oops I think my PC died :-(

[mischievious]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

OP says in post 1

Then 2 people in posts 3 and 4 endorse a visit to Event Viewer How? the pc wont start lol hehehehehehehe

I don't think that you read the post properly, it did power on after holding in the power button.

Now, it doesn't power up after posts 2 & 3 if you want to pitch you are welcome but if you are here to ridicule based upon an incorrect version of the post then please kindly leave.

Originally Posted by chrisjones

Hi,
My old P4 machine (that I passed onto my GF's daughter) looks to have given up the ghost. Basically last night when she went to shut down, it went to power off and started making the oddest clicking sound. In the end I had to pull the power lead only to find this morning it wouldnt power back up! In the end I got it to power up by holding in the power button. I ran a disk check which came back fine.
I returned home tonight to be told that it had again refused to power down, now I cant get it back on at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions...... not just how to fix it, but of any cheap deals on towers at the moment :-P

Thanks in advance,

Think the highlighted line is pretty clear

Do not need to pitch the psu has blew obviously it was that all along. If the op intends a new machine in the near future I would advise a cheap PSU as a replacement if he intends to keep it awhile I would advise a branded one

[swoop101]

The clicking is usauly not a fan but something due to the failure of the PSU suplying enough power to maintain the operation of the system.
I have never found out exactly what it is that clicks. (maybe some sort of failsafe to prevent further damage)

[mischievious]

Originally Posted by swoop101

No it means I was fixing them when they had broken.

Fair enough, supports my argument against them and explains the problems that you have seen.

I take it they were bought by friends and family against your better judgement.

[swoop101]

Originally Posted by mischievious

but if you are here to ridicule based upon an incorrect version of the post then please kindly leave.

I think you will find that Zing is regarded as a computer meister, so please do not continue in this fashion.

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They were bought from reputable retailers a few years ago and were out of waranty

OEMs always have to cut corners to compete. When I spec a machine I often inform the customer on reliability of cheap psus. If they do not want to spend 50 quid plus on a good one then they have at least been informed of the risks. A friend of mine went off to pc world (spit) and bought a cheap laptop last week. It was running Vista basic and only had 512 meg of ram . Needless to say it ran like a bag of poop

[mischievious]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Think the highlighted line is pretty clear

Amdittedly I might have assumed that it wasn't a lost cause. Apologies I commited the crime of reading too quickly

However my point stands that it looked as though ridicule were the heart of the post not humour and accept any "Public" challenge to oppose rather than private. You know what I mean!

In my defence are my professional credentials required to prove my IT posts are valid and qualified???

If so I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

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Originally Posted by swoop101

They were bought from reputable retailers a few years ago and were out of waranty

I accept you comments though in my experience,

Evesham + Mesh + Out of Warranty = Total Mess

Dude I come late to the pc building business and only started in 99 . Am am now a system builder of some repute in my local area and my posts on this forum speak for themselves when it comes to offering support on these forums. I am sure you have the abilty to offer a lot of help here but you let the fact we had a run in before cloud your judgement as it was only meant in humour. I have made countless faupars we are all only human

[swoop101]

Originally Posted by mischievious

Evesham + Mesh + Out of Warranty = Total Mess

Now that I agree with

[Chicken]

Have a check of the motherboard before you go buying a new PSU - bad capacitors on the motherboard can often cause the PSU to fail.

Have a read of http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=5

[mischievious]

All please note that as a poster my anonymity, I wish personally it remain that way. I respect and wish everyone to have their own experience known and respected and hope everyone else here does as well. The anonymity gives everyone credence and I accept others comments may differ from my own and accept any challenge if there is one. I will also challenge if I believe you are wrong it is you duty to prove me wrong in return. I hope no one will claim ownership of some area of discussion as we are all anonymous (so far) it would be unfair to unmask everyone and start lending extra weight to some opinions and examples because of credentials. In this regard I hope the forum will continue, I will confirm only that I work in IT that is enough to make sure that I know a "bit". Is all....

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Originally Posted by swoop101

Now that I agree with

Thanks, I wasn't arguing with you.. Experience is a great teacher

[idi banashapan]

although the OP looks to have the answers sought, my 2 peenies forth is that you will get what you pay for. it's not always the best plan to look for a cheap fix, as inevitably, you'll end up needing to fix it again.

[chrisjones]

Wow all this 'hoo haa' over a nicnacked PSU.

Whilst I appreciate all the varied answers, there is no need for a handbag match to break out. Get rubbing those lobes and repeat after me '.... woooo saaaaah..'

Joking aside - rather than replace the power supply on what was a rather ancient machine, I coughed up £200 and blagged a decent Packard Bell machine (minus a monitor) out of the business dept at *cough splutter swear* PC world.

You can wangle some seriously decent deals out of them at the moment, what with their parent company looking a bit wobbly at the moment.

[mischievious]

Trouble is some of our handbags have bricks in them

I apologise for complicating this thread, slight grudge match which should not have occurred. I'll try to be more in future.

Love the little guy on your signature takes a little while to watch everything he does but kept me amused.

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'.... woooo saaaaah..'

you're right I feel much better