I have a Gateway desktop computer 16 years old. Computer did not see much use because I started using laptops about a year or two later. The inside of the computer surprised to see very little dust. Almost looks new.
I have been using the desktop as offline use only keeping financial stuff on it. Considering the age I do not want to spend much to get it going again if possible.
Nothing I need on it that's not backed up.
The desktop will not power on at all. I did the Power Supply test trick on you tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_bPiWl3oE
The fan turns on. But again in my computer it does nothing.
A friend at work had an old power supply. I hooked up only the CPU and Mother Board power. It did not have the correct connector for my SATA hard drive. With this ,my desk top does power on but I get a high /low beeping (Kinda like an alarm) then shuts down.
Looking for advice on next step.
What is the chance the power supply from my friend is good but shutting down because it is not the correct one?
I can get an used power supply (exact model) tested so they say for $15-$20. on the bay.
Or do you think the friends power supply is showing something else is wrong with my desktop?
Like I said, don't want to spend much money but hate to trash for something simple.