Originally Posted by zagreen

Hey, I have the same problem exactly, only with an Emachines T2742. We took out the power supply box of the wall, and we have noticed that something rattles in there when the box is turned. It sounds like a small object. Would anyone have any ideas of what it might be, and if it is replaceable?

Originally Posted by Jaguar13

Basically, the original power supply provided with your e-machine (and others) has a manufacturing defect. When the power supply fails, it usually takes out the mother board and often the Celeron D340 (or Pentium 4) that came with your unit. In some cases, it even takes out the PC2700 DDRAM sticks. Given the price of that unit, it's generally not cost effective to repair. You can however go to E-Bay and often find an Intel D845EPI (Chipset 845GV) motherboard (sometimes in a bundle with a 2.93Ghz CPU) for around $60 to $70. This whole power supply issue resulted in a successful class action suit against Gateway (mother company of E-Machine) that was settled approximately one year ago.

Originally Posted by kpack08

Hello everyone,
I have an e-machine T2984 computer that recently stopped powering on. The monitor powers on fine but the tower itself does not power on. I checked the AC outlet and the power cord supplying the unit. Both of them are working fine. I also opened the computer with the power connected to the AC outlet and noticed a little green light that stays on, on the motherboard. I am not sure but I think that the light is located next to the processing chip (there is a big heat sink and fan next to the light). There is also a soft humming sound coming from the power supply area when the power plug is plugged into the AC outlet the computer will not turn however.
Can I get some advice on what to do to resolve the failure? I would like to fix this computer if it’s possible rather that get a new one.

Thanks for the help in advance.