TSGL: Something seriously wrong with my PC

[Michael Sweeden]

It does sound like a PSU. I've replaced the PSU in several Compaq PCs with a
green light on them with a standard ATX power supply with no problems. Your
unit may be different, but it may not and may take a standard power supply
just fine.
Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of Bo Maurin
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:57 AM
To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
Subject: TSGL: Something seriously wrong with my PC

Hi all,
I have a four year old PC which is quite up to date as I have upgraded
HW as years went by.
Last week I realized that I could not turn it on. At the back of the PC,
there is a diode light which is supposed to have a green solid light.
That light is now blinking and there is a small tick-tick sound from the
PSU. When I press the "On" button nothing happens. Not even the fans
starts spinning.

I followed an advice a got from a friend to detach the PSU-MB (24 pin)
cable in the PC, connect the PSU to a power outlet and then re attach
the PSU-MB cable. The computer then booted normally. But when I shut it
down, leaving the PSU-MB cable in place and try again, the computer is
once more dead.

I except that the PSU will need to be replaced, but is there anyway I
can confirm that the PSU is the issue? The PC is from Compaq which means
I can not use just any ATX compatible PSU.

Regards / Bo

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