HP Pavilion a730n

[savage99ss]

I have had this computer since 2004. I feel its time for an upgrade. I tried to turn it on the other day and got no power or no light on the back. Looks like I need a new power supply? What else would you upgrade while im doing this. Im open for options. I do a little gaming, so I might look into a less expensive v-card. Thoughts or suggestions?


Specs:

Product number
PJ510AA
Introduction date
02-Sept-04
Country/region sold in
United States
Canada
Hardware
Base processor
Intel Pentium4 530 (P) 3.0 GHz (HT)
800 MHz Front side bus
Socket 775
Hyper Threading tecnology
Chipset
Intel 915G
Motherboard
ASUS name: PTGD1-LA
HP name: Grouper-GL8E
Motherboard specifications
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 512 MB (2 x 256MB)
Maximum allowed 4 GB (4 x 1GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMMs
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR1-400 SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two

Hard drive
200 GB Ultra DMA
7200 rpm
Serial ATA (SATA)
8x DVD+R/RW DL drive
(must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology)
type Attributes
DVD+R DL Write Once 2.4X
DVD+R Write Once 8X
DVD+RW Rewritable 4X
DVD ROM Read 12X
CD-R Write Once 24X
CD-RW Rewritable 10X
CD-ROM Read 40X

CD-ROM drive
Maximum speed: 48X
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
Video graphics
Integrated in Intel 915G chipset
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
Sound/audio
Integrated on motherboard
Realtek ALC 880 chipset 8-channel audio
Dolby 7.1 surround sound support with Dolby Pro Logic IIx
THX support
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T
Realtek RTL8101L
9-in-1 card
USB interface
9-in-1 digital media card reader supports the following cards:
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
MultiMediaCard
Secure Digital (SD)
Micro Drive
xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Three (one on the 9-in-1 faceplate, two on the motherboard)
9-in-1 media card reader One card with four slots
IEEE 1394 One
Headphone One
Line-in One
Microphone One

I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)
Parallel One
LAN One
VGA (monitor) One
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two

Expansion slots (total)
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (two available)
PCI express x16 One (available)
DIMM Four (two available)

Drive bays (total)
Bay type Quantity
5.25-inch, external Two (both occupied)
3.5-inch, external Two (one available)
3.5, internal One (occupied)

Power Supply
AC input voltage (47-63Hz):
100-127V/8A
200-240V/4A
DC output wattage: 300 Watts
Keyboard and mouse
HP PS/2 Internet keyboard
HP PS/2 optical scroll mouse
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
Software
Key to software:
cd/dvd = media included in box
eng = English only, even in French Canada
fc = only available in French Canada
nfc = not available in French Canada
Software titles that shipped with PC Software Category Software Title
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home

Microsoft Service Packs
CD/CD-RW/DVD WinDVD SE 5 (with opitional 5.1 upgrade)

RecordNow 7.2
Education and Reference MSN Encarta Standard (nfc)

Encarta Encyclopedia 2004 Standard Edition (cd/dvd) (fc)
Entertainment, Music, and Games iTunes 4.5 (with Quicktime) (nfc)

Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition LE (nfc)

Real Player

Wild Tangent Game Channel (nfc)

HP Music Icon
Imaging, Photography, Video, and Film HP Image Zone Plus 4

WinDVD Creator 2

Muvee AutoProducer 3.5MX
Productivity and Finance Microsoft Office 2003 Trial HTML page launcher (nfc)

Adobe Reader

Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 trial and Money 2004 combo CD (cd/dvd) (nfc)

Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 Trial CD (fc) (cd/dvd)

Quicken New User Edition 2004 (nfc)
PC Security InterMuteWeb Privacy and Protection Suite (nfc)

Norton AntiVirus 2004 (60-day LiveUpdate subscription)

Norton Personal Firewall 2004
Utility, Maintenance, and Performance IntelliMover Data Transfer demo (nfc)

HP Organize (nfc)

SkyDesk @Backup

PC-Doctor

PC Tuneup and Repair HTML page (nfc)

Serial ATA RAID monitoring utility

HP Total Care icon and HTML page
HP Recovery Microsoft System Restore

Recovery Software Suite - Application recovery is enabled for a select number of applications. Use this feature whenever possible to avoid a system recovery.

Software Repair Wizard
Service and Support Backweb Client

Help and Support Center/HP Instant Support (nfc)

Help and Support center (fc)

Safety and Comfort Guide

Desktop Web-based registration
ISP Signup Easy Internet Signup

DigiTerra (nfc)

Earthlink (nfc)

MSN 9.0 (nfc)

Aliant

AOL Broadband

AOL

Earthlink Broadband (US )

Netscape Online (fc)

 

[johnb35]

As your system is almost 6 years old already I would highly recommend saving your money and build yourself a new system with todays technology. You can build yourself a pretty good system these days for pretty cheap.

 

[m3incorp]

I had the same problem with that computer a few months ago after having bought it in 2006. I replaced the power supply which fixed the problem; then I gave it away and built one from scratch.

 

[savage99ss]

I had the same problem with that computer a few months ago after having bought it in 2006. I replaced the power supply which fixed the problem; then I gave it away and built one from scratch.

Where does ev1 buy the cpu parts from to build one?

 

[johnb35]

Depending on where you live, if you live in the states, you have www.newegg.com, www.tigerdirect.com, www.buy.com, and others.

 

[savage99ss]

Depending on where you live, if you live in the states, you have www.newegg.com, www.tigerdirect.com, www.buy.com, and others.

tks....

 

[schw32m]

I have had this computer since 2004. I feel its time for an upgrade. I tried to turn it on the other day and got no power or no light on the back. Looks like I need a new power supply? What else would you upgrade while im doing this. Im open for options. I do a little gaming, so I might look into a less expensive v-card. Thoughts or suggestions?

Basically you have about 3 options here:

Trash it and buy a new one.

Replace the PSU (under $20) if that is the problem, get the BIOS upgrade which may give you extended CPU support and go from there.

Scrap it for parts, get a new MB, CPU, possibly the RAM and the OP system.

 

[savage99ss]

Basically you have about 3 options here:

Trash it and buy a new one.

Replace the PSU (under $20) if that is the problem, get the BIOS upgrade which may give you extended CPU support and go from there.

Scrap it for parts, get a new MB, CPU, possibly the RAM and the OP system.

What would you do? I was thinking about buying this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

and when i get ready to build I could use this psu in a new machine?>

 

[johnb35]

Pull the old power supply out and measure the dimensions and make sure you get one exactly the same or it might not fit. If I were you though, I would just save up and get a new system.

 

[savage99ss]

Pull the old power supply out and measure the dimensions and make sure you get one exactly the same or it might not fit. If I were you though, I would just save up and get a new system.

Thanks for the help.....Is it cheaper to buy from store or build my own unit? I have never priced the difference.

 

[johnb35]

It may or may not be cheaper but its definately better quality parts and upgradeable later on. If you need help picking out parts, create a new thread in this topic saying you want to build with what your budget would be and what you would be doing with your system.