PC dead but MOBO light on ???????

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( I xposted to this and other groups but misspelled customize so this is an
individual post to here)

Hi

I've been getting the BSOD for the last couple of months and I thought It
may have been my DVD/RW drive, (sorry no info because of first sentence) but
a couple of days ago I was converting an .avi to .vob, (DVDsanta)...and when
I went to check on it my PC was dead.

The fuse in the kettle lead was ok so I opened up the tower and seen that
the light on the MOBO was on, so I took out my HDD's and disconnected
everything except the 20 pin supply to the MOBO and tower and CPU fans, but
to my dismay when I pushed the power button on my PC the fans didn't kick in
(1...does there have to be a HDD with the OS installed for the fans to
work?) So I'm under the impression that either the power supply is knackered
(2...but why is the MOBO light on?) or The MOBO is knackered, but then again
I'm no expert and was hoping some tech buff could help in solving my problem
(3...could the power supply have failed but have enough power for the MOBO
light and nothing else??)

I know the simple answer is to take it to a PC repair shop but I'd rather
save money "as we all do" if someone may help me solve this.

MOBO: ASUS A7A266
Power supply: FSP group inc
Model #: FSP250-60GTV (PF)
WinXP Home SP1

A few piccys of the MOBO and Power supply

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/PowersupplyforASUSA7A266MOBO.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/ASUSMOBOLight.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/P1023151.jpg

"Thanks"
 
Hello,

I would wager that it is the power supply, especially if its more than 2
years old. Try borrowing another power supply and use it with it.
 
p.mc said:
( I xposted to this and other groups but misspelled customize so
this is an individual post to here)

I've been getting the BSOD for the last couple of months and I
thought It may have been my DVD/RW drive, (sorry no info because of
first sentence) but a couple of days ago I was converting an .avi
to .vob, (DVDsanta)...and when I went to check on it my PC was dead.

The fuse in the kettle lead was ok so I opened up the tower and
seen that the light on the MOBO was on, so I took out my HDD's and
disconnected everything except the 20 pin supply to the MOBO and
tower and CPU fans, but to my dismay when I pushed the power button
on my PC the fans didn't kick in (1...does there have to be a HDD
with the OS installed for the fans to work?) So I'm under the
impression that either the power supply is knackered (2...but why
is the MOBO light on?) or The MOBO is knackered, but then again I'm
no expert and was hoping some tech buff could help in solving my
problem (3...could the power supply have failed but have enough
power for the MOBO light and nothing else??)
I know the simple answer is to take it to a PC repair shop but I'd
rather save money "as we all do" if someone may help me solve this.

MOBO: ASUS A7A266
Power supply: FSP group inc
Model #: FSP250-60GTV (PF)
WinXP Home SP1

A few piccys of the MOBO and Power supply

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/PowersupplyforASUSA7A266MOBO.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/ASUSMOBOLight.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/npilcs/P1023151.jpg

"Thanks"
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See the answer in the other groups...
I think you have spread it a bit thin with the cross/multi-posting.
Next time - put it in one place and wait for some hits. heh
 
Asus has a fairly helpful users forum at their USA web site. Also, a
good KB. You might want to do a search in the KB for "Ground Fault"
without the quotes. Sometimes you can eliminate a lot of cross posting
if you go to the source Asus:
http://support.asus.com/default.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

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p.mc


Brian K said:
Asus has a fairly helpful users forum at their USA web site. Also, a good
KB. You might want to do a search in the KB for "Ground Fault" without
the quotes. Sometimes you can eliminate a lot of cross posting if you go
to the source Asus: http://support.asus.com/default.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

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View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
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