Which part could be blown?

[Devonsteele]

Hello i had given my girlfriend my old computer and of course.... (i think she broke it LOL) So it will not turn on. I know the power supply is working because the light comes on, i do not think i could see a light on the mother board and i was sure it had one to tell that it was getting pwer to it. I guess it could be the cpu but i doubt it.

So in trying to figure out what is wrong, is there a guess? I assume the memory could stop it from running but it doesnt make sence, would the logical thing be that the mother board blew out? It is a little older DFI mother board.

Any help would be grateful as she is begging me to fix it but i dont want to but 700 bucks worth of stuff and it be the one thing and be out of the money lol.

 

[Spyder_1386]

Hey Devonsteele

From what you've said it sounds like a Motherboard issue.... might be a power surge problem. Either way, you'd have to take it in to get it tested.... don't think there's any way around this one.

Good luck

Spyder_1386

 

[mailpup]

That a light comes on does not mean your power supply is working properly. It's more complicated than that. You can either buy a power supply tester or swap the PSU out for a known good one and see what happens.

 

[lano15]

swaping out parts is a great way to solve issues

 

[captaincranky]

Just Joking.....I Think.......

swaping out parts is a great way to solve issues

Or maybe a great way to ruin more parts, it does somewhat depend on the particular situation.