hi my pc was working fine last night, i switched it off normally. when i woke up today and turned it on the red light on the tower just flashed, nothing came up on my monitor, i can hear the fans and hardrive running but nothing else is working, the usb ports, nothing is working, the cd drive can open and close, i don't know what the problem is can someone help , thanks in advance
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What system are you running (i.e. Windows XP) and how old is the PC?
Is the monitor ok?
Check that all the external cables are properly inserted (keyboard, mouse etc).
Open the tower and check the connections from the PSU to the various disk drives.
Also check the connections from the hard drive to the mother board. (at the same time you might want to change the battery on the mother board).
If that makes no difference try booting from the installation CD for the windows system you are using.
Could be that your hard drive has let go. It would still make a noise but may not be able to read.
Have a look at this for a few more ideas
Computer Won't Turn On - How To Troubleshoot a Computer That Won't Turn On - Computer Won't Boot
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the pc is around 2 years old, i brought all the parts separately and built it, the monitor is fine i use my tv, im running windows xp pro sp3.Comment
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sounds like the cpu or memory had gone down take out memory and reinsert it try again if that dont work remove the bios battery and power cabless for 20mins try again if that dont work then your up shit creek make sure cpu fan is working also look into the graphics card but sound like a new processor is neededComment
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If it has a graphics card then try taking it out and putting it back in. A few times this has happened to me, were the monitor would go funny when booting or not come on. And after a quick gpu out and in again it was fine for another while.
Its worth a try anyway, if you haven't done it yetComment
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What system are you running (i.e. Windows XP) and how old is the PC?
Is the monitor ok?
Check that all the external cables are properly inserted (keyboard, mouse etc).Comment
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well i removed all cables, ram etc.. put it back in and it still didnt work, the monitor is fine, but inside i do see like a green light on the motherboard when i try turning it on... what does that mean?Comment
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it just means there is some power going into the motherboard.
this is just a thought but you posted that when you switched on your pc that the light on your pc flashed this could be down to a failing psu, if you have a spare psu you could try that in order to find out if your existing one is ok.Last edited by dasteph; 28 February, 2011, 11:51.sigpicComment
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yes I agree with u dasteph
power supply must be change...I have got the situation a few years ago....try anything but actually after use new power supply it's normal again....
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is your monitor switched on?Syntax Error : Integer Out Of Range
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what about popping the battery out off the MB and reseting the bios ??
even popout the battery and replace it with a shiny new 1
must be out for atleast 30 seconds
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if everything is going correct I think you must put of every components in your motherboard...clean it first and after that assembly all again....I think it just stressedDK is The Most Valuable Site my friend
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