HP Pavilion Elite Desktop wont power on

[sgfinley]

Continuing from my earlier posts in February 2021 that got solved.  Problem back again, DVD drive disconnected as well as my additional HDDs.  Still wont power on.  Everything else same as before, green light is on and stays on on power supply and moth

[itsmyname]

@sgfinley -- have you tried replacing the power-supply?  Or, using a multi-meter to measure the power on each lead?

[sgfinley]

I'll check the voltage with a multimeter.  Incidentally i got it to power on (lucky I guess) and now Win 10 wont boot up........ tries to repair itself to no avail.  Going from bad to worse 🙂

[itsmyname]

@sgfinley -- can you remove the disk-drive, and connect it as a secondary disk-drive in some other computer?  Then, download/install/run the free SPECCY software. Expand its "storage" section, and expand the "SMART" section. This section reports on the detailed "health" of the disk-drive. If you get "warnings", it is time to replace the disk-drive.

Or, if you have a "spare" disk-drive that is known to be in good condition, install it in your computer, and try to install Windows onto it. If it crashes, it could be a failing motherboard.

Or, if you have a "spare" disk-drive that is known to be in good condition, connect it to a "spare" computer, install Windows on it, then move this disk-drive back to your computer, and try to boot this copy of Windows on your computer.  Again, it could be a failing motherboard.

[sgfinley]

Thanks for the suggestions..... will try it.  I am feeling that its a MB that is starting to fail.........