I have had a homebrew PC which has suddenly stopped booting - with no apparent reason.
Asrock K7VM2 *V3.0* KT266 / Scan '2010' ATX Midi Tower 350W PSU / AMD Athlon XP 2400+
power is getting to the key board (caps lock goes on)
but the system unit does not get as far as the POST checks.
case open; when I turn the rocker switch by the PSU on
- The light by the (front push on) switch goes on;
- the cpu and case fans keyboard etc go on for approx 1 sec,
- the PSU fan does not go on;
- there is a sound like a relay klicking 2 or 3 times
- and then it all goes off, except the light to the front panel switch.
- Often the mains fuse (in the plug) blows.
My only thought is that it must be the PSU - does anyone have any better advise to help diagnose this?
cheers
J