We had a power outage last night - Tree fell on a wire down the street - power went on and off four or five times in in just a few seconds. After power came back, PC does nothing - no lights, sounds, fans - nothing.
I checked the basics - I have 120 volts to the unit.
I suspected the power supply got zapped. I opened the case and the green led that is normally on on the motherboard was out. I got a new 500 watt power supply (Antec EA-500D) and installed it. When I plugged it in, green light came back on on the motherboard - figured I would be all set.
Nope. Still does nothing.
Is it possible the new power supply is defective? Is there any way to test it?
Also, the new power supply has a 24 pin atx connector - my board has a 20 pin connector. I followed the instructions with the power supply - basically abandoned the seperate 4 pin portion. Any chance there is a compatability problem?
My PC is an e-machines, maybe 4 or 5 years old (From reading around the site I know you guys have these). I have already changed the power supply once before, and it's got a newer motherboard (an ASUS X-Series installed by a guy at a local shop).
Anything else I can try before I bring it to the shop again?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike