On Thursday 08 Sep 2011, Natalie wrote:
> My old desktop, which my partner uses, won't power up at all, as if
> nothing at all happens when pressing the power button. I've checked all
> the sockets/cables etc, so my guess is the PSU has died? The PSU is 5
> years old (the desktop itself is 10 years old but I have changed quite a
> lot of things inside it, though not since 2006).
>
> Before considering option of getting new PSU / getting laptop to replace
> it / getting new desktop / installing linux on spare old laptop to see
> if it can be used for internet stuff, I just wanted to check if this
> could be something obvious I'm missing (I'm not very knowledgeable about
> hardware)? I've opened up the tower and checked/pushed all the power
> cables but no success.
Natalie,
I have a fairly new Jeantech 450 W PSU that we stripped out of my son's old
desktop before we scrapped it.
You are welcome to it if it's any use to you.
Reply off list to let me know.
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