Question about Gateway Profile 3 PC Desktop

Power on problem

I have just acquired a Profile 3 that was functioning a few months ago but now will not power on. The green light on the PS brick is on when plugged into the wall but goes out as soon as I plug it into the computer. Has anybody seen this symptom before? I have lots of experience with computers and hardware but am new to this Profile configuration. Any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks gatormike

gator mike Jul 12, 2007

This is not a laptop and therefore requires the brick PS in order to work. The Profile 3 has the motherboard integrated into the module with the display and removeable drives so ther is no way to just bypass the power supply brick. thanks

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Right now it sounds like a short in the pc. try bypassing the ps brick to narrow down the culprit. Marcel

Posted on Jun 27, 2007

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