Greg, this is a common fault with old Dell P4 boxes, it's leaking caps around the Cpu power section of the board. Your machine is dead, sorry.
Andy Sent from my iPhone On 9 Mar 2010, at 01:17, Greg Webb <greg.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all :-)I've got an old Dell P4 box that just gets used as a file & print server and occasional net TV box. Unfortunately it recently turned itself off and now either gives the normal 'windows didn't start' message, or 'the previous shutdown was due to a thermal event'.As far as I can tell, the CPU and PSU fans are both running and pumping out air so I'm a little stumped what to look at next. Would anyone have any bright ideas before the machine gets junked and replaced?Thanks, Greg
