erichelgeson
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Hi all!
I am restoring my Performa 6115CD. It had a bad battery so required the double tap to warm start. Ordered some batteries. While I waited I opened it up and saw the PSU was caked in dust. I removed it, opened it, blew it out with compressed air and put it back together. I used some isopropyl alcohol and removed some dust on the motherboard (let it dried for days) - no leaky caps I could see - just lots of dust.
Battery arrived, put it in, now it doesn't start at all. Power button seems to do nothing, I hear no HDD, no LEDs, nothing. I have a multimeter but not sure how to start the diagnosis. Saw a few used PSU for ~$30 - though I'd like to repair this.
Any thoughts on how to debug this further? Thanks!
I am restoring my Performa 6115CD. It had a bad battery so required the double tap to warm start. Ordered some batteries. While I waited I opened it up and saw the PSU was caked in dust. I removed it, opened it, blew it out with compressed air and put it back together. I used some isopropyl alcohol and removed some dust on the motherboard (let it dried for days) - no leaky caps I could see - just lots of dust.
Battery arrived, put it in, now it doesn't start at all. Power button seems to do nothing, I hear no HDD, no LEDs, nothing. I have a multimeter but not sure how to start the diagnosis. Saw a few used PSU for ~$30 - though I'd like to repair this.
Any thoughts on how to debug this further? Thanks!
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