Odd hardware problem

[Jerry Feldman]

Sounds like it could be power supply. 
On 18 Sep 2002 at 9:32, Billy SG McCarthy wrote:

> Monday night, I shut my computer down to give it a
> rest.  Tuesday I tried to turn it back on, and it
> wouldn't.
> 
> It won't boot, won't POST, won't even give me the BIOS
> screen.  There is power going to the MoBo, and both of
> the CD drives, and both HDDs are spinning when I turn
> it on; whether or not the IDE cables are connected.
> 
> I've tried replacing the BIOS battery, disconnecting
> some/all of my IDE drives, cleaning gunk from the CPU
> heatsink, removing the graphics card (as it's BIOS
> wouldn't show up either).  
> 
> I'm at a loss.  It worked fine one day, and the next,
> it just sits there and hums.  The HDD activity light
> is solid if the IDE cable is plugged in.  I also tried
> shorting the CMOS but that hasn't helped either.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> =====
> "What a long strange trip it's been."
> --The Grateful Dead--
> 
> Kindly yours,
> Billy S G McCarthy
> 
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