[Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Natalie
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

Re: [Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Terry Coles
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

Re: [Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 08/09/11 18:11, Natalie wrote: 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

Re: [Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Natalie, 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? If you've a meter and the odd bit of wire, perhaps from Arduino development, then

Re: [Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi again Natalie, Tutorial: Suspect a Dead PSU? How to be sure http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic55506.html Also, some useful background info I found. http://www.dansdata.com/psus.htm Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC,

Re: [Dorset] Dead PSU?

2011-09-08 Thread Natalie
Hi Ralph, If you've a meter and the odd bit of wire, perhaps from Arduino development, then Tutorial: Suspect a Dead PSU? How to be sure http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic55506.html may be of use. Hardware's not my forte but it looks like reasonable advice. There's also