Hi, Thomas George wrote: > Tried to restart the computer from the switch on the desktop box but > it was totally dead. [...] > Where to look for the failure? CPU, motherboard, power supply or mechanical > switch?
If it does not make any noise and lets not shine any light then the power supply is the first suspect. (Including the classic: "Is it plugged in ?") > How does the operating system turn it off? My best guess is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface Have a nice day :) Thomas