[Shop-talk] Dead PC

[Peter Murray]

Jim-

How old is the machine? Might it still be under warranty?

You should be able to search around and find a replacement board that
is specific to this machine, but it will likely be proprietary.

What exact model of HP Pavilion S500 is this?

-Peter

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Jim Stone <jandkstone99 at msn.com> wrote:
> Well, I have more information, but don't think it is good.  I didn't want to
> wait a week to get the cheap tester from eBay and picked one up today at a
> computer supply store.  Here is the one I got:
> http://thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1405&ID=1545#Tab0.  It comes with no
> information or instructions, other than a sticker on the back saying to first
> plug in the 20/24 pin connector.  I pulled that from the motherboard and
> plugged it into the tester.  I then plugged the power supply in and it
> instantly came to life, or at least the fan started spinning.  The tester
> chirped and all of the lights except for the -5V one came on.  I also unpluged
> one of the 4-pin connectors and it lit up the proper +5V light.  I unplugged
> the SATA power connector and tried to plug that into the tester, but for some
> reason couldn't get it to connect.  Still, I would guess that the power supply
> is not my problem; the motherboard is.
>
> Is that correct, and if so, how big a deal is it to replace the board?  It
> doesn't look like it would be that difficult, but I am a complete neophyte at
> this, so....
>
> As always, thanks in advance.
>
> Jim