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  • nico-t
    emperor of my world
    • Aug 2004
    • 29903
    #1

    pc is dead

    since a power outage my pc is dead. I opened it today and there isnt a single sign of life, no lights, etc. Is it the power supply?
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    • seeandsee
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      • Mar 2006
      • 50945
      #2
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        • Candybear
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2005
          • 116
          #3
          Worth a try changing it out.
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            • nico-t
              emperor of my world
              • Aug 2004
              • 29903
              #4
              .thanks.

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                • maxprohost
                  Registered User
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 93
                  #5
                  Yup my guess is power supply also, i've lost three over the years to outages and brown outs.
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                    • rogueteens
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                      • Jul 2006
                      • 8005
                      #6
                      check the motherboard for blown capacitors too

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                        • Tom_PM
                          Porn Meister
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 16443
                          #7
                          Heck, do they use fuses anymore these days? I'd always run to the first fuse I see with a multimeter. With any luck, you blew a power supply fuse.
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                            • Jarmusch
                               
                              • May 2003
                              • 12479
                              #8
                              First thing I would do would be unplug the PSU from the mobo and use the paper clip trick

                              If it manages to power the fans, hard drive etc, then it's not dead

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                                • Elli
                                  Reach for those stars!
                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 17991
                                  #9
                                  Get a decent power bar/line conditioner, too.
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                                    • jollyperv
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2001
                                      • 3927
                                      #10
                                      Make sure your outlets are grounded, too

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                                        • rowan
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Mar 2002
                                          • 17393
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                          First thing I would do would be unplug the PSU from the mobo and use the paper clip trick

                                          If it manages to power the fans, hard drive etc, then it's not dead
                                          I'd disconnect everything and see if the PSU fan spins when green is connected to black. No point risking your peripherals if it's a dodgy PSU.

                                          The sniff test may also assist in diagnosis.

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                                            • Jarmusch
                                               
                                              • May 2003
                                              • 12479
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by rowan
                                              I'd disconnect everything and see if the PSU fan spins when green is connected to black. No point risking your peripherals if it's a dodgy PSU.

                                              The sniff test may also assist in diagnosis.
                                              Well the PSU may only fail to start when it has some load, but start fine without any load.

                                              That's why I told him to test it with some hardware connected to it to be sure.

                                              Plus some PSU's don't start at all without any load

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                                                • iSpyCams
                                                  Amateur Gynecologist
                                                  • May 2009
                                                  • 4436
                                                  #13
                                                  It is likely a fuse in the power supply, but these are rarely user-serviceable anymore. If you are in a 3rd world country you can probably have it repaired for a couple bucks, if not buy a new power supply, they are cheap.
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                                                    • ErectMedia
                                                      Confirmed Chicago Pimp
                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                      • 7100
                                                      #14
                                                      I turned mine off one night with no problems a few months back and it wouldn't start the next day, pulled the power supply out and went to a store called http://www.microcenter.com/ and found a new power supply for $24.99 on sale and threw it in and all good, I plan on building my next computer with parts from there on the side when I get time and when I get it done I'll hand my current setup to a family member.

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                                                        • rowan
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Mar 2002
                                                          • 17393
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                          Well the PSU may only fail to start when it has some load, but start fine without any load.

                                                          That's why I told him to test it with some hardware connected to it to be sure.

                                                          Plus some PSU's don't start at all without any load
                                                          Agreed, but I'd try it without anything first, then add a device or two to see what happens. I would NOT use the HD for this test since it's probably the most important part of the comp.

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