[NBLUG/talk] Trying to explain sudden computer death...

[Robert Hayes]

Sounds like a failed power supply, but just to be sure, check the voltage 
switch: 110/220. I once had an experience where a machine that travelled came 
back to our office and several of us worked on it for days before someone 
noticed the switch had been moved.

On Sunday 19 June 2005 02:03 pm, Lincoln Peters wrote:
> I've kitten-proofed one of my computers by eliminating slack on cables,
> both by tying up excess cabling and placing as many bundles of cable and
> electronics (surge protectors, AC adapters, etc.) into cardboard boxes
> as possible.  I shut off the computer before starting on this, just in
> case I might have accidentally unplugged it while working.  However,
> although I made no changes to the innards of the computer, I can't make
> it turn back on!
>
> I was able to use an ammeter to prove that it does draw power when I
> plug it in and flip the power switch in the back (sometimes it even
> spins up the fans for a fraction of a second).  However, when I press
> the power button on the front, nothing happens.
>
> I've already checked the connection between the power switch and the
> motherboard, and it seems to be OK.  I'm not sure what do do next.
> Could the power switch have been damaged?  Could the motherboard itself
> have been damaged?  Any ideas of what to investigate next?
>
> ---
> Lincoln Peters
> <sampln at sbcglobal.net>
>
> We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are
> free from great ones.
> 		-- La Rouchefoucauld
>
>
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