No, not necessarily a dead power supply, but maybe a dead motherboard.

>Hi
>
>I'm a new member. I have an Duron 1.3 on a gigabyte GA-7VRX board, 40gig HD,
>256MB PC2700 and sundry other bits and pieces running Windows 98SE.
>
>When I power up, only the fans come on. No post beep, blank screen, no
>attempt to boot from floppy, nothing - just the fans. Does this mean a new
>Power Supply? If so, how come the fans work. This is not a new build - the
>PC has been working OK since a new PS about 9 months ago.
>
>Please excuse me if I don't respond immediately - I only log on to the net
>for an hour or so each night.
>
>Thanks very much for any advice
>
>John O'Regan
>
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