Ralphy
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« on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:11:30 » |
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I've had to pop down the folk's house this afternoon to check my e mails and fuck about on here.
Last night my pc just suddenly turned itself off. I've checked the power cable and it's fine so no blown fuse.
Any ideas?
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Boeta
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:17:29 » |
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turn it back on
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sonic youth
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:19:32 » |
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errr.
can you be a little more vague please?
what happens when you try to turn it on? do any lights come on or can you hear the fans whirring? have you tried moving the power cable from the PSU and putting it back in?
if there's nothing whatsoever, try to find another power cable - if it doesn't work then your PSU might have died. how old is your PC?
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Sippo
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I ain't gettin on no plane fool
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:20:30 » |
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Wheres the 'any' key?!!?
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Ralphy
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:20:31 » |
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Is that what that big on/off button does? Fuck me. Go back to the cricket forum.  |
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Ralphy
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:22:27 » |
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Sonic, it's gone completely dead.
The power cable is fine cos i bought it down here and it worked fine on my folk's pc.
When you press the on/off switch, nothing happens. No lights, no fan, nothing.
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sonic youth
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:23:50 » |
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your psu is probably cunted then. bad luck
how old is it, what is it, where did you get it?
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Ralphy
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:24:45 » |
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2 years old.
My uncle is a PC technician and built it.
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:27:17 » |
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I thought you were going to ask a racist question then :|
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Sippo
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:28:52 » |
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Ralphy, Dabs do PSU's for less than £13.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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sonic youth
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:29:39 » |
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good luck fitting it you mong  [i'll do it for £50] |
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Ralphy
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:29:47 » |
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Cheers Sippo.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:41:23 » |
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Look at the old one and see what output it has (you probably want 500W) and make sure you get the same!
I'd ask your uncle.
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 15:48:49 » |
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If its 2 years old and it turns out to be the PSU then a 350W is ample but make sure its replacement has the same form factor e.g. number of pins 20 or 24 and that its not a microATX as they have a different configuration as well. If the PSU surged before it blew then it has probably caused the chip or even the motherboard to blow as well. Replacement PSU - about £8, 5 minutes to fix Replacement chip around £20-30 takes 5 minutes to fix Replacement Mobo around £30 takes an hour to fix Easy repair and not costly  |
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sonic youth
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 16:04:34 » |
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i had my old PSU blow up whilst my ear was right next to it. that was very loud...
if you can find out the spec of your PC then someone on here can make sure you get the right PSU...they're much of a muchness unless you need something specialist, which you won't. as jj says it's just compatability.
oh and i'd recommend buying a laptop
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