<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>I'm afraid I can't make Monday’s meeting due to pressures of work. Partly this is due to my PC giving up the ghost, which is where the advice comes in...<br><br>
</div>It is not powering up and I suspect the Power supply or front on/off switch, but fear it's the motherboard. Nothing happens when I apply power except a feint whistling noise. The front button does nothing. When I switch off at the rear sometimes the fans spin briefly - presumably from caps discharging, so power is getting into and out of the PSU. The plug fuse is also ok. Any suggestions? Is it worth me ordering a Power supply?<br>
<br></div>I need to solve this quickly (ie I reallly don't want to build a machine at the moment - software installation is fine as it can run it whilst I work on another machine) so I looked replacements. Amazon are doing Zoostorm boxes with no OS and no monitor which sounds ideal. Has anyone had any experience with these? I will probably install Linux Mint. Also any thoughts on AMD vs Intel for compatibility?<br>
<br></div>Thanks<br><br>Andy<br><div><div><div><div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Andrew Coulson</font><br>email: <a onclick="return false;" href="mailto:coulson.andy@gmail.com" target="_blank">coulson.andy@gmail.com</a> | tel: 07834 269850<br>
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