# \[SOLVED\] GameShell suddenly stopped working
**URL:** https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911
**Category:** Q&A
**Created:** [October 30, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911 "2018-10-30T04:02:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/1 "2018-10-30T04:02:22Z")
My unit has stopped working. I turned on the unit Saturday and it worked fine. Last night, it didn’t power up. I tripled checked all of the wire connections, the microsd card placement, and even let it charge overnight, but still nothing. One thing I noticed is that the charging indicator light did not go on when I was charging the unit.
Any tips? Suggestions???
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### Author:  [@Petrakis](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Petrakis)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/2 "2018-10-30T08:29:53Z")
Did you try your charger on other device? Or did you try another cable?
Also check the chargin port pins on the port and on the board if they are okay.
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/3 "2018-11-01T00:18:41Z")
Yes. All cables are plugged in and all in place inside the GS. I also tried different charging cables & bricks combos, and it still won’t charge or boot up.
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### Author:  [@Cybernaut](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Cybernaut)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/4 "2018-11-03T16:08:30Z")
If you think it’s an issue with power you can use a multi-meter to test the “test points” on the board and compare them to the open documentation
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/5 "2018-11-03T21:16:10Z")
I’m not a maker nor a modder, so I don’t ave any equipment to test the GS that way.
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### Author:  [@Micro007](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Micro007)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/6 "2018-11-04T12:30:49Z")
… I would recommend a little bit of knowhow prior to owning a game shell
Try holding the on button. I find if I disconnect the battery for any reason I have to hold the power button first boot
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/7 "2018-11-04T14:33:06Z")
I’ve tried holding on to the power button, and nothing. I’ve also hit the reset button, and nothing. I even reflashed the OS on a new microSD card to see if the card was the problem, and still nothing.
So either the cable connecting the batter to the main board is damaged or the battery is dead. Gonna keep trying.
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### Author:  [@lasvegas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lasvegas)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/8 "2018-11-04T19:33:07Z")
Will it power on with the USB connected? Does the LED on the back of the logic board light when USB is connected? You don’t need anything but the display connected to power it on with USB.
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/9 "2018-11-04T20:54:55Z")
No lights pop on when the USB cable is plugged in. I’ve tried different combinations of microUSb cables and power bricks, with no luck.
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### Author:  [@Cybernaut](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Cybernaut)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/10 "2018-11-05T18:41:11Z")
As a side note, a multi-meter is good general purpose tool anyone should have in a tool box along with other basics like hammers and screwdrivers. I would encourage you to pick one up. You can even find them in hardware stores.
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### Author:  [@ZiTAL](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ZiTAL)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/11 "2018-11-05T20:01:12Z")
Something similar happened to me, and it was the SD card, with wrong SD card it doesn’t charge and power on neither. Try this:
> [@Updated launcher from git, EPIC FAIL](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updated-launcher-from-git-epic-fail/1837/5):
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> I dont know your level of knowledge on flashing or this process, so I kinda am going to shotgun you with forum posts. Sorry if you already know some of this. floppy_disk Image This would be a good start here to download the image file needed for GameShell. [https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-os-image-file/355](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-os-image-file/355)high_voltage Flashing For help with reflashing the SD Card, refer to this forum post here: [https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/reformatting-help/1666](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/reformatting-help/1666) TL;DR - “Use something like…
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/12 "2018-11-06T04:57:17Z")
Folks, the unit is working again. I followed some advise from a chess grand master and moved backward to solve this.
I re-assembled my GS step-by-step as when i first got it. I tried the different microSD cards I has flashed the image to with no luck. I got retro when I decided to flash the image onto a card using an older computer (running Windows 7). I popped that card into the GS, and KAPOW! it powered up! I tried the same thing with all of the other cards I had and they all booted up with no problems.
I don’t know if the whole problem was due to 1) my computer, 2) Windows 10 on my PC (which I recently updated), 3) the Etcher I was using, 4) the microSD card adapter, or 5) the image of ClockWorkOS I had.
P.S. - the chess grandmaster I was referring to was Maurice Ashley. Look up his TED-Ed video.
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### Author:  [@fireflychef](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fireflychef)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/13 "2018-11-06T05:25:37Z")
Thanks for the advise. I’ve worked with desktops most of my life, DIY building my last 3 gaming rigs. After this experience, I definitely want more hands-on know-how on micro-circuitry.
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### Author:  [@Petrakis](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Petrakis)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/solved-gameshell-suddenly-stopped-working/1911/14 "2018-11-06T08:23:42Z")
Glad you could get it to work!