Re: PC Power supply
- From: "dBc" <not_necessary@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:29 GMT
Greetings Charlie & others..
Regarding:
"My son has an E-Machine T3828 that will not power up.
Unfortunately he is around 100 miles away so I do not have more
information."
In spite of a good deal of speculation here which VERY well may
be right on the mark with the anomaly, until which time that
someone (you) can put your hands in that PC to isolate what is
causing the issues - it's guess work at best. Especially at 100
miles of distance.
Something to consider, what is your time worth to fuss with it
vs. doing what Baron, Tim & Adrian suggest in just replacing the
motherboard & CPU. This is presupposing that this system is not
under warranty. Now days, with mail-order and fast delivery what
it is, it usually doesn't cost that much to remove and replace
the entire inside of the system. You've already got a new power
supply, consider the cost of going ahead with the rest of the
repair/upgrade. Regardless, as indicated, until it can be put on
the repair bench, it won't 'compute' on several fronts.
Cheers,
Mr. Mentor
"Charlie Bress" <left@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| My son has an E-Machine T3828 that will not power up.
Unfortunately he is
| around 100 miles away so I do not have more information. There
were no
| changes made to the PC that might have caused this.
| At first glance it is easy to blame the P/S itself, but a new
replacement
| did not help.
|
| A detail: He reports that with either supply there is a single
LED on the
| M/B that lights up. What controls this light?
| On either P/S there is no other sign of life. No fans turn on.
|
| What are the likely causes?
|
| I have considered some. The power switch may have failed. Or
the mechanical
| link from the front panel to the switch.
|
| IIRC there is a pin on the M/B-P/S connector that provides an
input to the
| supply so that the supply turns on.. Is that a set level? What
controls it?
|
| I am considering having him drive down with it. I can repair
electronic
| devices, but I have never come across this situation.
|
| Is there a likelihood that the fault is in the M/B?
|
|
| Thanks,
|
| Charlie
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