Sudden power failure problem

[vulc4n]

I woke up this morning to find that my computer had mysteriously shut itself off. "No big deal probably just an overnight power outage on our block." I thought. However, I looked at my bedside clock and all was well. No flashing 12:00 or anything.

Well I get home from school today to try and fix it and found that when I pressed the power on button, there was no response. In fact, even though the power cord was plugged in, the light indicating power was off.

I have tried many different power switches and sockets to see if it is a house problem. No. I tried different cords even. No dice. I am now beginning to suspect the power supply that came with my box.

CPU STATS: (I don't see how these can help with a problem like this bt here goes)
Athlon Xp 2000+
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128Mb
Lite-on DVD-rom
32x12x48 CD-RW drive (Don't know manufacture)
Floppy
Soundblaster Live! 5.1 Value
D-Link Network card
Gigabyte 7VRX-P Motherboard
2 sticks of 256 Mb corsair ram
[can't think of anything else atm)

I don't know too much about this really because it is a custom build from iBuyPower.com .So no power supply model either. All signs point to it though...

At least I think so. These are a few reasons why it might not be: The mouse light is still on. I have an optical mouse and when I have the power cord in, its light is on. I am pretty sure it gets its power from the power supply...

So no power indicator lights on the computer work, nor do the power button or the restart button. So I cannot check on any model numbers/settings right now.

Any suggestions, ideas, help is GREATLY appreciated. I don't know if this is common or not. Thanks in advance.

P.S. Feel free to ask for any other information and I will try my best to recall it.

EDITS:

I found another guy's thread where his power supply fried and thought this might be helpful: There is no smell of smoke or anything odd. No heat from the power supply. All looks well.

Also I had just rebooted from a week and a day's worth of uptime on my box before I went to bed. Overworked the supply?

 

[mechBgon]

The 7VRXP uses standard ATX power supplies. Quality is important on power supplies, and if you want a good quality unit locally, look for an Antec TruePower 330 at CompUSA, Frys, etc. Expect to pay about $60 locally if you're in the US. If you want to order online you can probably save a little money... newegg.com has a good Enlight 420W unit for $46 shipped right now, for instance.

Welcome to the Forums, hope it bounces back to life with a new power supply Good luck!

 

[vulc4n]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
The 7VRXP uses standard ATX power supplies. Quality is important on power supplies, and if you want a good quality unit locally, look for an Antec TruePower 330 at CompUSA, Frys, etc. Expect to pay about $60 locally if you're in the US. If you want to order online you can probably save a little money... newegg.com has a good Enlight 420W unit for $46 shipped right now, for instance.

Welcome to the Forums, hope it bounces back to life with a new power supply Good luck!

Oh, great. I will look into the englight. Would you reccomend that over the TruePower 330? I am all for shopping online.

And thank you for the welcome. Have been lurking for a while...

I hope so too. If it is more complicated then that .. oh boy.

 

[vulc4n]

Well I bought the Enlight 420W. I will keep you all updatd on whether that is the problem or not. It should arrive in a few days.