Hitman
21-03-2009, 01:25 PM
Hey, well let me cut straight to it. At Christmas I got a new PC, a Packard Bell iMedia x2416. It was fine, until after a month. One day, I came in from a run and plugged it in, then pressed the power button. The blue light showed as usual, then it just sat there doing nothing, so I pressed the power button again. It turned off. I pressed it again and nothing happened: no lights, no sounds, nothing. Nada. Tried changing everything (the cables, the fuse, the power outlet...) nothing worked.
I took it to the Spanish PC City and they basically said the mobo is dead, so could the PSU. They had tried changing the PSU already, yet it didn't work.
I've been reading a bit... and could the cause have been static? I kept my external HDD next to the PC, and the HDD gave a LOT of static out. It was very close to the PC, about 7cm away.
So basically we got refunded the price of the PC, now I'm left with a lump of crap. PB wouldn't supply us with a new mobo, so I guess I can't get it repaired... but surely there's a mobo that will work in it?
Here's the PC's information:
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desktops/imedia/imedia+X2416/productsheet-PB80146101-46.html
Motherboard
Socket LGA 775
I'd be very grateful for any help. Thanks!
I took it to the Spanish PC City and they basically said the mobo is dead, so could the PSU. They had tried changing the PSU already, yet it didn't work.
I've been reading a bit... and could the cause have been static? I kept my external HDD next to the PC, and the HDD gave a LOT of static out. It was very close to the PC, about 7cm away.
So basically we got refunded the price of the PC, now I'm left with a lump of crap. PB wouldn't supply us with a new mobo, so I guess I can't get it repaired... but surely there's a mobo that will work in it?
Here's the PC's information:
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desktops/imedia/imedia+X2416/productsheet-PB80146101-46.html
Motherboard
Socket LGA 775
I'd be very grateful for any help. Thanks!