Pc wont come open and make a clicking noise

[JL2008]

Hi,

I have a dell desktop that I got about a year ago. Today I tried to turn the PC on and was not able to. Nothing happens when I push the power button and the PC makes a clicking noise. I opened the front over. The clicking noise is coming from the power supply.  Is the power supply dead?

[Razor]

The question you should be asking is how do you test if the power supply is dead as you cannot get a definitive answer without the tests.

There are two things I'd do

1) Take out the power supply and try it in another computer if you have one. If it powers up the other computer it may not be the problem.

2) Put in a power supply you know is good into your faulty PC and see if it powers up. If it doesn't, and the old power supply powers up another computer it is a good indication that something else may be wrong. If it does power up with another power supply then the old power supply is most likely the problem and should be replaced.

(Disclaimer I am not a computer professional. My suggestions should not be construed as such)

[lectrocrew]

(Disclaimer I am not a computer professional. My suggestions should not be construed as such)

Thanks Razor. That statement also applies to me and with my limited knowledge I rarely am able to provide much help on this board. But I'll throw my 2 cents in order to try to help until a more experienced member chimes in.

So:
 JL2008, it would be more helpful if you would post more information about your Dell machine, such as model #.
Your information, " that I got about a year ago", could be referring to a machine that is 'a year' old, or either an older model that you 'got' a year ago.
 Do you have an alternate power supply you can substitute (as Razor suggested)?
 If not -  do you have, or have access to a DVOM (digital volt ohm meter)?
 If so I can direct you to a troubleshooting procedure to test your power supply in your Dell.
 Also, is there a disc in your optical (CD/DVD ect) drive (s)?