computer won't start help

[Wicca]

my computer will not start it will not power on the green light inside the computer at the bottom inside it keeps flashing how can i fix this

 

[Solarstarshines]

Sounds like you have a component malfunction the best thing to do is remove components and test your machines parts to see if it would boot it could be the psu gone bad

just generally if a pc is failing to come on or boot ussually means the mainboard has went bad or possibly the cpu you basicly have to check each system part to determain the cause

if removing certain items and using your onboard devices to test if it still doesnt do anything i would be in the market to make a new rig just saying cause you could have possibly toasted something

 

[Wicca]

i have tryed the power supply cord in another computer it is fine it work fine last night i turned off my computer and then i switch it off by the button beside the power cord when it was already powered down
and way to fix this

also i mean it will not power on at all

 

[Solarstarshines]

well wicca i had that similar issue with my cousins rig he just wanted me to add ram to his system but when i pluged up his machine into the work station wiring his machine did not start thus i guess the power from the cord or what ever fried the board

so i ended up taking my old p4board and installing it with a hdd that already had the os so i wouldn't have to do a clean install

pretty much the lesson here is i tryed all options before i changed the board the video card the hdd everything pretty much his board got friend when he pluged the power up or when he up plugged it

i dont know why this happenes but im pretty sure your system is done i would look into replacement

but before you give up take a power supply from another machine and see if it powers it the psu could cause it not to start as well if a fuse has blown but if the psu isnt it and removing other cards and devices and just reverting back to the onboard plug ins to test

if all else fails you need to upgrade but chances are you follow the above you might get it to work again

 

[Wicca]

yes but i did not upgarde anything or touch anything all i did was shut down the computer going to bed and also
switched it off by the switch beside the power cord so is there any way to fix it and if so can you go step by step this happened before but all i did was fiddled around with it by turn it on and off by the psu switch and then by the button and it switchg on but now i can 't seem to ge it to start

 

[Wicca]

help

 

[Wicca]

the power supply is not blinking at the very bottom of the computer beside a nvidia chip the led green light is
flashing is there anyway to fix this

 

[Tews]

You might try resetting the CMOS ...

 

[Wicca]

what is that CMOS
if it a another word for bios then i think you misunderstood as it will not start up the
power will not come on

 

[Tews]

To reset your CMOS, remove the round, silver battery on your motherboard for 60 seconds, then re-insert it, then see if your system will start...

 

[Wicca]

TEWS have a questionn will that delete my dataa or do something bad

 

[Wicca]

i did it but still no luck now the led green light is not even flashing it is now not on anymore any other suggestions

 

[Wicca]

bump

 

[Dwarf]

Have you checked to make sure that the fuse hasn't blown in the plug, or that the socket that you are using is actually live?

Check all motherboard wiring connections. If your motherboard has on-board graphics capability, remove the graphics card and try that.

 

[Wicca]

i will do that and it is live coz i tried it in a different socket i also used a different PS to try and get it to start but no luck

 

[Wicca]

also how would removing the graphic card help coz it not even the green light in the computer is not even
flashing anymore

 

[Solarstarshines]

reason why he said remove the graphics card is to use the onboard adapter that i suggersted earlier and see if it will start up with out the video card but if it has no power your psu is not working

ONCE AGAIN NO POWER MEANS PSU IS NOT WORKING !

now if the computer turned on but didnt do anything then it would be something else but since no power at all sounds like you need a new power suply all together or you just had the unfortunate luck of your board burning

we suggested what to do but it seems like you dont really understand but we'll do our best to make it clear as possible

 

[Wicca]

how much would a psu cost i hope it's not the motherboard how would you know if it is

 

[gregrocker]

If the case fan is not running it is normally the Power Supply. There should be fan or some lights if it is mobo failure.

If you don't have access to another Power Supply, You can take the tower to a shop and they will plug up a Power supply to tell you quickly.

 

[Wicca]

that good news coz it must be the power supply unit how much would it cost and were would i get one