Help with E-Machines T2796

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seraph_harim

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Hey guys, I've got a co-worker who brought his desktop to me, and the machine will not turn on. We plugged it in and the LED comes on to show it gets power, but nothing happens; no fans, no POST, nothing. After researching the problem, it seems as if it is the the power supply at fault and hopefully it didn't take the mobo with it, although I may have bad news for him.

I am going to try a space PSU that I have laying around from an old build, but in the event that it took the mobo with it, does anyone know the CPU socket that the T2796 uses? The northbridge is the Intel 845GV, and from what I've seen online, the mobos I've found are all Socket 478, but I was just wondering if anyone knew for sure.

I'll be checking back after work, so hopefully it'll just be the PSU, but for anyone that has any information: Thank You!
 
I'm not sure it's the same model, but my sister-in-law has one of those old E-Machines and it smoked like that last summer. The very cheap and crappy PSU burned up (had an actual burned part inside) and did take the mobo with it. To top it off, when it wouldn't power up, she kept pressing the power button harder and managed to cave in the plastic button. :rolleyes:

I ordered a new new 450W Fortron PSU from Newegg, got a replacement mobo from E-bay, and drilled a hole in the front of the case to mount a new Radio Shack switch. All fixed for about $95 in parts (I donated the labor).

Oh yeah, the keyboard got cooked too. She had a spare from her old PC though.

It's debatable if the time and expense was worth it on that old "totaled" box.
She was happy to have it working again though.
 
It's socket 478.

My family had an Emachines PC once. The PSU had died and took out the mobo as well. So good luck with your fdz PC!
 
before you do anything..., locate the PWR SW where it attaches to the mobo, remove the connnector, and use a thin flat blade screwdriver to try to turn the power on. If it turns on, swap the power supply with a quality PS (i like the 300w Sparkle/FSP). You can remove the front besel and remove the power switch(which is usually good) and put it down by the front usb panel (feel the sticker that says USB, there is a square hole for another fitting on the left -for firewire or something- I take a knife and slit this square and push the PWR SW thru and thread it to the moboard
 
I was at work when I was checking it out, but my spare PSU I brought didn't work. Thanks for verifying the socket. He's got someone that will properly test the computer (I don't have the experience for that....yet, lol)

I'm just good at installation and basic troubleshooting so far. I told him if it comes to it, it was possible to get another mobo, but the direct replacement was anywhere from $150-$400, and for that money, he might as well get something else.

Only time will tell if I was right, but if I am, at least I can get him replacement parts for it. Maybe something with an actual PCI-E slot or something so he can play some decent games.

At any rate, thanks for the responses!
 
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