Computer went dead and will not turn back on

[kjchildress]

I have a computer that is having some issues. It worked fine for a few hours then the screen just went dead. The light on the front went from green to yellow. I turned it off, then tried to turn it back on again but it wouldn't come back on and the light remains yellow. I have no idea what could cause this, but I do know that all the cords/wires/etc. was hooked up correctly and operable. I hooked up another computer to the same cords/wires/etc. and it is working fine. Any one seen something like this before, and if so is there a solution? (By the way, I have read somewhere that the red button near the power supply needs to be at 110/115 and it is at 115, so that is evidently not the problem) Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[bombledmonk]

Do any of the fans turn on when you hit the power button?
Does it make any beeps or is it just dead?

Chances are your PSU(power supply) died on you.

[kjchildress]

No, nothing happens at all, it is just dead. The light in the front is on however, it is yellow/orange which is what it was when it was off, instead of green which is what it turns to when it is turned on.

I have considered that, but thought that if that died no lights would work at all? Is that inaccurate. (I am a novice to say the least, so what I am saying is just a thought.)

Thanks for you reply, I do appreciate it and hope you don't mind helping me out some more!

[kjchildress]

Thanks for all your help, that is what I am going to try. If I can figure out how to do that!

[bombledmonk]

I had a PSU die on me last spring. Nothing would work, but a green power light on the motherboard did stay on. Popped in a new PSU and worked like a charm.

[bombledmonk]

What type of computer is it... CPU speed, # of hard drives, etc?

[Tekkie2u]

Hi,

This is most likely the power supply. Even if the lights come on. If you turn on the power & the power supply fan doesn't turn on then that is pretty sure to be the problem.

When you replace it, if it's not proprietary & just a standard power supply, I would opt for one that's a higher wattage. At least 400w.

Good luck!

[renovation]

power supply be my first guess but i have seen this when a hard drive decide to bite the bullet on some factory build units ! or a cpu fan deside to die to ! . keep us informed