[Shop-talk] Dead PC

[Mark J Bradakis]

Jim Stone wrote:
> Yep.  Also confirmed that the power cord is delivering 120v to the supply.
> Been researching new power supplies. So far, the only direct match I have
> found is through HP at $80.  The computer is an Pavilion s500.  I also will
> check with a computer supply house near here tomorrow.
>
>

One thing to watch for when getting a brand new power supply for an older
computer is getting enough matching connectors.  New power supplies come
with some number of the thin, flat SATA connectors, not the old 4 prong IDE
types.

mjb.