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

[bschadel at att.net]

I have seen a PS fail in just that manner. Pull off a cover and check for power to a spare drive connector.

BTW, kittens just LOVE cardboard boxes.

--Bruce--
bschadel at att.net


> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 14:03:30 -0700
> From: Lincoln Peters <sampln at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Trying to explain sudden computer death...
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> 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