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Power Supply
Name: mannyg Date: December 12, 2003 at 08:13:03 Pacific OS: Win98 CPU/Ram: 1 Ghz 256 Mb
Comment:
I have this Sony Vaio Desktop computer, that a co-worker brought in for me to look at. His problem is that sometime his computer turns on and sometime it doesn't. I tested it this morning and everything turned on fine. I went back about five minutes ago to show him everything was fine and it did not want to come back on. I went to my office and grabbed a power supply tester and tested the ATX power supply. The tester said it was fine so I plugged it back into the computer and it the Desktop turned on. I want to tell him to get another power supply but I wanted to get some other suggestions before I tell him to go spend money on a new one.
Name: Bil Date: December 12, 2003 at 09:11:49 Pacific
Reply:
I would reseat all the connections
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Response Number 2
Name: manny Date: December 12, 2003 at 09:40:01 Pacific
Reply:
Bil,
I have done that already, I just wasn't sure if it was a power supply problem or possibly a motherboard problem.
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: December 12, 2003 at 09:58:05 Pacific
Reply:
When you say it doesn't always turn on, does that mean absolutely nothing happens as if it isn't even plugged in? or do the fans spinup but the system refuses to boot?
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Response Number 4
Name: manny Date: December 12, 2003 at 10:08:13 Pacific
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The power does not turn on at all no fans spin or no lights come on. System completely dead. If I unplug it and plug it back in. The system is able to power on.
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Response Number 5
Name: sonnysandiego Date: December 12, 2003 at 17:34:56 Pacific
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