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Dead PSU or motherboard?

  • 23-01-2008 9:15am
    #1
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭


    I woke up Monday morning and noticed that my media center PC had come out of standby. I turned on the TV but there was no desktop visible, so I pushed the reset button on the PC & nothing happened. I held down the power button for a few seconds and nothing happened, I tested the DVD drives and none would open, totally unresponsive. I was left with no option but to flick the power switch on the back of the PSU. I then flicked it back & tried turning on the PC but nothing happened, totally dead and no red light on the MB to indicate power. I opened it up and had a look inside but everything looks ok and all cables are connected.

    Would this be more likely to be a PSU problem or motherboard problem and is there any way to find out what has failed? Don't have any spare parts to test and I don't want to buy a PSU to then realise it was the MB that was the problem!


Comments

  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Is it as simple as a fuse in the Kettle Lead?


  • #3
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    yeah sounds like the PSU but to be sure you could jump start the PSU but be CAREFUL


  • #4
    Varkov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭Varkov


    Sounds like the psu allright, I'd do the usual first though, change wall socket / power cable.

    If you're gonna try shorting the psu for god's sake be carefull. You dont wanna put the wire in the wrong hole.


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