I haven’t had a reason to post before. I’ve just been a pleased observer, following threads and learning things thru osmosis. So, hi & hello all! You guys run a helluva site. Lotsa Big congratches.
Okay, so here’s my problem. My sister has used her computer in her clothing manufacturer business. Her machine specs follow:
A 'Tiger Direct' assembled Computer with:
AMD Athlon XP, 1900+ w/ QuantiSpeed Architecture
KT266 Chipset DDR ATX Mobo Base System w/ Audio
256 MB PC2 100 266 MHz Non-ECC DDR Mem
80 GB Ultra ATA 7200 Samson HD
ATI Expert 2000 Pro 32 MB Graphics Card
CD R/RW Drive, 24x10x40 (Max)
DVD Rom Drive 16x (Max)
10/100 Ethernet
56K Modem
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
PS: Sparkle Power Int’l, Ltd
Model: FSP 250-60 GTV (PF)
Max Output 250 Watts
No overclocking
The computer’s been running fine for 2 years. A week ago in the middle of writing email, it went dark. It has stayed dark. Wouldn’t boot even to a glimmer.
I went over and opened box. Oh, wow! It was _packed_ with fabric snips and fabric dust. I mean packed. I took it out by the handful. One of its small fans was lying on its back with broken blades. It looked like an archeological dig.
I did the obvious, gave it a Class-A cleaning. I bought a replacement fan and fitted it. And I prayed. I guess I got the wrong god.
The system is dead, dead, dead. Pure nothing happens when the power’s turned on. Nothing but the hum of the PS fan.
Took out PS out and shorted the green and black leads, and the fan does, yeas, run. (Thank you, Eddy Ressy, for a post with that clue a couple months back.) Anyway, I now assume that the PS is okay.
Then I yanked the hard drive and hooked it up to my computer. It seems to be fine. I copied out all the data. But of course that doesn’t tell me how much damage the machine has suffered, nor in what section.
After the above ... I stopped dead. Because I simply don’t know enough to diagnose farther. Obviously the machine overheated badly and probable over quite a period of time. But how to diagnose the mobo or the CPU or the...? I sure don’t know.
And so I come to ask the knowledgeable.
I promise that any and all suggestions/help will be exuberantly appreciated.
Happy things to all,
Mucklucks
Okay, so here’s my problem. My sister has used her computer in her clothing manufacturer business. Her machine specs follow:
A 'Tiger Direct' assembled Computer with:
AMD Athlon XP, 1900+ w/ QuantiSpeed Architecture
KT266 Chipset DDR ATX Mobo Base System w/ Audio
256 MB PC2 100 266 MHz Non-ECC DDR Mem
80 GB Ultra ATA 7200 Samson HD
ATI Expert 2000 Pro 32 MB Graphics Card
CD R/RW Drive, 24x10x40 (Max)
DVD Rom Drive 16x (Max)
10/100 Ethernet
56K Modem
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
PS: Sparkle Power Int’l, Ltd
Model: FSP 250-60 GTV (PF)
Max Output 250 Watts
No overclocking
The computer’s been running fine for 2 years. A week ago in the middle of writing email, it went dark. It has stayed dark. Wouldn’t boot even to a glimmer.
I went over and opened box. Oh, wow! It was _packed_ with fabric snips and fabric dust. I mean packed. I took it out by the handful. One of its small fans was lying on its back with broken blades. It looked like an archeological dig.
I did the obvious, gave it a Class-A cleaning. I bought a replacement fan and fitted it. And I prayed. I guess I got the wrong god.
The system is dead, dead, dead. Pure nothing happens when the power’s turned on. Nothing but the hum of the PS fan.
Took out PS out and shorted the green and black leads, and the fan does, yeas, run. (Thank you, Eddy Ressy, for a post with that clue a couple months back.) Anyway, I now assume that the PS is okay.
Then I yanked the hard drive and hooked it up to my computer. It seems to be fine. I copied out all the data. But of course that doesn’t tell me how much damage the machine has suffered, nor in what section.
After the above ... I stopped dead. Because I simply don’t know enough to diagnose farther. Obviously the machine overheated badly and probable over quite a period of time. But how to diagnose the mobo or the CPU or the...? I sure don’t know.
And so I come to ask the knowledgeable.
I promise that any and all suggestions/help will be exuberantly appreciated.
Happy things to all,
Mucklucks