Michael, Pardon my ignorance regarding Power Supplies, but doesn't the fan quit when the supply fails?
RHB ---------- "Michael S. Macdonald" wrote: > > Matt wrote: > >Help! My recently upgraded PowerBase 180 up and stopped working last > >night. I'm now wondering if I can fix it or if I should just sell of > >all of the recently upgraded parts and buy a new machine. > > > >The machine was left running last night, as usual, but this morning it > >was off. It gives no response whatsoever to pushing any buttons (power, > >reset, CUDA, etc.). There were some power outages in my area last > >night, but nothing else in my whole house was effected. Could it be the > >power supply has taken a dump? The motherboard? > > > >A few months ago I upgraded it with a USB PCI card, a new G3 processor, > >a bunch of RAM and a 40 GB HDD. Since this came on all of a sudden and > >my normal fix-its aren't working I'm wary to spend more money on it just > >buying and replacing parts lest it be all in vain. > > > >Any ideas? Suggestions? > > Try pulling the plug and battery and letting it sit for 20 minutes or so. > Frankly, it sounds like your power supply bit the green weenie. > A cheap fix? Check eBay for another powerbase. They're goiong pretty cheap > these days, > you have all the parts for a swap out, and it's not a bad idea having a > 'hangar queen' laying about. > > Cheers...Michael > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
