My 2007 AOpen PC would not turn on for months. I got a small flash when I
pushed on and then nothing. Today I was surprised with a miracle, it turned
on.

THe computer I am using right now (1995 GW2K) behaved similarly a few years
ago and now works fine. (But it recovered more promptly).

WHich begs the question: do I need to replace both power supplies (one ATX,
the other microATX)? If I turn the 2007 off in a few hours, will it turn on
again when I return?

In both cases the culprit seems to have been prolonged non-use.

My uncle, a frail 86yo EE, insisted he could fix it by just finding the bad
twenty five cent capacitor. And I've seen him fix bad capacitors by just
tapping them. (He sepnt the 1950s on WW2 submarines the USA give Greece.)


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