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Dead PC...
Hello
I have (had?) a Dimension 2400 and in a bad storm recently, it died. Absolutely nothing when I pressed the front panel switch, but inside there was a solitary green light. After a lot of fiddling, I found that by shorting out the green and black leads on the mobo power plug, the PSU came to life, and the hard drive I'd plugged in just to load the PSU ran. When I plugged the power plug back into the mobo and shorted out the relevant pins in the socket to the front-panl switch, nothing.
So, is the board dead? Is it worth replacing it, or should I just break the machine for pares?
TIA
Andrew
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If it were mine I would consider keeping it for parts only. I would not invest another penny into that computer. But that is what I would do and is my opinion. You may do as you please.shesagordie
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Posted October 13th, 2006 18:00
atssp3What is the sequence of the diagnostic LEDs at the back of the case?
You could remove all the PCI cards, the video card and memory, disconnect the data and power cables to all the drives, then check
that the front panel cable is connected to motherboard, with nothing else connected to the system, except the power cable, power the system on. If you do not get any beep codes or no LEDs in the back, then it would appear that motherboard has died.As this is storm related, you could also, try notifying your homeowner insurance carrier.Bev.
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Normally homeowners insurance has a deductable that would be more than the value of the computer, but it is worth a telephone call at any rate.
atssp3Mine is only $200, so who knows what normal is. Make the call as Bev suggested.Linda
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Posted October 13th, 2006 18:00