Computer won't turn on

External Since: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 27

My sons computer just started acting up. It's a P4 2.4g on an Asus P4P8X
865P mb that we built last summer, and it's worked fine up til now.
When he turns it on, the fans go on for just a split second, and then
everything shuts down and nothing happens.

The case is a cheap Raidmax that was only $37 including the 350W power
supply, so we're thinking maybe the power supply is bad.

Is there some way to check that short of putting in a new one and trying
it?

Any other thoughts on what the problem could be would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,

Jack

External Since: Jan 22, 2004 Posts: 26

When you say the fans turn on, does this mean you have opened the case and
checked to see if the CPU fan starts up. Many motherboards have a CPU fan
protection circuit. If the CPU fan fails to spin up to the required RPM, it
shuts down the system to protect the CPU.

If that isn't the problem, I would replace the power supply with a quality
one anyway. At 37 dollars for a case and PS, you're not getting the quality
that you want for that nice a system. Wrong place to save money.

Fitz