Anyone have a basic knowledge of HP peecees?

[ho'ard]

Friends' up and died this past week. No nothing when you try to start it. It's a 3-4 year old HP Pavilion desktop model, tower-shaped, proprietary case but not crazy-overstyled.
My question is, how likely would it be to take a "standard" aftermarket power supply?
Thx . . .

[Racer X]

yank it out and take it to a place that sells ATX power supplies and look.

[C(-)ris]

It might be a Micro ATX power supply but I doubt it. Emachines always used messed up sizes. I agree with Racer X, take it out and ride down to a shop that sells them and compare.

[OWC Jamie]

check that the power switch hasn't been pushed too hard and the back half of the push button isn't laying on the floor of the case ?
the switch on the back ?
got another power supply laying around, or another PC to swap test ?

[samintx]

Don't know the innards but my experience with HP DTs is "I don't like them" It is the only brand of computer that has ever died on me.

[macaroo]

I have worked on a lot of those Wal Mart specials and they usually have a under rated Power Supply; 175 Watts or so. It is usually a micro ATX size to fit into the small case.
They usually run at close to the capacity of the supply. People try to upgrade the system with a CD/RW and it runs about 30 seconds before self destructing. Replace it with a good +300 wattt micro ATX.

[ho'ard]

macaroo Wrote:
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> I have worked on a lot of those Wal Mart specials
> and they usually have a under rated Power Supply;
> 175 Watts or so. It is usually a micro ATX size
> to fit into the small case.
> They usually run at close to the capacity of the
> supply. People try to upgrade the system with a
> CD/RW and it runs about 30 seconds before self
> destructing. Replace it with a good +300 wattt
> micro ATX.

So I'm hearing a standard Micro-ATX power supply will probably work-- no "HP special part ##" kind of BS?
Thanks.

(of course I will open it up, when I have it).

[ho'ard]

Racer X Wrote:
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> yank it out and take it to a place that sells ATX
> power supplies and look.

My main (and hopefully only) stop will be Microcenter, but I get up that way -very- infrequently these days so it will be good to know beforehand . . .

[Jimmypoo]

Take it with you. Their selection is pretty extensive here in Hickville, so I imagine it will be the same in Chicago.

[ho'ard]

I thought you were in Evanston?