Presario 5000 series issue

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Taffy Apple

Limp Gawd
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Hiya,

I've got the above box to look at and I'd like your guys opinions.

Basically I've seen it start booting twice then just die, the rest of the time there's no life at all. The guy who's box it is has said sometimes it can be used for 10 minutes. Now when I say die, I mean fans are still spinning.

Here's where I'm at, 1st thought the psu was at fault, 250W for DVD rom, CD Burner, floppy and a hdd.

Disconnected power fom the 1st 3 above, but still only the psu and cpu fans spin. Also lights at the front, but that doesn't really mean much!

So took out modem, just in case! Then also removed the ram, guess what, no post beeps.

What does this sound like to you, failing mobo or a short?
 
Ok going back to the lights.

Keyboard lights flash as you'd expect, but the HDD light stays on constantly. But I don't hear any activity.
 
Sounds like a mobo.

Nice thing about Compaqs, is that they aren't proprietary.
 
Sounds like a motherboard issue, but you need to start with the basics which i dont think you mentioned. Basically strip the rig, including cpu, and cmos battery,and rebuild one step at a time. IF youve already tried another psu, then its likely the mobo...........make sure the current psu is outputting the proper voltage though.
 
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