Computer failure

[Bill D (wwh)]

I've suffered a total pc failure - I'm sending this from my sister's pc, but I
don't know when I'll next have internet access.

There was a long beep then the screen went blank. It won't restart from the
hard drive or from a floppy. The power light on the tower comes on, and the
hard drive light stays full on, but nothing happens. It's a Tiny pc, about 7 years old, and running Win XP.

If anyone's got any suggestions as to the cause I'd be very grateful...!

Edit: sorry about the strange line spacing - I copied and pasted from elsewhere.

[keehotee]

Check the psu

I had a Tiny pc, and they're renowned for putting in undersized - or at least the bare minimum - power supplies.
When mine went I had power to the tower (according to the led) - but there are a few feeds from the psu, so get a voltmeter and make sure you've got a voltage at each output....

[nobbynobbs]

Originally posted by keehotee@Jun 11 2007, 08:42 PM


I had a Tiny pc,
but it's not about size so there's no need to be ashamed :lol:

[Bill D (wwh)]

Well, I'm back...! The old pc would have been more expensive to repair than it was worth, so I'm now up and running on a "new" refurbished one. And of course it's taking me an age to re-install everything, but at least I've got the basics like broadband, browser and email going.