[Shop-talk] Dead PC

[David Scheidt]

On Aug 15, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Jim Stone <jandkstone99 at msn.com> wrote:

> While I have been known to overlook very simple things and make my job far
> harder, in this case I am certain the power source is good, the cord is
good
> and the connection to the computer is good.  That doesn't mean I am not
> overlooking something very simple, just that those particular simple things
> have been covered.  I'll see what I can learn tomorrow about replacement
power
> supplies.

One simple thing to check is for a physical witch on the power supply.

Modern power supplies fai a lot, but the usual failure is that they don't
output power in spec. A failure while unplugged isn't common, and I suspect
something else died. If you've got an add on Ethernet card, pull it out.