Dead computer!?

Emphatic · 20 May 2010 at 13:27

Yesterday my computer randomly shut itself off.. When I went to power it up again nothing happened. The light on the front of the computer indicates power but the computer itslef wont start up. I did notice that the cpu fan spins for about half a second when you try and power it on but then immediatley stops.

To me it sounds liek it could be a psu or a motherboard problem, but dont know the easiest way to test or find out whats wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Philtor · 20 May 2010 at 13:32

Sounds like your PSU indeed. Unless you can get hold of a PSU tester or a Multimeter then I would suggest borrowing another PSU to test if you can.

Occooler · 20 May 2010 at 13:34

you could try pulling all the ram but one stick out

Emphatic · 20 May 2010 at 14:04

I didnt make it very clear in the first post but the light on the front of the computer stays on even though the computer wont boot up, does this still mean it could be a psu problem?

Admiral Huddy · 20 May 2010 at 14:06

philtorrens said:
Sounds like your PSU indeed. Unless you can get hold of a PSU tester or a Multimeter then I would suggest borrowing another PSU to test if you can.

I second this.

Give this a read to eliminate the PSU
http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....rking&catid=40:techie-talk-hardware&Itemid=72

Philtor · 20 May 2010 at 14:09

Emphatic said:
I didnt make it very clear in the first post but the light on the front of the computer stays on even though the computer wont boot up, does this still mean it could be a psu problem?

It's entirely possible that a faulty PSU can still illuminate the power LED but having sufficient power to start the system up is another thing....