RevCor632 said:
Yesterday there was a power outage for maybe an hour or so. After that, my parents' computer wouldn't turn on. Absolutely nothing would happen if you pressed the power button. It's a Dell Dimension 4600. I tried plugging the power cord into different outlets on the wall and such, but to no avail. I took the cover off, and when it's plugged in the little lights on the motherboard are on, so it must be getting some power, right? Is it possible that the power outage fried the power supply?
Anybody else had any problems after power outages? This is a tad urgent.
Thanks (in advance) for the help!
bad psu.
I lost 3 or 4 of them due to power outages over the years. we use to get them a lot. we get them (outages) 3-4 times a week for the past 6 years in the summer time. I cussed the electric co. out and file a claim to get money, because the last surge took a computer psu, an A/C and a big screen tv on the 4th of july . they haven't reimburse me yet, but they seem to fix the problem. we only had 1 surge since
let tell you a thing about surge protecters, they will work only once (catching that surge, that is) and it won't let you know that it caught it and they will have you thinking that you are still protected from future surges
All of my stuff was on surge protectors. I had just read a surge protector article about a week, before this happen to me about the above. I had thought that I was cool because, I had a real expensive surge protector my big screen, but it was 5 years old (all of the protection was dead).
they had new ones now,that have a light that go out to notify you if you are no longer protect
DJ-CHRIS said:
BTW: Got a multimeter / voltmeter to check this PC?
this is a good way to to test it. usually after surges only part of the psu will go out. some part will still work. but you still need to replace it.
this store has a PSU tester for 12.00, but I can't find a link for them, but I know that are in the store, because I've bought them
http://www.dotdotpc.com/