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 | I posted this as a reply to a couple of people who reported eMachine problems similar to mine. What I'm looking for is: using a voltmeter, does anybody know what each pin should read and a "proper" technique for SAFELY testing a Power Supply, ATX w/4-Pin aux connector. ORIGINAL POST: …  |
| | I have an interesting problem like this...I'm not sure how to repair it yet, but I have found a temporary solution: Unplug the small, 4-wire connector that comes from the Power Supply from the logic board. Turn on the machine and let it run for 15 secs or so. Now, … |
| | FYI: HD's have S.M.A.R.T. and if your system supports it, the HD reports this information to the BIOS. Every time you boot a SMART HD, it checks itself...that's the "your hardisk reliabity reaches threshold..." message that BIOS or Windows reports when the number of errors exceeds "normal, operational limits." I … |
| | I have a customer's eMachine that has this EXACT same problem...because I'm a bugger for pondering, I tried the following and got it booted again! Hook everything back up to the way you found it. Now, find and unplug the 4-wire connector that runs from the PSU to the logic … |
| | Re: Boot failuire Well, the first thing is to follow the chain of commands. Is this a copy of a CD and if so, was it made bootable? Easy check is boot another machine with it...or not! Next on the chain is the BIOS settings...make sure the CD is set as the startup … |
| | I have an interesting problem like this...I'm not sure how to repair it yet, but I have found a temporary solution: Unplug the small, 4-wire connector that comes from the Power Supply from the logic board. Turn on the machine and let it run for 15 secs or so. Now, … |
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