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Title: Power Supply?
Post by: BTAirsol on October 27, 2005, 01:38:40 PM

Wife called me at work and said while she was on the computer, it just stopped working. Black screen and no lights on tower or keyboard. She said that when she pressess the start button nothing happens. Does this sound like my power supply died? System is 5 years old. Dell 4100 dimension.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Max on October 27, 2005, 01:57:41 PM

Sure sounds like it. They're not that $ to replace.

DmdMax

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: BTAirsol on October 27, 2005, 02:01:09 PM

Thx DmdMax, I think I will stop by Fry's today and pick one up. I cannot be gone long from AH, you know withdrawls!

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: OOZ662 on October 30, 2005, 12:33:56 AM

That happened to my Compaq; was a dead motherboard. The connector for the power button got worn out. The PS worked in the computer I was still building at the time.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Jethro_Bodine on October 30, 2005, 01:58:17 AM

Unplug everything, hold the start button for aprox 10 seconds, then plug only the power cord in and push the button, while pushing the button have the case open and watch the PSU and CPU fan and see if they go on at all. More later after results.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: JTs on November 03, 2005, 12:17:00 PM

Dell psu is propreitry design.  you wont find one at fry's.  try pc power and cooling.  get one of the silencers.  

http://www.pcpowercooling.com/home/

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Balsy on November 03, 2005, 01:47:45 PM

use the excuse to build your self a monster system..

BAH wifey the whole thingy is melted inside DAMMIT I have to build a whole new system...

Hmm here you take my old PC, and Ill um.. .get a new one.

See... glass his half full or half empty?

Balsy

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: 38ruk on November 03, 2005, 10:30:57 PM

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Originally posted by Balsy
use the excuse to build your self a monster system..

BAH wifey the whole thingy is melted inside DAMMIT I have to build a whole new system...
Balsy

LOL ive done that before , unplugged my monitor and said DAMN Video card is fried hehe  Good way for a mercy upgrade .   38

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Silat on November 04, 2005, 03:53:57 PM

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Originally posted by 38ruk
LOL ive done that before , unplugged my monitor and said DAMN Video card is fried hehe  Good way for a mercy upgrade .   38

Sad thing is you think you pulled one over on her:)

                           :)

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: 38ruk on November 04, 2005, 11:15:48 PM

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Originally posted by Silat
Sad thing is you think you pulled one over on her:)

                           :)

LOL i did i did 8)