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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for sure, change then see what else -
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Yup my guess is power supply also, i've lost three over the years to outages and brown outs.The Adult Hosting Specialist! MaxProHosting.com
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check the motherboard for blown capacitors too
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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.43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.
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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 deadComment
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Make sure your outlets are grounded, tooComment
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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 loadComment
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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.- As soon as I think up a good sig it's going here.Comment
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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 $24.99 on sale and threw it in and all good, I plan on building my next computer with parts from there on the side when I get time and when I get it done I'll hand my current setup to a family member.Comment
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To the OP, I'd also recommend once you're running again that you get a UPS, it will help save you from those annoying power "blips" that instantly reset your PC, and will let you shut down cleanly in the event of a total power failure. It will also provide basic protection from surges.Comment
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great suggestions. Gonna do some testing, thanks.Comment
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I had that once with my pc. I waited for a few hours and when I tried it again, the machine turned on without a problem. Weird stuff.80% Revshare or 30$ PPS on $1 trials: 200 Niches = Vidz.com Galleries / FLVs / Embeds
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Then Get a power back up supply hell they are less then a hundred bucks these days.
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I thought this was going to be a RIP thread and that the guy from the "Hi, I'm a PC" commercial had died.Comment
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