SyedHNaqvi
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PC powers up but does not boot
A PC that I built 3 years suddenly will not boot up. The symptoms are that when the start button is pressed the the fans turn on for 2 secs and then die. The motherboard light stays on and the PC can no longer be started until the power supply switch is switched off and then on.
This PC was running flawlessly until a couple of weeks ago.
This PC was running flawlessly until a couple of weeks ago.
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Mohamed Osama
Yes, this looks like a dying PSU , Please try another PSU & let us know if the problem was solved.
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Thanks all, I will try stripping out the additional sound and VGA card and also disconnect the CD Rom. I forgot to mention this earlier but there is a peculiar smell of overheated/burnt metal.
Will try out the above and update
Will try out the above and update
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Ah ok in that case don't bother, directly change your PSU ! :-)
Ah ok in that case don't bother, directly change your PSU ! :-)
yes, definately sounds (or in this case smells) like a PSU issue.
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