[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Sounds like something that happened to me a couple of years ago with an old system.......

Does your system have a floppy drive??

My floppy drive died and took the power supply with it.

When the floppy died, all the smoke was released from the power supply...;-)

Worth a look. BOL.

[Eccl 10:2]

"When the floppy died, all the smoke was released from the power supply...;-)

Worth a look. BOL."

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I have tried booting up the PC with the CD and floppy and hard-drive disconnected (as in power supply connectors not plugged into these). All I get is that ticking sound (about 2x per second).

Thanks - any other ideas?