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Old December 5th 05, 10:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
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I switched on my computer this morning and used it for a while.
The power unit fan normally starts on boot up. When I went back to the
computer after
doing something else the computer was completely dead (the fan was dead
also). I opened up the power unit and cleaned all the muck out of the power
unit and fan and retried booting. When I switched on, the fan swirled for
about a centimetre then stopped and this happens every time I switch on and
the computer is still dead.
I have disconnected everything (except mains supply for test purposes) from
the power unit to isolate it
Would I need a new fan or a new power unit? Would the power unit crank up if
there was no fan or would it cut out? Does power have to go to the CPU first
to crank the power unit fan up or would it run from just the mains supply?
Thanks
ajw

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Old December 5th 05, 10:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
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It's almost certainly a dead power supply unit - they're not worth trying to
repair, so get a new one.

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I switched on my computer this morning and used it for a while.
The power unit fan normally starts on boot up. When I went back to the
computer after
doing something else the computer was completely dead (the fan was dead
also). I opened up the power unit and cleaned all the muck out of the
power
unit and fan and retried booting. When I switched on, the fan swirled for
about a centimetre then stopped and this happens every time I switch on
and
the computer is still dead.
I have disconnected everything (except mains supply for test purposes)
from
the power unit to isolate it
Would I need a new fan or a new power unit? Would the power unit crank up
if
there was no fan or would it cut out? Does power have to go to the CPU
first
to crank the power unit fan up or would it run from just the mains supply?
Thanks
ajw

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