedLe système d'exploitation n'est pas activé
CThe front-panel power switch wires are on the wrong header pinsLes fils de l'interrupteur de façade sont sur les mauvaises broches du connecteur
DThe RAM is in the wrong slotsLa RAM est dans les mauvais emplacements
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