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Emachines T2682 won't power up?

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by bfwals

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The emahines T2682 had been working fine for several years. Normally the machine is left turned on. I power down very infrequently.

Went to use the PC tonight and it was powered down. Pressing ON/OFF switch does not power up the macine.

Would this be a power supply problem or a mother board problem? There are many similiar posts to this problem but almost all talk about getting some indication the PC is getting some power. My machine is getting none, no fans running, no lights on, nothing.

The machine currently has a BESTEC ATX-250-12E PS. How do I test the PS to see if this is the problem.

Thanks for the help.

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by mjd420nova

A multimeter would be a big help, but in the absence of a meter, you should watch the fan to see if it turns. If it trys to turn, then it is shorted, if it doesn't turn then it is a faulty supply. If it turns, then you need to begin unpluging drives and removing plugin cards to see if one of the cards is shorting the supply.

by dp_stickney

Take a look on eBay for a power supply tester. I bought one with a nice LCD readout that gives you plenty of detail on the quality of output. The cost was ~$25.

Dave

by dkingusgs

I know the above is an older thread, but I would remove the power supply from the PC case and take the cover off the PS and look for melted or burnt looking parts. Worked for me. Don

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