13 May
2001
13 May
'01
3:04 p.m.
Demon02554(a)aol.com wrote:
ok...this one is weird
it is a standard PSU in a 486 Compaq that i just dug up outta my dads
storage...
it will start up only if i disconnect it from everything...
when i connect it to the motherboard and only the motherboard then it will
start for a few seconds, then die...and even if i disconnect everything from
it after that it won't start back up...
before i go through and test every connection does anyone have any
suggestions as to what is wrong with this thing?
IIRC, Compaqs use proprietary power supplies, and to me that's a bad thing in
the PC world. I can't help much beyond that, other than replacement will be a
royal pain.
Eric
thanks,
Robert Cobbins