Is this another case of a bad Pironman5 USB HDMI Adapter?

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I’ve had a Pironman5 since maybe September. Mainly playing around with it, eventually planning to use it for some simple backups from Windows via robocopy, as well as a Plex server. I do have an NVME card, and all has worked fine up until recently.

It is not something I use daily at this point, but it is in my server closet connected directly to a switch via cat6 cables. I login over ssh when needed, or more rarely, via VNC.

I recently tried a robocopy and it failed. I soon realized the Pi5 was not up. The Pi is plugged in, same as it has been since September. All that is on is the red light on the main board. It does not power on.

Oddly, and one thing I did not really see mentioned in the other numerous threads, is when I touch some of the pins (specifically the #6 and #12) exposed from the HAT+ on the right side, the fans spin up. It still does not power on, but when I touch the pins an amber light appears on the HAT+ close to where the two regular USB ports are on the back.

Is any of this indicative of a bad USB HDMI adapter?

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We suggest you provide a video of the problem for us to see, so that we can help you analyze and solve the problem.
What is the specification of the power supply you are currently using? We recommend that you use the official PI5 power adapter to power the PI5.
Remove the PI5 from the pironman5 chassis and use a separate power supply to power the PI5 and see if it powers up properly?
Also re-disassemble the USB-HDMI adapter and reconnect it to the power supply to power it and see how it works.

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I am attaching a video of it not powering up.

However, I also partially disassembled it and plugged the power supply directly into the board. Still just a red light.

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Well, it won’t let me attach the video for some reason.

And I am using the same 27w power supply that came with the original pi5. I ordered them from the same place.

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  1. What I mean is: if you remove PI5 from the chassis, do not connect any module of pironman5, and use power supply to power PI5 alone, can it work normally?
  2. If the bare PI5 can start normally, you can assemble the components one by one and start PI5 separately to see if PI5 can work normally.
    That is, after you assemble a module, start PI5 first. If it can start, it proves that the component is normal and will not cause PI5 to fail to start. Then assemble the next component and start it again, and so on, until the pironman5 is assembled. If PI5 cannot start after assembling a certain component, please tell us.