My computer is not turning on help?
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From: christinaxscenekid on 8 May 2010 23:23 I have a desktop computer dont remeber what brand. For a while it would randomly turn off by itself when ever it wanted and run real slow and i would just have to turn it back on. A couple weeks ago it turned off again and now it wont turn back on everything is plugged in. Im not sure whats wrong with it and why its not turning on no matter what i do, but i know pretty much nothing about computers.........what do i do?
From: davy on 9 May 2010 06:29 Pity you didn't give a little more clues as to how old it is, and the make if at all possible. If the fans aren't running, that is it appears completely dead the first thing I would go for would be to try swapping the power supply unit first of all going from the information you have given. It could well be the bios back up battery, but I would not like to suggest this at this stage because if this battery is removed for more than two minutes or so, you will have to do a bios set up once the machine is up and running... don't let this scare you it's easy really. The first obective is to get the machine powering up and booting the bios properly called POST (Power On Self Test), this is the bios doind a self check before handing control over to the CPU and hard drive, you usually get a single bleep telling you it's OK and raring to go. davy
From: philo on 9 May 2010 16:20 On 05/08/2010 10:23 PM, christinaxscenekid wrote: > I have a desktop computer dont remeber what brand. For a while it would > randomly turn off by itself when ever it wanted and run real slow and i > would just have to turn it back on. A couple weeks ago it turned off > again and now it wont turn back on everything is plugged in. Im not sure > whats wrong with it and why its not turning on no matter what i do, but > i know pretty much nothing about computers.........what do i do? > > Since you know nothing about computers there is nothing you can do to fix it... so take it to a repair shop sheesh
From: Jan Alter on 9 May 2010 22:20 "Joel" <Joel(a)NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:cuieu5pn3b8cvj3jime3c1bao965gdr1ag(a)4ax.com... > christinaxscenekid <christinaxscenekid.4apda3(a)no.email.invalid> wrote: > >> I have a desktop computer dont remeber what brand. For a while it would >> randomly turn off by itself when ever it wanted and run real slow and i >> would just have to turn it back on. A couple weeks ago it turned off >> again and now it wont turn back on everything is plugged in. Im not sure >> whats wrong with it and why its not turning on no matter what i do, but >> i know pretty much nothing about computers.........what do i do? > > Well, you don't know much about computer as we don't know much about > psychic to read your mind either. > > In general, just start with the Power Supply, Blowing off the dirt on > power supply, CPU etc.. then feeding more clue that you know when we > don't. Being upbeat about your situation is tough simply by the way you describe the problem. I too would suggest that you take the computer to a repair shop because it sounds like you are looking for spontaneous regeneration without you having to learn or do anything. You saying that you know nothing about computers is the giveaway here, and wanting folks to having to explain and describe each detail to a possible fix is highly unfair to their time and the very probable fact that you will do further damage beyond what has already occurred. That said, with no warranty, and perhaps you either overcoming some possible fear, or gaining some gonads, try changing the power supply with a known good one. Make sure the computer is unplugged first. Take a picture of the inside of the computer to use it for reference before you start the trade and get yourself a phillips screwdriver. Grounding yourself before you start would be good as well. -- Jan Alter bearpuf(a)verizon.net
From: Paul on 9 May 2010 23:58
Jan Alter wrote: > "Joel" <Joel(a)NoSpam.com> wrote in message > news:cuieu5pn3b8cvj3jime3c1bao965gdr1ag(a)4ax.com... >> christinaxscenekid <christinaxscenekid.4apda3(a)no.email.invalid> wrote: >> >>> I have a desktop computer dont remeber what brand. For a while it would >>> randomly turn off by itself when ever it wanted and run real slow and i >>> would just have to turn it back on. A couple weeks ago it turned off >>> again and now it wont turn back on everything is plugged in. Im not sure >>> whats wrong with it and why its not turning on no matter what i do, but >>> i know pretty much nothing about computers.........what do i do? >> Well, you don't know much about computer as we don't know much about >> psychic to read your mind either. >> >> In general, just start with the Power Supply, Blowing off the dirt on >> power supply, CPU etc.. then feeding more clue that you know when we >> don't. > > > > Being upbeat about your situation is tough simply by the way you describe > the problem. I too would suggest that you take the computer to a repair shop > because it sounds like you are looking for spontaneous regeneration without > you having to learn or do anything. You saying that you know nothing about > computers is the giveaway here, and wanting folks to having to explain and > describe each detail to a possible fix is highly unfair to their time and > the very probable fact that you will do further damage beyond what has > already occurred. > > That said, with no warranty, and perhaps you either overcoming some possible > fear, or gaining some gonads, try changing the power supply with a known > good one. Make sure the computer is unplugged first. Take a picture of the > inside of the computer to use it for reference before you start the trade > and get yourself a phillips screwdriver. Grounding yourself before you start > would be good as well. > I'm not sure the OP can see most of the replies. The original posting can be seen here, and only the reply from Davy can be seen. (I.e. At the moment, on this site, the thread has two articles in it.) http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/hardware/my-computer-not-turning-help-285021.html Paul |