[olug] Hardware problems on an HP desktop

[Bill Brush]

Two words:  power supply

Either it's the power outlet or the power supply itself.  I had a similar
problem not too long ago and that's what it was.

Bill

olug-bounces at olug.org wrote on 02/22/2004 04:07:53 PM:

> Albeit not directly Linux related... I figured someone here may be
> able to spot
> these hardware symptoms.  Read on if you have a minute.
>
> On my sister's HP desktop (Pavilion 7915 I think), when she turns onthe
power,
> the blue HP power on screen (pre-BIOS) comes up and proceeds to do
> nothing.  It
> doesn't even let me pop into BIOS to mess around.
>
> The odd thing is that if she turns off the computer and tries again,
after
> around 10-30 tries, the computer will boot up as if nothing is wrong.  So
she
> has gotten into the habit of leaving the computer on 24/7 if she canget
it to
> boot.