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Computer died....anyone replace a power supply ? - sm - Not happy

Posted: Jun 27, 2010

Woke up to my computer dead (2.5 years old).....shut it down last night, no problems. Did not notice if the blinking light(of the power button) was on or not last night when I went to bed. In any case it was off this morning which is not the norm. DOA. Tried the obvious, unplugged, replugged in different outlet, etc. Nada. Have another old Dell here (has hard drive issues not power supply) thought maybe I could switch out the power supplies, don't know if they are the same part though have not looked yet, do you think it would matter if they are not the same part number, any thoughts there? Using a back up computer for now, but reallly need my other computer back....have not backed it up since about November, silly me, so lots of data I need to pull off the hard drive which I will get done if I cannot get this fixed easily or cheaply. Just thought I'd check and see if anyone had ever just gotten a new power supply and if that fixed the problem. Thanks!

What do you mean by power supply? - s/m

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If you just mean the cord, then I cannot see where it would be a problem, although I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope since the cords seem to be one of those things that they change frequently just to force you to buy a different one all the time.

If you get desperate and are in a thriving metropolis, they make these things called enclosures for laptop hard drives which you put the laptop hardrive into and then plug it in via USB to the new/different laptop. If memory serves, they only run about $20. They are available on-line, too, but is time is of the essence, some place like a Frey's would have them.

Duh me!! They make these for desktop PCs, too. - n/m

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No it is not the cord, but the box inside the computer - sm - Not happy

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that the cord plugs into, it powers your computer or is the power supply. This is a desktop computer but if I can get something like the thing you mention then I will probably just do that and just buy a new CPU, and then just copy my old hardrive to the new...got to get XP for work though so cannot get anything new anyway. Thanks for the tip.

Another option - Still me

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I don't know how tech savvy you are, but they make another option called a docking station which you just plug the hard drive into. Then, if you're comfortable enough using the BIOS on your working PC (and it really isn't that hard), you can just go into it and change the order that it takes start up instructions (usually they're set up to go hard drive and if nothing there go to DVD or CD and if nothing there go to an external device). You can keep the Windows 7 that comes on most new computers now, and just jump into BIOS and tell it to start with the docking station rather than the hard drive, reboot the computer, and you will be in XP. When you're done, if you want to go back into W7, you just switch the BIOS back. That way if you're MTSO ever gets W7 compatibility, you're ready, and meanwhile all your work information will be stored on the external device, allowing you to unplug it every night if you wish and keep it safe from harm.

Here's a link to what I'm talking about, although I have no specific information about this brand. It just happened to be the first one that came up on my google search.

PC - Old MT

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If you have access to one puter, try Hiwired.com -- no Indian techs and think they charge like 120 -- worst case scenario, reload Windows and all of your drivers. My laptop crashed two weeks ago and working fine since

Power Supply - tootsie

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Yes, I have had my power supply replaced twice, but not in the same computer. They cost about 60.00 to 70.00 depending on how many Watts you want to use. The one I just bought a couple months ago has a "lifetime guarantee", but you have to register it first...which I have not done yet...silly me..

If your computer will not power up at all, that is no doubt the problem. much cheaper than getting a whole new computer. Still, best to back up records regularly. My guru tells me at least once a month, but we all know those months can slip by quickly.

Try the power supply first. It sounds like that is all that's wrong. They do not give "warnings" they just go out and that's it. Good luck.

P.S. - tootsie

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oh...forgot to mention...the power supply for a lap top is much different than one for a desktop PC....I would not recommend trying it. It would not have enough power to power up a desktop PC.

Dead computer is a desktop PC - and the other - sm - Not happy

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is also a desktop PC. So hoping to just switch the power supply boxes (inside the computer) and have that take care of it. I looked and saw I could just put the hard drive in another PC but need to run something first on the BIOS I think, which of course I cannot get to because the computer won't turn on. Need to find a local geek and get their input, have a guy I used before so may give him a call. Just want to keep it under $100 as I can buy a new CPU for that, which I may end up doing anyway.

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