- Nov 30, 2015
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Well, hello, I'm kinda bad at introductions so I'll only describe my problem...
A few months ago I shut my PC down, and then tried to turn it on again, but there was no response, no POST beep, no fans spinning, nor anything, I just knew the mobo was getting power by pressing the NumLock button on my keyboard, several times a day for a whole week, then I declared it as DOA. I couldn't care less (at that moment) for a Legacy PC used as domestic server so I had it stored on a closet, but now my Dell laptop is at service (one of the faulty NVIDIA GPUs from 2007) I really need back this comp.
I just had a feeling one day and tried everything at once, RAM slot switching, CMOS resetting (both off-power and jumper methods), brand new thermic paste, replacing the power button on front panel; oh surprise the pc started, but as soon as I turned it of i wouldn't start anmore...
I retried everything again, but no changes at all. Today I borrowed a (working) 20 pin ATX PSU from another legacy system, tho this mobo is 24 pin designed...
For details (too much story maybe?)
System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
PSU: originally a 24 pins, 450 Watts generic Microtech(never replaced before), now mounted with a 20 pins, 250 Watts Dell.
CPU: Pentium dual core 1.8 GHz (overclocked to 1.9)
RAM: 1 GB DDR2 Corsair RAM
Motherboard: a lame PC-Chips P29G
Peripherals: 1 floppy, 1DVD, 1 CD-ROM and 2 HDDs; a primary 40 GB and an 80 GB for /Home, both IDE Seagate.
I might sound a little cocky, but English is not my native language, so I apologize for that... Maybe some won't read the postscript but... Any ideas would be thankfully appreciated, especially those that work 😀
A few months ago I shut my PC down, and then tried to turn it on again, but there was no response, no POST beep, no fans spinning, nor anything, I just knew the mobo was getting power by pressing the NumLock button on my keyboard, several times a day for a whole week, then I declared it as DOA. I couldn't care less (at that moment) for a Legacy PC used as domestic server so I had it stored on a closet, but now my Dell laptop is at service (one of the faulty NVIDIA GPUs from 2007) I really need back this comp.
I just had a feeling one day and tried everything at once, RAM slot switching, CMOS resetting (both off-power and jumper methods), brand new thermic paste, replacing the power button on front panel; oh surprise the pc started, but as soon as I turned it of i wouldn't start anmore...
I retried everything again, but no changes at all. Today I borrowed a (working) 20 pin ATX PSU from another legacy system, tho this mobo is 24 pin designed...
For details (too much story maybe?)
System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
PSU: originally a 24 pins, 450 Watts generic Microtech(never replaced before), now mounted with a 20 pins, 250 Watts Dell.
CPU: Pentium dual core 1.8 GHz (overclocked to 1.9)
RAM: 1 GB DDR2 Corsair RAM
Motherboard: a lame PC-Chips P29G
Peripherals: 1 floppy, 1DVD, 1 CD-ROM and 2 HDDs; a primary 40 GB and an 80 GB for /Home, both IDE Seagate.
I might sound a little cocky, but English is not my native language, so I apologize for that... Maybe some won't read the postscript but... Any ideas would be thankfully appreciated, especially those that work 😀
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