Power supply more likely than the switch, I think. Make sure the switch on the back of the power supply hasn't been inadvertently turned off.
Ellen H. --- On Tue, 11/17/09, Robert Carroll <carrollcompu...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Robert Carroll <carrollcompu...@gmail.com> > Subject: [CGUYS] Dead desktop computer -- what is likely the matter? > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 8:37 PM > Got a call from my oldest daughter > just now that her HP desktop computer was dead. Worked > well yesterday -- no disk noise -- cut off at night, now > won't start. What to do? > > She says that when she presses the "on" button nothing > happens -- no light on button, no startup, no noise. > However, cable from modem causes light to illuminate on > cable socket on computer (I think). Computer is > plugged into power strip -- all devices are working that are > plugged to power strip except computer. I advised her > to switch computer power cable to another socket on power > strip, to no avail. > > Computer is about 4 -- 5 years old. Seems to me that > the most likely cause of problem is a bad on-off switch or a > bad power supply. How to test? What are other > likely causes of the problem? > > She's hoping to get a cheap laptop during the Black Friday > sales, but she needs a computer now. How much should > be a reasonable cost for a repair shop to charge if it is a > power supply or a power switch? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, > archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************