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| Thread ID: 97615 | 2009-02-22 00:18:00 | trying to help neighbor... | deathracer (11825) | Press F1 |
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| 750130 | 2009-02-22 00:18:00 | i went to check out his computer and it doesn't start up i checked the light on the power supply and its on but no motherboard light comes on. he told me it just didnt want to start up the next day. i dont hear any beeps and doesn't smell burnt can anyone suggest any diagnostic test i can runt to check what it might be. | deathracer (11825) | ||
| 750131 | 2009-02-22 00:21:00 | Sounds like a faulty PSU....can you try another one? | Blam (54) | ||
| 750132 | 2009-02-22 00:26:00 | Could be a dead PSU or even blown Motherboard. 1st thing try another PSU |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 750133 | 2009-02-22 01:32:00 | Us techies would diagnose by swapping out the PSU. Its the simple test. For starters anyway. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 750134 | 2009-02-22 02:00:00 | does the wattage on the psu matter? his is an old 300watt wich i dont know why its even on that computer since everything else is better than my own pc and i have a 500watt on mine. ill check what watt psu back ups i have. | deathracer (11825) | ||
| 750135 | 2009-02-22 02:03:00 | You can use that 500w on your neighbours pc. More is good | Blam (54) | ||
| 750136 | 2009-02-22 02:21:00 | Stupid as it may sound, I've had a couple of cases reported to me where these mysterious problems disappear, and all is back to normal after physically disconnecting the computer from the power supply for a while. Costs nothing to try anyhow. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 750137 | 2009-02-22 02:30:00 | You can also bypass the on/off switch, by unpluging it from the motherboard and shorting the pins. I have seen a few case switches either work loose or die completly. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
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