To me, this sounds like it could be the power supply. If you don't have a tester for that, another power supply will do.
-Russ Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2014, at 20:53, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had indications that the CMOS battery needed replacing. In > preparation for that I vacuumed some dust off the heat sink, the case > fan, and some random parts of the MB. I tried to remove the battery, > but was unsuccessful. Before putting much effort into the battery > removal I was called away to dinner. After dinner I tried to start > the computer, but got only a momentary spinning of the fans. I have > since tried wiggling a few of the connectors with no change in > behaviour. What might I try? What is the chance that the vacuuming > zapped the MB? > > -Denis > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
