Problem: 5 year old Acer Aspire desktop PC. No additional software or hardware installed recently. It was working fine one day, not starting up the next. No signal to display. Keyboard number lock indicator not responding. DVD tray won't remain opened. The CPU fan is working. There is two internal HDDs, both seems to be working (judging by noise and vibration).
What have I done so far: I removed and redid both RAM and CMOS battery (after applying some friction) following many Internet Forum advises. Tried to turn on the PC with just the minimum of hard wares attached.
Now the power indicating LED wont work, though the mouse, fan and HDDs are all getting current.
Update (My present PC configuration):
1. Elite group motherboard: A780LM-M2
2. AMD Athlon 2 170u AM3
3. 2GB DDR3 UNB-DIMM 1333U
4. I couldn't find any info on Power Supply other than it's made by Delta. Probably Max Power 300W. As there is 3 in it's product name (DPS-30something; only that much is written)
I am very inexperienced about all this, but my guess is that it's a Mother Board failure. How do I verify it? If the motherboard is gone, can I choose to install these parts with all other components as they are:
1. intel-pentium-g4560
2. gigabyte-ga-h110m-s2
3. Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB
I mean, I know HDDs won't be a trouble, but what about the case? Can I keep the old one? How about the SMPS? The fan? I have never done anything like this before but I am tempted by the internet to wet my feet this time. How would you have gone about solving this with minimum money and effort spend?
What have I done so far: I removed and redid both RAM and CMOS battery (after applying some friction) following many Internet Forum advises. Tried to turn on the PC with just the minimum of hard wares attached.
Now the power indicating LED wont work, though the mouse, fan and HDDs are all getting current.
Update (My present PC configuration):
1. Elite group motherboard: A780LM-M2
2. AMD Athlon 2 170u AM3
3. 2GB DDR3 UNB-DIMM 1333U
4. I couldn't find any info on Power Supply other than it's made by Delta. Probably Max Power 300W. As there is 3 in it's product name (DPS-30something; only that much is written)
I am very inexperienced about all this, but my guess is that it's a Mother Board failure. How do I verify it? If the motherboard is gone, can I choose to install these parts with all other components as they are:
1. intel-pentium-g4560
2. gigabyte-ga-h110m-s2
3. Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB
I mean, I know HDDs won't be a trouble, but what about the case? Can I keep the old one? How about the SMPS? The fan? I have never done anything like this before but I am tempted by the internet to wet my feet this time. How would you have gone about solving this with minimum money and effort spend?
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