Hi there

My power supply unit has gone on the pb, my brother kindly gave me another pc to use but on the PB my screen plugged into the original power supply and if I just plug it in to an external source it doesn't come off standby when the pc boots up. So...I thought I'd go and get me a new power supply for my Packard Bell but can only find standard ones with the one socket for the power cable. The PB psu has 2 sockets and a 12v DC output for the speakers. Is there a way around my problem or do I have to get an identical psu to replace in order to use my existing screen? I'm not a technical whizz but am not thick so hopefully will understand whatever you throw at me! Thanks

Gemma, September 2007

Packard bell are the only company to pull this stunt and it annoys me to the extreme. I'm a mobile IT engineer and I come up against this many times. The answer is yes I'm afriad you will have to get another if you want to power that screen.
Does your VGA (monitor)cable not have any sockets on the plug per chance and a box on the floor running from it and the other end to the mains. As it seems with later I-Med's that they have finally realised that powering direct from the psu kills the psu off early so new screen or replacement psu that will die in the same way...sorry for bad news

Simon www.fransim.co.uk, November 2007