[Markii clyne]

I have a Packard Bell I Media computer a couple of nights ago there was a big flash when my sister plugged out the computer and now it is completely dead

No sign of any power-up fan isnt working

I've searched online and it says either my motherboard or power supply is dead but i bear very little funds to fix it

can it be done by hand?:4-dontkno


-Mark

 

[Prophet]

You can try a different power cord maybe borrow one if you don't have one laying around. If you check yahoo groups for a freecycle group in your area you may be able to get ahold of replacement parts or even an older working pc for free. You can try to clear the cmos on your motherboard and you may get lucky. As far as repairing a motherboard you really need to have high tech level and alot of patience. As far as a psu I would not recommend anyone trying a repair on a faulty unit for two reasons 1 It's dangerous not only to you but to anyone around you as you could quite easily end up burning your house down with an electrical fire and 2 you run the risk of frying what is quite possibly a good mobo. Odds are very good that if the pc was off when the plug/outlet sparked that it's either the power cord or the psu that's dead.

 

[Prophet]

It might be the wall outlet thats dead. Try a different one.

 

[Markii clyne]

I have tried many different power supply cables and still nothing with different plugs and everything

 

[Mickey415]

Well, I assume you have other computers around? Try taking the power supply out of them and seeing if that at least fixes the problem.