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104573 2002-12-09 21:12:00 i've got this old 286 which has been working good up to yesterday . when its turned on now only the monitor light comes on and theres only a blank screen theres no lights on the hard drive pressing reset does nothing , could someone tell me where the fuse is hidden thanks johnboy (217)
104574 2002-12-09 21:14:00 fuse should be inside the AT PSU :) SKT174 (1319)
104575 2002-12-09 21:27:00 wheres that theres two boxes inside one in front one at back..
thanks ;)
johnboy (217)
104576 2002-12-09 21:48:00 The PSU should locate at the back of the Case that looks like a silver box where the power cord plugs into it :) SKT174 (1319)
104577 2002-12-09 22:07:00 thanks johnboy (217)
104578 2002-12-09 22:11:00 BAAAAHAHHHAHHHAHHAHAHHAHA YOU HAVE A 286 TheBOKE (2107)
104579 2002-12-09 22:19:00 > BAAAAHAHHHAHHHAHHAHAHHAHA YOU HAVE A 286


Hey.. I dont think that was called for. I learned to use M$ compatible PC's on a 286... I started with the OS Toybox 2 (Shareware and still available!).

If I remember rightly, johnboy said nothing abut it being the PC he's currently surfing on.

I've just built an AMD Athlon XP 1700+, but I still use a 300Mhz, which is the same idea.. but I'm using it for testing stuff.

Dont diss the 286 man! Those things are legendary! Mine had a 20MB HDD that I could doublespace to 40MB and that rocked to me!

Anyways, keep it cool man.

Cheers


Chilling_Silence
Chilling_Silence (9)
104580 2002-12-10 00:53:00 Don't just assume the PSU is dead just because there is no action.

Does the PSU fan start up? If it doesn't then there is a fair chance that the PSU has died, especially if it is original.

Ordinarily I'd ask if the CPU fan started as well, but a 286 takes 17 months to fry an egg so cooling fans were not a requirement :D

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
Billy T (70)
104581 2002-12-10 01:20:00 > Ordinarily I'd ask if the CPU fan started as well,
> but a 286 takes 17 months to fry an egg so cooling
> fans were not a requirement :D

I've got a 286 toshiba laptop that runs hot enough, the only problem is the heat isn't concentrated at the processor. But its screen would do a great job.
bmason (508)
104582 2002-12-10 01:28:00 thanks.. there is no thing going just the light on the moniter..everything is plugged in tight ..i have,nt a clue just presumed it was the fuse..

p.s it's just a spare in the bedroom the original owner had it in his wardrobe for about 3 years before he gave it to us..but she was chugging along good up to now it must have been a rolls royce in her time..
johnboy (217)
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