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E-Machine Tower Problem

  • 29-12-2006 11:39am
    #1
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭


    Recently my brother in laws Pc failed to start up,no fans starting up or anything,totally dead. I said it might be the PSU so went and bought one for him in Pc-world,a Jeantech 300watt to replace his 250watt. I replaced old with new and fan on cpu came on,lights around power button came on and thats it.

    I depressed the power button to knock it off but cpu fan keeps going,so I have to pull plug to knock it off.I get no beeps or post. Would this mean cpu is blown also or does anyone have any other ideas? I reset cmos also but still no post,also took out the one and only piece of ram that was in it to see if anything beeps but nothing. Its a 1.8celeron with onboard graphics,micro atx MB.


Comments

  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    A few possibility's come to mind though not a whole lot;

    *) Motherboard is not compatible with ATX revision of PSU (could happen with early P3/4 stuff)
    *) Something is shorting the system pull everything out of the case and see if it powers on outside the case.
    *) Motherboard is possibly dead.
    *) Damaged PCI peripherals pull any PCI cards from the system.


  • #3
    awhir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭awhir


    ya the board may be earthing of something happend to me :(.

    pull it all out.


  • #4
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭mad m


    Ok thanks will give it a go later.


  • #5
    Stephen P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Stephen P


    The exact same problem happened to me with my e-machine tower a few months back, even bought a new PSU and still no luck. PC repair shop couldn't fix it, ended up buying a new system.


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    sorry to go off topic but can anyone comment on the reliability of jeantech psu's, they are quite cheap in pc world and i need a cheap psu...

    also great advice about damaged pci cards. I had a system die on me months ago, and I couldn't find out what was wrong with it, despite rebuilding it, new parts, etc. But I was stupid enough to leave the creative soundblaster in the entire time. Ended up dumping the pc, and put the SB into another machine there a few days ago - wouldn't boot either. doh!


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