PC PROBLEMS HELP!! new power supply?

Demidemon · 04-18-2008, 06:19 PM

Hey guys,
I was wondering if you lot could help me.
I have an old pc (well I think so), and when I try to turn it on the power button just flashes and you can hear a fan spin like once but thats it, power button flashes and flashes and you can hear a whurring noise of the fan over and over. BUT Sometimes it turns on first go.

Also when I am useing my headphones and my keyboard and mouse (both pluged into front usb ports) they will both cut out like a loss of power, earlier when this happend I unpluged my headphones and the keyboard and mouse turned on instantly, I think it might be to do with not enough power getting to them.
SO more to the point I was wondering what I could do about it, do you think I need a new powersupply or something.

Cheers guys,
I know there is alot to read but any help I would be thankful of,
Callum.

P.s money is kind of a problem im 15 and saving for my 50cc motorbike forwhen im 16, also any bad grammer or spelling mistakes im sorry about as i said im only 15.

**linderman** · 04-20-2008, 07:36 PM

i would try swapping a known good working power supply with the one you are trying to fix / then see if the problem gets corrected

04-18-2008, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Demidemon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	PC PROBLEMS HELP!! new power supply? Hey guys, I was wondering if you lot could help me. I have an old pc (well I think so), and when I try to turn it on the power button just flashes and you can hear a fan spin like once but thats it, power button flashes and flashes and you can hear a whurring noise of the fan over and over. BUT Sometimes it turns on first go. Also when I am useing my headphones and my keyboard and mouse (both pluged into front usb ports) they will both cut out like a loss of power, earlier when this happend I unpluged my headphones and the keyboard and mouse turned on instantly, I think it might be to do with not enough power getting to them. SO more to the point I was wondering what I could do about it, do you think I need a new powersupply or something. Cheers guys, I know there is alot to read but any help I would be thankful of, Callum. P.s money is kind of a problem im 15 and saving for my 50cc motorbike forwhen im 16, also any bad grammer or spelling mistakes im sorry about as i said im only 15.

04-20-2008, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,433 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: PC PROBLEMS HELP!! new power supply? i would try swapping a known good working power supply with the one you are trying to fix / then see if the problem gets corrected __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial