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Old June 5th 04, 11:46 PM
torrey
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Default Compaq 6010US wont start

all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?

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Old June 6th 04, 12:24 AM
doS
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power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
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all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?





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Old June 6th 04, 05:10 AM
torrey
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any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:
power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...

all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?







  #4  
Old June 6th 04, 03:23 PM
doS
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Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...
any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:
power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...

all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?











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Old June 7th 04, 04:55 AM
torrey
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negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:
Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...

any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:

power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...


all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?











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Old June 7th 04, 11:17 AM
HH
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All connections inside OK, including PS to motherboard? Processor secure?
RAM? If so, a dead power supply or a short on the motherboard are the most
likely causes. It's a standard ATX power supply and would be a good
opportunity to upgrade to a 300-watt supply from your current 200.
HH


"torrey" wrote in message
...
negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:
Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...

any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:

power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...


all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result

only
in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?














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Old June 7th 04, 07:00 PM
torrey
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thanks for feedback. talked to independent pc fixer down the street.
asked him about upgrade to 300 watt ps (if that is the problem) and he
said that compaq needed proprietary ps. is this true? if so, does
compaq make a 300 W supply?

thanks again

HH wrote:
All connections inside OK, including PS to motherboard? Processor secure?
RAM? If so, a dead power supply or a short on the motherboard are the most
likely causes. It's a standard ATX power supply and would be a good
opportunity to upgrade to a 300-watt supply from your current 200.
HH


"torrey" wrote in message
...

negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:

Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...


any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:


power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...



all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result

only

in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue.
any suggestions?












  #8  
Old June 8th 04, 01:13 AM
Terry B.
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HH knows more about Compaqs then any independent pc fixer...

"torrey" wrote in message
...
thanks for feedback. talked to independent pc fixer down the street.
asked him about upgrade to 300 watt ps (if that is the problem) and he
said that compaq needed proprietary ps. is this true? if so, does
compaq make a 300 W supply?

thanks again

HH wrote:
All connections inside OK, including PS to motherboard? Processor

secure?
RAM? If so, a dead power supply or a short on the motherboard are the

most
likely causes. It's a standard ATX power supply and would be a good
opportunity to upgrade to a 300-watt supply from your current 200.
HH


"torrey" wrote in message
...

negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:

Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...


any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:


power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...



all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result

only

in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the

blue.
any suggestions?














  #9  
Old June 8th 04, 03:26 AM
HH
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Earlier Presarios had proprietary power supplies. Most since 2000 or so have
standard ATX supplies.
HH

"torrey" wrote in message
...
thanks for feedback. talked to independent pc fixer down the street.
asked him about upgrade to 300 watt ps (if that is the problem) and he
said that compaq needed proprietary ps. is this true? if so, does
compaq make a 300 W supply?

thanks again

HH wrote:
All connections inside OK, including PS to motherboard? Processor

secure?
RAM? If so, a dead power supply or a short on the motherboard are the

most
likely causes. It's a standard ATX power supply and would be a good
opportunity to upgrade to a 300-watt supply from your current 200.
HH


"torrey" wrote in message
...

negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:

Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...


any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:


power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...



all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result

only

in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the

blue.
any suggestions?















  #10  
Old June 8th 04, 05:29 AM
Deep
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You got it! You can use any ATX supply. The independant "fixer" doesn't know
very much about current machinery, now does he?

Deep

"HH" wrote in message
...
Earlier Presarios had proprietary power supplies. Most since 2000 or so

have
standard ATX supplies.
HH

"torrey" wrote in message
...
thanks for feedback. talked to independent pc fixer down the street.
asked him about upgrade to 300 watt ps (if that is the problem) and he
said that compaq needed proprietary ps. is this true? if so, does
compaq make a 300 W supply?

thanks again

HH wrote:
All connections inside OK, including PS to motherboard? Processor

secure?
RAM? If so, a dead power supply or a short on the motherboard are

the
most
likely causes. It's a standard ATX power supply and would be a good
opportunity to upgrade to a 300-watt supply from your current 200.
HH


"torrey" wrote in message
...

negative. only action is blinking red LED when unit is plugged in.
Pushing power-on button results in absolutely no action in unit.

doS wrote:

Does fan in power supply work?



"torrey" wrote in message
...


any way you know of to confirm that power supply is the problem? no
fan, drives move, no cd or dvd bay opens. How hard is it to replace
power supply?

thanks

doS wrote:


power supply working?

"torrey" wrote in message
...



all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US

result

only

in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on
motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried
different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the

blue.
any suggestions?

















 




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