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A client of mine has an XP era eMachines. The power supply has died and been replaced 3 times. I've discharged the motherboard and checked the surge protector.
In the middle of a scan with ComboFix, the machine died.
It powers on and hangs before the BIOS and shows a solid yellow light. I believe the model # is T5062 or something like that.
Aside from a bad outlet, what would cause the PSU to die a few times?
EDIT:
I did notice that the PSU had two similar "four prong square" motherboard connectors (near the CPU) . I don't know that there should have been two of them. I think that the wrong one was plugged in. What would the difference be and why would there be two of them?
Moshe
Posted 2010-04-23T20:49:51.323
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I can't begin to answer what causes the problem, but I used to own the model myself and had similar experiences, so you may be able to rule out the possibility of the a bad outlet. – Emory Bell – 2010-04-23T20:56:37.457
short-circuit? overloading (too many components)? improper grounding because he spraypainted the interior of the case (or other factors)?
– quack quixote – 2010-04-23T20:56:44.803@quack, where would the short be? The case has not been modded at all. – Moshe – 2010-04-23T20:58:42.193
@Emory - What was your fix? – Moshe – 2010-04-23T20:59:37.637
it could be just about anywhere. it might simply be a poorly-designed or poorly-constructed component. if @Emory's report is accurate, it sounds like a manufacturing defect of some kind. finding it will be tough. – quack quixote – 2010-04-23T21:03:24.573
If it takes a while for it to occur, it may perhaps be a heating issue. – J. Polfer – 2010-04-23T21:11:43.743
1@Moshe I eventually just gave up on the box and picked up a new computer. The only components I did not try to swap in the computer were the motherboard and processor. – Emory Bell – 2010-04-23T21:13:31.930