Re: Motherboard dead? Light comes on but thats it

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From: meerkat
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:48

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<BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On 2 Sep, 16:19, "meerkat" <m...@cov.com> wrote:
>> <BertieBigBol...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1188745903.167444.40540@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...> Power LED 
>> on mobo comes on but nothing when you hit the power button.
>> > Can I assume the mobo is dead?
>>
>> > Also, just to rule out a power button problem, is it acceptable to
>> > short (with a jumper) the two-pin power button header on the mobo to
>> > force a power on that way?
>>
>> Prove the PSU first.
>> Yes to the second question.
>
> Same result with a new PSU as well...
>
> How would you test a PSU?
>
A test meter from, say, Maplins.
That way you can test the PSU with it switched on (under load)
to see if it`s delivering the correct voltages.

As for the other supply you tried, was it adequate for the job ?.

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