Yes,you are right.I checked some switching transistors in the ps and they are shorted.I will just go ahead and replace the ps .Thanks Mando Birdie's Tv & Electronics Casa Grande, AZ Dave Huston wrote: > My guess is your power supply is fried. You shouldn't lose anything with > replacement. Be sure the replacement matches the old one... same > outputs,etc. You can go higher wattage but don't go lower. > > Dave Huston > Huston TV & Electronics > 2846 Marion-Cardington Rd.E. > Marion,Oh 43302-8919 > Phone/Fax: 740-389-5726 > email: HustonTV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "armando guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:49 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] My computer dead.Need advice > > I came in this morning and when I turned one of my computers on,no power > at all.The power indicator red led does not lite up.I took it apart to > check the fuse in the power supply but its ok.I did notice that the fan > is locked,won't spin at all.I took a reading on it and its open.Now,if > the fan is bad,should the power led still come on?or does it shut > everything dn.If I have to replace the power supply,how big of a job is > it to get the computer back to working condition.In other words,will it > affect the settings on the cpu or the hd? Not familiar with repairs on > computers.I would apreciate some advice on this repair.Its a 1999 model > and its a generic brand.Thanks. > Mando > Birdie's TV & Electronics > Casa Grande, AZ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/