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emergency question
Hi:
I have an AMD Athlon 1.4 Ghz. processor on an Asus A7M266 motherboard and it seems I have something of an emergency. A couple of hours ago the weather service issued a tornado warning for the area. In the midst of getting things together there was a very brief power outage but I had the computer plugged into a backup power unit and my computer stayed on. I decided to shut it down and head for the basement, after saving some files I was working on and checking an internet site (the point being the computer was working fine when I shut it down). So, after coming back from the basement I turned on the power supply and pressed the button to turn on the computer and nothing happened. I mean, absolutely nothing. Dead. I tried various things like plugging the power directly into the wall outlet, switching the power on and off at the back, and even giving it a good whack on the side. No response. So my question is, given that the thing was working fine when I shut down what have I fried that I'd get nary a flicker when I press the on button? Have I toasted the motherboard, or might it just be a switch of some sort? Any ideas? I'm using an old backup computer in the mean time, but need my main computer for my livelihood... so it's important I get the thing up and running. Any advice you can offer would be appreciated. --Scott |
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Did you try a good whack on the other side, maybe a boot across the floor.
If that doesn't work maybe try a drop from a third story window. You have a power supply problem and will have to diagnose it. Possibly swap out the PS... "Freewheeling" wrote in message ... Hi: I have an AMD Athlon 1.4 Ghz. processor on an Asus A7M266 motherboard and it seems I have something of an emergency. A couple of hours ago the weather service issued a tornado warning for the area. In the midst of getting things together there was a very brief power outage but I had the computer plugged into a backup power unit and my computer stayed on. I decided to shut it down and head for the basement, after saving some files I was working on and checking an internet site (the point being the computer was working fine when I shut it down). So, after coming back from the basement I turned on the power supply and pressed the button to turn on the computer and nothing happened. I mean, absolutely nothing. Dead. I tried various things like plugging the power directly into the wall outlet, switching the power on and off at the back, and even giving it a good whack on the side. No response. So my question is, given that the thing was working fine when I shut down what have I fried that I'd get nary a flicker when I press the on button? Have I toasted the motherboard, or might it just be a switch of some sort? Any ideas? I'm using an old backup computer in the mean time, but need my main computer for my livelihood... so it's important I get the thing up and running. Any advice you can offer would be appreciated. --Scott |
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