Re: Motherboard short/wha?

Well, I've got it going! I really do appreciate the input. I don't
think I would have had the guff to take things apart and try without a
little help from you guys.
I went and borrowed a power supply from a friend. Which happend to
work.
silly eh? Sometimes the simplest of things make it.
Damn, I really do thank you for the feedback. I learned more about
hardware this way ... and as a result of this I am going to buy every
component to make my own from scratch! Or pretty close.

cheers!
DaveW wrote:
> It sounds like either the power supply unit or the motherboard has failed.
> The easiest diagnostic to run first is to install a known working PSU of
> adequate output power and see if that fixes it.
>
> --
> DaveW
> "chrisF" <humeurs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1125363036.404426.128510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> > I've been reading about board short circuits and a few other reasons my
> > power supply will not start.
> > The scenario: I moved my PC to another room. that morning it was on.
> > That evening after the move, it wouldn't "post" (?)No fan, absolutely
> > nothing.
> > The PC was given to me and worked great up until I (carefully) moved
> > it.
> > I havn't tried taking the MB out yet and before I do (I'm not sure I
> > know how) I wanted to ask anyone if they knew any signs of me possibly
> > frying it? Like power spikes or anything of the like? Are there any
> > signsthat I could see of a fried MB?
> > This isn't a built PC so I don't know what could be causing it. At
> > least, one would think that the MB would not be shorting?
> >
> > Any help would be great
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris
> >

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