back in the day, Compaq used to have what we called 'the 5 volt light' on the motherboards of computers up to about the Pentium II (boy, am I dating myself..;)..could mean that part of the power supply is sending the correct voltage, but part isn't. When you turn on the system, do you hear the hard drive spin up? If you're hearing just clicking sounds, instead of that dynamo hum, you might try disconnecting the power cable to the HD (don't do this if you don't feel comfortable with it), and see what develops. This is a time-consuming but often-effective way we used to isolate problems back in the day (crikeys..I just realized I've been using PC's for 20 years as of yesterday..first powered up an XP on Jan 5, 1985..kaff kaff..;) good luck..and to be honest, if we get too 'technical' on you, take it to a technician..

Message edited on: 01/06/2005 21:00

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)