Hi Rocky, I've seen about 50 eMachines come into the shop since 1999 or so. At least ninety percent had a blown power supply or motherboard or both. Statistically, the motherboard is bad if the machine is over 3 years old. Chuck On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:39:34 -0400 "Rocky Fithian" <rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I have a friends machine here that won't start. The power supply is > OK, > the on/off switch is OK to the MB. How do I tell if the MB or > processor > is bad? When you hit the switch nothing runs at all. > > Rocky Fithian K2LN ____________________________________________________________ Click here for free information on earning a criminal justice degree today. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNLNIUsnYqYsaNOyrbEVqct2mFP1C7j1h96jtzHt4slRuQy/ ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts.