If you have a power supply tester, check it; PS failures are not uncommon, and replacements are cheap. Note you cannot check voltages in a standard computer power supply with a voltmeter, as the unit must be powered up. You may be able to swap for one if you have one laying around.
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 9:23 AM, John Emmerling <[email protected]> wrote: > Not much to say. A 4-year-old "eMachines" used by my wife (ironically I had > been planning to replace it, but was hoping to wait for Windows 7) was on > last night past midnight. When I saw it this morning, it was off and cannot > be powered back on. > The only power "switch" is a toggle on the front. Pressing it does nothing. > I tried plugging it into a different outlet (it is normally on a UPS). > > There were no power interruptions overnight, I would have known because > several clocks would have been blinking. > > Any suggestions beyond the obvious? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
