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qarawolf

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    power outage
    « on: January 08, 2012, 08:23:21 AM »
    I'm new to the forum. last night we had a power outage, when the power came back on the computer would not boot. the power is on, but nothing happens. any idea what might be wrong

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    Re: power outage
    « Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 05:26:15 PM »
    Hard to day. Some systems are set to stay off after a power failure.

    Check to seen if there was obvious damage. Smoke, or signs of burning at the wall outlet. Did anybody change the wiring in you office? ( Not a joke. Some places have both 120 and 240 volts outlets in the same room.)

    If the power outage did not alter anything, and it is back to normal, recycle your PSU by turning off the switch at the rear and unplug the cord from the wall outlet. It should only take a short time to reset the thing.

    Plug it it, ,turn it on and it should work again.


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    Re: power outage
    « Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 06:08:03 PM »
    There is a black toggle switch on the back of the PC which is for the PSU...
    Unplug the PC and toggle it 3 or 4 times...remember to put it back in the original position...wait 20 seconds and plug in and power up.
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