PC won't start

[horrorific]

Basically, I just tried to turn on my old desktop, but it didn't start. I tried cleaning it out but that didn't work. I know that there's power in the machine because the fan starts moving for about a second the first time I press the power button. Anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be?

 

[Guest]

Reset your CMOS. If it still is a no go, try booting with only 1 DIMM of RAM. Try different DIMMs in different slots.

If it still isn't anything, try a different PSU.

 

[horrorific]

Unfortunately I'm pretty much a complete newb when I comes to hardware. How do I reset CMOS?

edit: changing the DIMMs didn't work

 

[chookman]

Sounds more like a PSU to me.

If you have another one laying around give it a try

 

[horrorific]

Unfortunately I'm lacking spare psu's

 

[dokk2]

quote "fan starts moving for about a second" psu or some such connection..

 

[horrorific]

connection to what? The motherboard?