Bad Power Supply.
The blinking green light on the power supply, is a diagnostic light that indicates this.
Suggestion is to;
1) Test the Power Supply voltages
Or
2) Replace the Power Supply with a Known to be good, Compatible unit, for a test.
[Compatible:
A) It is an ATX style of power supply.
The style used by 90 percent, of personal computers out there.
Example:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4975140&CatId=106The test Power Supply unit should be mounted in the computer, for testing.
The power cables only reach so far, plus it is safer.
B) At least a 250 to 300 Watt unit, for a test unit. More Wattage is okay.
(The power supply that comes with the Pavilion a1310n, is a 300 Watt unit.
The 250 Watt unit stated above is just for a Test.
You are testing to see if the Power Supply is the problem.
More wattage is okay as a computer only uses what it needs.
If you have a 1000 Watt power supply installed, and the computer only needs 100 Watts; the computer only uses 100 watts.
The computer Will Not burn up, by installing a power supply with more Wattage than the original)
C) Correct amount of power cables, and correct kind.
Observe the power cables from the existing power supply, that are plugged into the various hardware components in the computer, and to the motherboard.
The test unit has to have the same power cables, and the correct amount of them.
Need help identifying these power cables, reply in a Comment.
The above may sound funny. Who has a spare power supply laying around, other than someone really committed to computers?
You may find yourself, or someone you may associate with, has a computer sitting in a closet, basement, attic or garage, that has a working power supply, (And is compatible), and can be used for a test unit.
Test the Voltages.
There are three main Voltages, produced by a personal computer power supply.
(DC. Direct Current)
1) 3.3 Volts (Wires that have Orange insulation)
2) 5 Volts (Red wires)
3) 12 Volts (Yellow wires)
(Two D cell flashlight batteries are 3 Volts {DC)
ANY Black wire is a Ground wire.
Use an economical multimeter to test the Voltages, or a power supply tester.
Multimeter:
Power Supply on.
Positive probe lead (Red) connects to the power wire to be tested.
Negative probe lead (Black) touches ANY Black wire.
(Black insulated wires are Ground wires)
This is one example of a power supply tester,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5250576&CatId=5471What causes Power Supply failure?
A) Inside of computer is dirty, as well as the inside of the Power Supply.
Computer unplugged from power, (Computer case open, and anti-static precautions observed), a can of compressed air for computers is used on a regular basis as needed, to help prevent this.
There are two cooling components for a SMPS.
(Switched Mode Power Supply)
1) The internal fan
2) The Heatsink's inside
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supplyA Heatsink, is an object used to draw heat from whatever hardware component, it is placed against.
A Heatsink is generally just a flat, square piece of metal, that has tall, thin fins protruding from it.
The flat metal base absorbs heat, whereby it is absorbed by the tall thin fins, and radiated away.
In the case of a Power Supply, there is an internal fan which draws air in-between the fins, helping to carry the heat away.
Once the fan blades, (Plus center hub, and surrounding cage), become coated with gunk, and the Heatsink fins become coated, the cooling capacity drops tremendously.
Heat = Wasted Energy.
The Power Supply has to produce more power, to keep up with loss of energy.
Eventually hardware components inside the Power Supply fail.
B) Cheap quality components used in the power supply. (Cheap quality power supply)
Awaiting any question you may have regarding this.
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