Computer not starting at all

Hp225

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Last night i shut down and removed my plug from the pc because of lightning but today i tried to start my pc and it wont start at all. The lights inside my pc are all on so i know there is power going through it but when i press start button it wont turn on so i took my pc removed everything cleaned and refit but the PC wont start the white light thats supposed to come on the POWER ON button isnt glowing but there are other lights inside pc that are on so wht is the problem?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows vista 64bit
Recheck that everything is connected as it should (refer to the relevant manual(s) if you need to).

You said that you unplugged your computer, but did you remove the ethernet cable? It is possible that lightning struck the phone line to your house and the energy then travelled down the line, through the modem/router and then along the ethernet cable to your computer.

I remember experiencing many years ago (almost 40 :eek: ) the effects of lightning striking a TV aerial. I had a TV in my bedroom, and it was one of those sets that employed valves (or tubes). It was unplugged, and I was lying on the floor doing a jigsaw puzzle. I was aware that it was raining heavily, and that there was thunder and lightning. All of a sudden, the screen of the TV lit up, and it was obvious that the aerial had received a direct strike. Fortunately, the set didn't appear to suffer any damage, and worked as normal afterwards.

The point I'm making here illustrates the enormous energy associated with lightning. The fact that the TV survived is probably down to the fact that it was a valve based set, which are far more resillient to those conditions than solid state ones.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
CPU
Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case
Gigabyte IF233
Cooling
1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Internet Speed
NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus
Avast! 8.0.1497
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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