Problem solved... The young technician came to my
home and saw that the computer was not powering (on and off).
Tried the Power Supply and sure enough this was
the problem. With a new Power Supply it went ON every time. The
only problem now? The new one doesn´t fit in my
Compaq EP 6500 (Pentium III)... I now have the computer lying in
the floor. the new Power Supply seating on the
top of it waiting for us to find one that will fit in the case. Anyone
knows where I can find such Power Supply?...
Many thanks
Marcio
At 02:06 PM 12/27/2007, you wrote:
guessing would be the actual power on switch on the computer case. i've
seen this scenario when they get old/dirty.
Mike
On Dec 27, 2007 8:27 AM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My old office computer is behaving strange... (never a dull time).
>
> The other day I powered it in AM ( as I always do) and it was dead.
> No power. Nothing went ON. Tired several
> times. Then I changed the plug to another outlet. It went on... I
> thought that this was the problem.... Well...
>
> Today I came to work in AM. Started the computer. It was dead. Tried
> several times to click the switch to
> start. Nothing. Dead. Changed to another outlet. Nothing. Change the
> power cable. Nothing. My panic was
> starting. Called the computer shop. Yes they could send someone here
> in the afternoon... Panic!
>
> Now, get this. As I was talking with the guy in the phone, without me
> touching it or doing anything...the
> computer went ON and started. Alone by itself. It has been ON ever
> since giving me the chance to make
> backups, print schedules, all of that. I am not afraid to put it off
> in the end of the day.
>
> Wondering what is what... Earlier I took off the front cover (when it
> was dead) and I saw that it was dirty
> in the opening for the frontal fan... I am not even sure if this fan
> is working...
>
> What could that be? Is not the outled or the power wire. It is not
> the switch. It is something that suddenly
> produced power (most likely the switch was ON after my attempts)
> expontaneously after a few minutes
> being dead...
>
> Please help!
> Many thanks
>
> Marcio
>
>
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