HP A6030N won't power up after power outage.

[BrokeBrain]

Have an old HP A6030N and the computer has always ran fine.

Today it was on when we had a power outage.

After the power came on 5 hours later the computer won't power on when I hit the power button.

The green light on the back is glowing so I know that it has power.

What could be my problem?

Thank you for the help.

[spacechild]

Hello Broke Brain: I think what might have happend is either before or after the power went out is that you could've had a power surge that on the surface caused the PC not to start  hopefully you had a decent surge protector between the computer & the wall.

that is what happened to me on March of this year when the heater blew out in my home because the room was very cold

I ran a space heater connected to my old(15 yr.old 1500 joule) surge protector to my new PC quite naturally I was worried

that another computer bit the dust relatively quickly but 3 days later I brought a newer one with a higher joule#(4320)

& my computer is contentedly sucking the AC if not you might have killed your MB, the video card & everything  meaning you might have to get a new one

good luck

hope this helps

if worse comes to worse my sympathy & condolence to your loss

                                                                                                                        spacechild

[Big_Dave]

Hi Broke Brain,

Try this article on Troubleshooting Power Supply Issues for your A6030N.  Don't skip any steps.

[BrokeBrain]

Thanks Guys.

I'm still fiddling with it.

[BrokeBrain]

Guess I need a new power supply as I've tried everything else.

This has a 300 watt PS.

Is there an aftermarket one that will work in thisd old PC?

[Big_Dave]

Hi BrokeBrain,

You should open up your PC and measure the physical dimensions of your power supply.  Here is a list of things to consider:

1. Specifications
2. Total wattage - important
3. 12+ volt amperage rating - important
4. Modular - not mandatory but I like the flexibility
5. Warranty
6. i7 and SLI ready
7. Efficiency rating
8. Cost
9. Physical size -- standard ATX PSU is 5.5" by 5.9" by 3.4" give or take a few tenths
10. A single 12+ volt rail is a better choice.

www.newegg.com has lots of PSUs choices.  Corsair, OCZ, Rosewill, Thermaltake.....

The Corsair CX430 or CX500 are reasonable choices for a god quality power supply.  I recommend the CX500 as it would give you the ability to add in a decent graphics card in the future if you desire to do so. 

[BrokeBrain]

Thanks, Big Dave

This computer only has a 300 watt PS.

Installing a 400 or 500 watt power supply won't damage the computer?

Thanks.

[Big_Dave · Accepted solution]

Hi BrokeBrain,

Installing a 400 or 500 watt power supply should not damage your computer.

[BrokeBrain]

OK, I got the old HP back up and running like new.

After trying everything in the book, unplugging Memory ETC, I just ordered a new power supply.

The Corsair CX430 (cheap) and I installed it and guess what?

Still No power. I guess it was not the power supply.

Just when I'm ready to give up I see this tiny modem card for a dial up modem and figure I'll take it out as I must have missed this the first time around. Low and behold as soon as I removed this card the computer started right up.

Now I have a nice new Corsair CX430 power supply that I have no use for.

I'll keep it for future problems as a apare.

Thanks to everyone for their great help on this forum.