It seems like it must be the power supply. A major  symptom of power supply
failure is that the power supplies fan no longer runs. Try another power
supply in the system. If the fan no longer runs then that is your problem.
You may try cleaning the power supply, by blowing some compressed air
through it, that could tide you over till you got a new one. But then again
it may not work at all. Get a new PS and you should boot fine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Cilia" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] IBM PC 300GL tower pc no longer boots up


> Good Day Fellow PCBUILD Listers,
> I have an ibm pc300 gl tower pc (m/t 6287-41U) which has served me
> faithfully for @5 years, it's p2 350, 64mb ram, 6gb harddrive, onboard
sound
> - not bad for email, light internet use and ms office 97 applications,
runs
> win98.  Recently it stopped powering on.  When I try to turn it on I don't
> get any response from the pc whatsoever, the power supply fan doesn't even
> spin when the unit is powered on.  I've checked the power cables and they
> work fine with other pc's, I've taken the hd & cd drive and placed them in
> another computer and they work fine as well so I know these components
> aren't damaged.  I sometimes hear a very low clicking or ticking sound for
a
> few seconds when I attempt to turn the pc on but it doesn't last long
enough
> to determine where it's coming from.  I know I really haven't provided
> enough info here to make an accurate guess but I would appreciate any
> guesses as to whether you think it's a power supply or motherboard issue.
> I'm thinking it's a power supply issue, if it was a motherboard issue the
> unit would probably still power up but spit up several errors during the
> power up process.  The unit is no longer under warranty and I'm wondering
if
> it is a power supply issue if it would be an expensive fix or not.  I
don't
> want to change the existing tower casing but if I have to get a new one to
> replace the power supply then that's fine. I have other pc's so this pc
> isn't crucial but like I said earlier it did a good job for what I used it
> for. Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.   Thanks....rob,wpg
>
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