PyrosNine
02-23-2011, 10:08 PM
No matter how many times I push it's buttons and give it a thorough inspection, I just can't turn it on!
So anyway, my computer's been crappy as of late. During the Steam Weekend plays, I mentioned that my PC was overheating, because a fan had stopped working. I remedied it with some water cooling, and the fan started working a bit later, but now it's a bigger problem.
Sunday morning, I hit the power button, and the power light just flickers. I hear a weak whirr of the heatsink fan coming to life then turning off, and the power supply fan does nothing. The first time this happened, I just turned it off and turned it back on again, and it worked. The second time, that didn't work, so I just unplugged it, let it sit, then tried again.
Tonight, it didn't work at all!
The power supply is questionable, being a refurbished unit to replace a previous and busted power supply that happened last year.
There's also the fact that my PC is both old, and has had a few upgrades without taking the power supply into consideration, means that there's a chance of me frying or cooking something. The motherboard has suffered time, dust, and a new video card that just had a heat sink instead of a fan, so it could be that as well.
So that's the whole situation. It's a Dell Dimension 4700C, with the only changes from the base specs being an ATI HD 4550 fanless. I'm not in too much trouble, as all my school shit is backed up onto DropBox and Google Docs, so my Netbook is getting a workout this week.
I don't know if it's possible to get it repaired, and I'm definitely out of warranty by now. I'm considering taking the components of the PC and putting them into another, but I don't know if that's feasible or how much it's gonna cost.
Suggestions? Advice?
So anyway, my computer's been crappy as of late. During the Steam Weekend plays, I mentioned that my PC was overheating, because a fan had stopped working. I remedied it with some water cooling, and the fan started working a bit later, but now it's a bigger problem.
Sunday morning, I hit the power button, and the power light just flickers. I hear a weak whirr of the heatsink fan coming to life then turning off, and the power supply fan does nothing. The first time this happened, I just turned it off and turned it back on again, and it worked. The second time, that didn't work, so I just unplugged it, let it sit, then tried again.
Tonight, it didn't work at all!
The power supply is questionable, being a refurbished unit to replace a previous and busted power supply that happened last year.
There's also the fact that my PC is both old, and has had a few upgrades without taking the power supply into consideration, means that there's a chance of me frying or cooking something. The motherboard has suffered time, dust, and a new video card that just had a heat sink instead of a fan, so it could be that as well.
So that's the whole situation. It's a Dell Dimension 4700C, with the only changes from the base specs being an ATI HD 4550 fanless. I'm not in too much trouble, as all my school shit is backed up onto DropBox and Google Docs, so my Netbook is getting a workout this week.
I don't know if it's possible to get it repaired, and I'm definitely out of warranty by now. I'm considering taking the components of the PC and putting them into another, but I don't know if that's feasible or how much it's gonna cost.
Suggestions? Advice?