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by pachecoz19

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i have a w2888 emachine.it worked fine all night and i shut it down properly before i went to bed. the next day when i tryed to push the start putton it wouldnt do anything. no booting up, no sounds, no lights,nothing.
i took it too a friend who is good with computers.he said it was the mother board and replaced it. after he did that the computer boots up fine, but only works for about an hour then just shuts off.
so now after he has been trouble shooting that problem for 6 weeks, he finally came it back to me and said the processer is bad. so know i have a computer from this guy that only works for an hour then turns off....i nee help please what do i do

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by seanferd

it is the power supply.

Maybe your board or processor is fine, but they may have been damaged by the PSU. The 'on' button switches for power supplies can go bad, the PSU itself may be dying, or it doesn't have enough output to power everything in your system any longer, if you have been adding cards or anything that is powered by the system, and not it's own electrical cord to an outlet.

Have the PSU tested or replaced, then you should probably try your old mobo again to see if there was actually anything wrong with it. I would not keep trying to use the computer if, in fact, the PSU is failing. You could damage everything in the system.

by pachecoz19

what if i just bought a brandnew really good mother board and new pcu could i just throw it in there and would it boot up like normal and would i be able to use the emachines reinstall dick

by wobbie

I went through a similar problem recently. eMachines again - Intel mobo - one morning it just wouldn't start up.

Wound up replacing the mobo and ps expecting I could use my current disk. I even had a clone copy so if my regular drive was bad I had it covered.

Well, it turns out that I wound up with a mobo that had a different "chipset". I re-used the same physical processor (selected a board with the same socket type) but it had different "glue". No boot. No way, no how.

Also, since the eMachines software distribution of the day was through a ghost image - there was no way to use it as it would just re-install the same files.

Wound up having to have a shop re-install from an OEM cd and use my (legit) XP license.

So, unless you buy a replacement board with the same support chipset you will need an actual install CD (as opposed to a ghost image).

Good luck.

rw

by seanferd

Then worry about boards.

If this is the procedure you have already taken (new board that isn't an exact match), you are going to have trouble booting anyway, without a re-install with the drivers for the new board.

by hal 9000

E Machines has a reputation for supplying cheap rubbish Power Supplies which destroy the insides of the computer.

A good Power Supply will sacrifice itself before allowing the computer to be damaged. I've seen one save a computer from certain death but self destruction when some overhead power lines fell and allowed the Transmission Lines to come in contact with the Mains that was 33 KV running into the Mains if your wondering. The Power Supply shot out about 3 feet of flame through the Fan Grill and when power was restored nothing worked in the house, when the PS was replaced the computer turned on ran perfectly for the next 4 years though it's not a way that I would suggest to test how good a Power Supply is.

As for continuing to run the unit I would advise against it as if the Power Supply is faulty which is the most likely it can destroy everything inside the case again so it's much better to replace the PS and see if the system works.

If you want to test the unit use the Ultimate Boot CD available for free from here

http://tinyurl.com/3jnpy

This runs directly from the CD/DVD Drive and has a lot of different Testing Utilities to test the different parts of the computer.

Col

by hlnagy

I agree with Hal. I have serviced a lot of eMachines and power supply was number 1 problem with eMachines. Power supply has taken out a lot of motherboards and CPUs. Get a good power supply, will cost a little more, but will be better in the long run.

by seanferd

I agree with HAL 9000 and hlnagy.

Pick a good brand and a model with enough power for the system, including anything you think you might add to the system in the future.

by pachecoz19

so as long as i have a serial number for windows xp i can have computer shop or anybody with a windows xp cd install windows xp....after i install the new mother board and processer

by hal 9000

But provided that you have a Valid M$ Product Key anyone can install the same version of XP to your computer legally.

The Product Key is on the COA that should be on every Windows Computer these Days.

Col

by jamesrl

When you go to validate, it may fail, because it wants a product key that matches the type of OS Version you installed. But I have done this with a Dell, you can call the validation help line and they will walk you through the process for using your OEM key with a generic copy of XP.

James

by pachecoz19

ok ill try to replace the power supply before i do anything else..but i really just want a new mother board and processer anyway

by seanferd

to run everything you are going to attach that will be powered by the system. Mobo, proc, fans drives, gfx, snd, and anything else (external USB devices) that will not power themselves (have their own electrical cord/plug).

Good luck with your build.

by fdiaz693

well this things always happens on a pc, but
there maybe a power sttings on your operating system check that,secondly if thats alright you should change the power supply but make sure sure is the oem, means
original equipment manufacturer.
you should look for a power supply for that system model # to work right. ok

by hal 9000

And ask for a New Product Key. They will make sure that you first have a Genuine Copy of Office and then e-mail you a Replacement Key.

Of course to do this you need the M$ install Disc's.

Col

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