[wplug] PC failing to power up

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Monday 08 June 2009 9:57:41 am Eric Cooper wrote:
> After cleanly shutting down my desktop PC, it now fails to turn on.
> When I press the power button, the fans spin for a second or two, then
> turn off again.  It doesn't get as far as a BIOS screen.  (It also
> doesn't even spin the fans unless I first switch the AC off and then
> on again.)
> 
> I don't think I'm overloading the power supply (it's run for many
> months without problems).  Other than replacing the power supply
> and/or motherboard, does anyone have any suggestions?

Maybe the CPU fan (as opposed to a case fan) is dead.  Some computers will 
refuse to power on if that happens to prevent the CPU from burning up.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
apt-get moo
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 197 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part.
Url : http://www.wplug.org/pipermail/wplug/attachments/20090608/55c135cc/attachment.bin