well as the title says i think its dead my guessing defining dead could it be my motherboard?? reason being - every time i try to turn it on i hear a click sound coming from the motherboard and being detail'ed - the power light comes on(is it receiving power??) but it doesn't turn on weirdly so my finding it might be/might not be the motherboard so i can't really put a finger on it but like i said it could be my motherboard - by the way the model is a e-machine M6811
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Jump to PostI'm not too sure in this area, but seeing as the power light is on, it sounds like the plug is working, though you could test this out with a voltmeter to make sure the plug is supplying the correct voltage.
Jump to Postclicking souln could be harddrive ging bad
Jump to PostOfftopic: clicking sound could be caperjack's grammar and spelling fail?
My advice would be to check power to each of the components (SAFETY FIRST! CHECK UP ON HOW YOU NEED TO BE EARTHED SO YOU DON'T ZAP YOURSELF!!!). If one or two components aren't getting power, then they are faulty. …
Jump to PostEmachine are well known for their PSU's failing and taking lots of the hardware out with them including (but not always) motherboard, ram, cpu, hard drive, and opticals.
As an example, I have personally come across 2 Emachine PSU's putting 48 volts to the 12 volt rail and no …
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