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Gateway pc wont start up

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by spm9928 2 views

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I recently came across a gateway 633c desktop that will not boot up. The power button does not turn a solid green, it is yellow. It does not even detect nor show anything on the monitor or give lights on the keyboard. Just the steady yellow power indicator. Could this be power supply related?

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by normh3

That would be my guess. You could try disconnecting the peripheral devices (hard drive..CD...etc)from the power supply first to see if it makes a difference. There is always a slim possibility that one of those could be dragging down the supply

by hal 9000

While you're at it also check for trapped wiring on the power leads I've seen a few examples where someone has fitted a HDD or CD/DVD and trapped a wire between the drive and the chassis and shorted out that rail.

You could also try a Power Supply tester but this isn't really much use as you need to check the voltages as well I've seen a few PS that work with a PS Tester fitted but will only run a short time when connected to the computer.

Just as another thought pull off the front cover remove the reset switch and then see if it will start up I spent several hours on a rammed Reset Switch one day which nearly drove me nuts particularly as it was on a new case and it wasn't one of those cheap ones either.

Col

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