Help With Machine

[nanner30]

Hi I just found this forumn and has quite a bit of useful information hope someone can help me out
I was just given an Hp a210n tower problem is when I push the button on the front nothing happens the fans will not turn on but the LED on back of computer comes on when plugged in and stays green is this something that can be fixed easily or not I am willing to try it myself first before taking to local BB as they don't know to much I seem to know more than them and I am just a housekeeper

Thanks so much for any help or advice that is given

[4th&3wood]

Does the fan in the PSU come on when you press the on button?

[nanner30]

no fans come on at all

[hardball]

if the fans in the power supply don't come on I would say your power supply is bad. Changing a PSU is not difficult but if you never opened a computer I would not recommend it.

[nanner30]

thank you for the reply i figured that is what it was so i am ordering one and I have worked on computers somewhat so I am gonna try it and will let you know the results thanks again for the your help

[hardball]

just make sure your 2 plugs on the motherboard are on tight. They are keyed so they only go on one way. Pay attention to how you remove the old one and you shouldn't have any problems...good luck

[nanner30]

thank you again so much for the useful information

[nanner30]

Well I installed new PSU got power now but nothing comes up on the monitor. Going to go back in and double check that all wires are tight and memory is seated right will report back.

[hardball]

double check the memory modules and your video cable..if you have a seperate video card (not onboard video) check and make sure the video card is seated and the thumb screws are tight. Is the hard drive spinning?

[nanner30]

Installed new PSU have power now but nothing comes up on the monitor, Have checked all cables to make sure they are on nice and tight,and they are. Memory is also seated correctly. What can I try next? Hard Drive???
Thanks for the help

[nanner30]

sorry for the double post this dsl acting weird today

[nanner30]

I believe it is < I took out and held in hand when i powered on being careful not to touch any contacts sound is faint is there something i should look for to spin out it if so I dont see anything spinning

[hardball]

1. is the hard drive spinning? 2. does it seem like the computer is bootin up and you just can't see anything? and of course check the obvious, is the monitor turned on, plugged in?
3. do you have a seperate video card or is it built into the motherboard?

[nanner30]

1-sounds like it is
2-yes but very quiet don't hear nothing turning
3-the monitor is turned on and plugged in and how do i know if it's separate or on board I believe it's on board

[hardball]

since this tower was given to you i guess you dont know if it had video before? if it is onboard video your video connector would plug directly into your motherboard if it is a seperate card it will be plugged into one of your PCI slots. everything seems to be working (computer wise) so i would say IF your video is built in to the motherboard then it is bad. you can pick up a PCI video card and install it and you should be OK. At this point I would say it is your video card..I have a drawer full of them....lol

[nanner30]

The lady I got it from said it was working fine that morning then when she went back in that evening everything was off. This is the kind of board I have
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07845&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=330089〈=en

[nanner30]

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07845&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=330089〈=en

[hardball]

OK, you have onboard video so it is possible when the power supply died it took the video with it. The first thing you can try is a new cable (cheapest) if that dont work pick up a new PCI video card and all you do is insert it in one of your open PCI slots, plug your cable into the new card and boot up. Hopefully you will be up and running again. If you have a shop near you try to pick up a used one cheap just to see if it solves your problem before spending money on a new one....good luck

[sittas87]

Hi
No its certainly not the hard drive. Fisrt reset the cmos, because Im sure you did some troubleshooting before posting here.

you can remove all ram except for one and swop them aound in youre slots, starting the machine up after each swop. btw what is the current wattage of the psu you bought

[nanner30]

okay sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday but had a massive migrane. I tried another hard drive just for my benifit and that was not it. So on to the video when I plug in a monitor nothing happens there is power but thats it. I guess I will try another video card but have to get one for a PCI slot as mine was on board can I do that or not, The lady at the tech store said not all computers support that