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Originally Posted by sfmarine
A lady dropped off a computer for me to look at....I said sure. I connect the power supply and the computer turns on automatically??? odd I didn't even connect the screen yet so I had no idea what was going on. It made a few irregular beeps and then shut off. I took the computer apart and found the hard drive was not connected....I thought "problem solved" well now it won't even boot up at all. The computer has an odd smell coming from it but the motherboard light is on so that means the MB is ok right? I'm trying to figure this out. If anyone can shine some light...let me know! thanks
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The smell could be leaking capacitors... check them for any rupture... either on the mobo or the PSU. Try a different PSU... if it still exhibits weird issues, replace the mobo. It's unlikely you'll smell the thermal paste between the HS & CPU after all this time. I'd be prone to say motherboard but i'd check the cheaper parts first like the power supply (psu)