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PC won’t switch on

PC won’t switch on

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moon_wolf_girl
Junior Member
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05-14-2020, 10:22 AM
#1
Hi
My parents' PC won’t turn on. I’m not sure what caused it, but there was a broadband outage and possibly a power outage earlier. They have a Virgin Media V6 which completely failed at the same time as the PC. The back light of the power supply turns on, but the power LED near the power button doesn’t. When I plugged the power cable into the back of the PC power supply, it made a clicking sound before, but now it doesn’t. The PC is quite old but still functions properly for its intended use. Replacing it isn’t an option. I’m wondering if this could be related to a power supply issue?
Here’s the PC: https://icecat.co.uk/p/vendorName/mpn/desc-4000082.html
Any suggestions for a suitable power supply would be really helpful.
Thank you.
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moon_wolf_girl
05-14-2020, 10:22 AM #1

Hi
My parents' PC won’t turn on. I’m not sure what caused it, but there was a broadband outage and possibly a power outage earlier. They have a Virgin Media V6 which completely failed at the same time as the PC. The back light of the power supply turns on, but the power LED near the power button doesn’t. When I plugged the power cable into the back of the PC power supply, it made a clicking sound before, but now it doesn’t. The PC is quite old but still functions properly for its intended use. Replacing it isn’t an option. I’m wondering if this could be related to a power supply issue?
Here’s the PC: https://icecat.co.uk/p/vendorName/mpn/desc-4000082.html
Any suggestions for a suitable power supply would be really helpful.
Thank you.

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Lee_F
Junior Member
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05-14-2020, 11:48 AM
#2
I'm just going on a hunch being as the PC has an i5-650 CPU and that motherboard is a 1156 were talking 2009-2010 model I bet being it's your parents has spent it's whole life always plugged into wall power.
Un plug and open it up and carefully remove the coin size battery and if you have one use a DC volt meter and read the life in battery.
Just go get a new battery and see if it lets PC kick back on. If it does you might have to set a few things in BIOS or just the date and time.
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Lee_F
05-14-2020, 11:48 AM #2

I'm just going on a hunch being as the PC has an i5-650 CPU and that motherboard is a 1156 were talking 2009-2010 model I bet being it's your parents has spent it's whole life always plugged into wall power.
Un plug and open it up and carefully remove the coin size battery and if you have one use a DC volt meter and read the life in battery.
Just go get a new battery and see if it lets PC kick back on. If it does you might have to set a few things in BIOS or just the date and time.

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TrankerGold
Junior Member
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05-14-2020, 08:47 PM
#3
Thank you for the suggestion.
Would this work?
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9805608?...32:1:183:1
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TrankerGold
05-14-2020, 08:47 PM #3

Thank you for the suggestion.
Would this work?
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9805608?...32:1:183:1

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Casper_KS
Member
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05-14-2020, 11:19 PM
#4
The 2032 battery is commonly utilized. It is often available for purchase at Walgreens or Batteries Plus.
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Casper_KS
05-14-2020, 11:19 PM #4

The 2032 battery is commonly utilized. It is often available for purchase at Walgreens or Batteries Plus.

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razorlazer82
Junior Member
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05-30-2020, 12:21 AM
#5
Thanks for the reply.
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razorlazer82
05-30-2020, 12:21 AM #5

Thanks for the reply.