jack bruss

My Dad has a problem with his computer. It won't turn on - that is the hard
drive doesn't spin, the fan doesn't go on, and the power light doesn't go
on. My Dad said that a few weeks ago it would not turn off, but as of about
1 week ago it won't turn on. We took the case off and played with the
switch, but still no go. I've checked the power cord - it's ok. I'm
wondering if it's the power supply or the switch. What's a good way to
diagnose a problem there? Is there something else it could be? We replaced
the battery.

Thanks,

Jack

strontium

Short the pins (where the power switch wire connects), on the motherboard,
with a screwdriver to determine if it's the switch. You might also need to
disconnect all of the components from the PSU and add them back, one by one.
There was another lengthy post on testing the PSU, as well.


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jack bruss

I've ruled out the switch as the problem by shorting the pins as you
suggested, and also by getting continuity across the switch wires when I
press the switch button.

I found the thread on testing PSUs, and I guess I'll try to do that, but
this is a 4 year old computer with an AMD 350 processor, and I imagine, a
low wattage psu. I would think I could get a replacement psu pretty cheap.

Anyway, any other thoughts before I go that route?

Thanks

Jack