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| Thread ID: 69397 | 2006-05-31 04:05:00 | Dead PC | Rutherford (10399) | Press F1 |
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| 459363 | 2006-05-31 04:05:00 | Before I take it to the tip and hunt on Trademe for a cheapie, I wonder if there is anything else I can try. I do not know the specs but the PC is 8 yrs old. It is for a preschool so that the teachers can do a bit of word processing. The PC was given by a friend of the school who said it was working about a year ago. It does not power up at all. Dead. I am no expert but decided to probe around with a multimeter after opening it up. Power cord delivers 240 to the terminals inside the PS. The fuse in the PS looks OK. The on/off push button on the front exterior of the box was not working and I hoped that this was the problem so I simply cut the wires to the faulty switch and twisted them together and fed them out so that they were not grounded. Nope, still dead. The wires from the push button switch to the connector on the nearest board (sorry, don't know the terminology) are fine as per an ohmmeter check. Is there any other simple test I can do before junking it? If the PS is faulty, it will not be worth replacing. I told the school that a replacement box or even a system with monitor keyboard etc. on Trademe would probably only be around $200. Its about $400 for a new upgrade box, |
Rutherford (10399) | ||
| 459364 | 2006-05-31 05:01:00 | Try a new CMOS battery. | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 459365 | 2006-05-31 05:13:00 | Take it to the tip. Dell - 8 yrs old - tip. Could be anything - PSU, CPU, RAM, MB. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 459366 | 2006-05-31 07:00:00 | Find a polytech, uni or business that is clearing out old PCs. Often they are given away for free.. | gibler (49) | ||
| 459367 | 2006-05-31 10:28:00 | Try a new CMOS battery. I was wondering about that, having seen the battery. But would a dead battery that really stop all power? I thought it would still try to power up but the BIOS would not load or be askew. |
Rutherford (10399) | ||
| 459368 | 2006-05-31 11:43:00 | Well it happened to me once. Computer was as dead as a dodo and after trying everything else it sprung to life with a new battery. Was rather embarrassed that it was such a simple solution. | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 459369 | 2006-05-31 12:17:00 | That happened to me with an Epox mobo still not sure why though. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 459370 | 2006-05-31 12:24:00 | Dead PCs? Damn, I chuck my one PC away with 486 processor because it is dead. I don't know what happen but whats the point of using it? And my another old PC is also dead when pop open the case saw black marks on my motherboard which is the motherboard being over heated burned. I suggest you pop open the case to check if there any burned mark on it, if it is yes, then the whole PC won't start. Pop open both sides.;) |
MTLance (6768) | ||
| 459371 | 2006-05-31 23:02:00 | MTLance - guess you did not read my first post - yes, I did open it up, both sides. All OK except for dust which I have cleaned out. Guess I will now try a new battery. |
Rutherford (10399) | ||
| 459372 | 2006-06-06 06:40:00 | Would be interested to know the outcome of this problem. Did you solve it in the end? | FoxyMX (5) | ||
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