Playing IT for a relative again. He gave me his PC after it stopped working (apparently following a power outage) and only blinks a red light at the front, about once a second. It's an old Core 2 Duo PC. I got the PC from him, and checked it.
What happens is that the moment the power is connected, the CPU fan starts spinning and stopping, about once a second. Connecting a mouse, it also lights on and off. There's still a steady green led on the board.
I connected the motherboard to another PSU, but that didn't change a thing.
I disconnected the GPU, the drives and left one RAM stick. Still the same.
Edit: To make sure the case isn't the problem (his previous case had a stuck power button), I disconnected it from the motherboard. Still the same.
Not a lot left to suspect except the motherboard and CPU. Anything else left to check? Anyone encountered this particular problem?
What happens is that the moment the power is connected, the CPU fan starts spinning and stopping, about once a second. Connecting a mouse, it also lights on and off. There's still a steady green led on the board.
I connected the motherboard to another PSU, but that didn't change a thing.
I disconnected the GPU, the drives and left one RAM stick. Still the same.
Edit: To make sure the case isn't the problem (his previous case had a stuck power button), I disconnected it from the motherboard. Still the same.
Not a lot left to suspect except the motherboard and CPU. Anything else left to check? Anyone encountered this particular problem?
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