Pentium 4 Computer Won't Power Up
- by Harvey
I have a faulty Pentium 4 workstation with data that I would like to retrieve.
Here are the symptoms & what I've done so far:
Machine is totally dead. Motherboard LED is lit but that is the only sign of life.
I have replaced the power supply and bypassed the on/off switch.
Tried a PC Analyzer motherboard tester but didn't have any power to the card.
Unpluggged the P4 cable from the motherboard, hit the on/off switch, the power supply fan comes on and I get codes from the analyzer but nothing that seems to be of any value.
Machine does not boot. Will not shut down by hitting the switch. Bad motherboard or could it be a bad CPU cooling fan?