John
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I estimate dell psu's cost about £1.
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Ian
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£50 is reasonable for the full job if you consider diagnosis, liability and support. I personally wouldn't quote on that until I had seen it and probably swapped out some bits to make sure it is actually the PSU and not the board or other components drawing load.
I've done jobs in the past at mates rates and those are often the ones that end up costing money to have done. I know a guy who fitted a £7 modem and ended up spending £140 on a board, supply and memory because he goosed it. Obviously that was a bit noobish but while you're not perfect at everything in the world you need to factor in cash for actually getting it right.
I know plenty of people who would be very happy with having their computer repaired for £50 as they know it'll be done right and if there's a problem it won't be left. That said, I also don't drive to jobs as I'm not insured for business use and I don't buy anything until I'm as sure as I can be that it's required.
Anyone wanting to work for nothing is welcome to, but that's not how it really works.
Regarding actually fixing the problem, I would have the lid off and check all the cables are sound first, the try unplugging all the peripherals - drives etc. - to make sure they're not causing the PSU to shut down.
[Edited on 24-12-2007 by Ian]
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MikeD
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For me mates rates is charging them for the part only, it only takes a few minutes to fit any part thats needed.
one of my mates HDD went just recently I only charged him for a new one, Installing/configuring windows I didnt ask for anything it only takes about 1:30 to do and for a mate its no problem.
I would never take on a personal job for someone I didnt know as things do go wrong, and personally I do enough of it at work to then come home and have to do more just depresses me.
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Andrew
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Doesn't sound like Mark has changed any components. If the PSU makes a noise then that to me sounds like it is not a fuse.
One thing i would do is to get and air gun and blow all the dust out of the PSU. Also to remove the power for a few seconds and then try and power up the PC.
Also, remove the system battery. Leave that removed for a few minutes and then insert again. Make sure there is no power to the PC.
Some manufaturers also use smaller PSUs. In which case you need to order them directly form the manufacturer. Had a server the other day which had ver strange connections to it. We had to purchase a PSU direct from hp.
[Edited on 24-12-2007 by Andrew]
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Steve
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he hasnt said the psu makes a noise
you will also find any dell psu you will have to order straight from dell as they cunningly fit psus that have th epower input on the opposite side
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Andrew
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That the newer ones Steve?
Changed a dell one a few months back but that was a PC at least 18 months old.
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MikeD
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steve he does say it makes a noise in his first post.
If its a dell there is a trick where you remove the power and battery and hold the power button in for about a minute. then try it again
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeD
steve he does say it makes a noise in his first post.
If its a dell there is a trick where you remove the power and battery and hold the power button in for about a minute. then try it again
he said the pc makes a noise, not necessarily the psu
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MikeD
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Without some kind of power the PC wont make a noise?
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Steve
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i dont see what you mean?
he said the pc makes a noise, that doesnt mean the psu ismaking the noise? and doesnt 100% mean the psu is the fault either
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MikeD
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If the PSU is not working the PC will make no noise (its like unplugging the power and trying to switch it on) you get nothing.
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Steve
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yeah, i think what andrew was getting at, was the psu itself was maiking a noise, ie buzzing or something to indicate it was faulty.
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IvIarkgraham
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sorted now
unplugged it over night
thanks steve.
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
sorted now
unplugged it over night
thanks steve.
Keep an eye on it you'll find if it goes once or twice then it could fail not too soon altogether. I always do regular backups on a spare drive just in case 
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Steve
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should be alright, mine does it everynow and again, just leaving the power out sorts it, and if the hardware does fail, unless its the hard drive itself you'l be able to get the data off anyway, unless youve got some software raid array set up lol
[Edited on 24-12-2007 by Steve]
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IvIarkgraham
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got nothing on the pc anyway
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ed
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Jump start it with a screwdriver?
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeD
If the PSU is not working the PC will make no noise (its like unplugging the power and trying to switch it on) you get nothing.
No, psu's fail without being totally dead.
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MikeD
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Ive only ever had a PSU POP not once had it fail in any other way?
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Steve
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yeah if they dont make required voltage can cause dodgy symptoms
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