Dan wrote:
> The box I use at home is a Pentium II Compaq full tower (built like a
> tank and weighs like one).
> Outdated as it is, it runs fine with Windows 2000 pro SP4, with all
> programs such as Nero 6, Firefox 2 etc.
>
> It recently began this problem of every now and then not turning on
> when the ON button is pressed. However, sometimes it would turn on
> several minutes afterwards. I'd been suspecting something wrong with
> power supply all along.
>
> A couple of days ago it turned on after a long delay (one hour or so
> after I'd pushed the ON button. But no memory check, no booting,
> nothing. The monitor was not receiving any signal. Plus, the POWER ON
> indicator was blinking (2 seconds on - 2 seconds off -2 seconds on
> etc).
> I turned it off. Now whenever I turn it on, it comes on (fans running,
> LEDs on but that's all: no booting. It seems power reaches the devices
> (I tried ejecting CD, it responds fine).
>
> Could it means I've lost the power supply? strange, considering that
> the system powers up convincingly, with all fans (Processor and Power
> Supply) running and LEDs lighting up.
>
> Anyone came across this? please assist.

Obviously I don't know where you live but here, in TX, I often find
'garage sale' computers in the $10.00 - $20.00 price range and have
actually had a situation recently where the box I bought had a dead
power supply and I replaced it with a power supply from a box that had
been gutted, except for the PS and left out for the trash man.

You need to check the plug-in to the motherboard. I don't think there
are many different types of plug, so its not rocket science.

Then again, are new one is not a great expense.