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DIY computer repairs

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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    I thought he'd checked the battery on the motherboard.
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    tomsolomon wrote: »
    Then you realised that it wasn't the switch that needed replacing and you should have checked the PSU first.....:wall:
    ? You would've known the PSU was ok when you used the jumper to bypass the switch and everything worked (you said you used the test part before going to Maplin)

    I take it my guess was wrong though :D
  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    It was the 3 amp fuse in the plug...why are you acting all superior about that! My 75 year old Granny can fix that with just a blunt kitchen knife!
  • tomsolomon
    tomsolomon Posts: 3,613 Forumite
    gordikin wrote: »
    It was the 3 amp fuse in the plug...why are you acting all superior about that! My 75 year old Granny can fix that with just a blunt kitchen knife!

    Does she have A levels aswell????
    To travel at the speed of light, one must first become light.....
  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    tomsolomon wrote: »
    Does she have A levels aswell????

    Nah, none...just a bit of commonsense!
  • tomsolomon
    tomsolomon Posts: 3,613 Forumite
    gordikin wrote: »
    Nah, none...just a bit of commonsense!

    How about a degree in librarianism???
    To travel at the speed of light, one must first become light.....
  • hundredk
    hundredk Posts: 1,182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Maybe someone could diagnose this problem?:)

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2383093
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    geeks dont shop at maplins.
    Get some gorm.
  • nolongerindenial
    nolongerindenial Posts: 1,041 Forumite
    maplins are expensive for what they sell - but good if your local (I couldnt get there and back to my local maplins in the 1h15mins he did the job in!

    Without knowing the symptoms, im guessing either the 5v or 12v rail where faulty (the most common fault I have come across with PSU's in the past 6 years.
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  • Redman30
    Redman30 Posts: 1,977 Forumite
    Fuse or the kettle lead I would imagine, but as for 'people should stick to what they're good at', it's nonsense. PC's are temperamental lego, nothing more - just parts that fit together in a certain way for a certain function.

    They do seem able to cause mass hysteria when something doesn't quite work right however :)
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