First off, check to see if the computer is still under warranty. No one knows
the computer better than the people who put it together. Everyone who has
computer problems I always tell them to see if its still got a manufacturer's
warranty or some other valid warranty. It's easier to have someone else do it,
especially if they're the ones who put it together in the first place. Probably
cheaper too.

If your need those files ASAP, find some local computer geek (preferably one you
know/trust, or GeekSquad in Best Buy) and have him/her take the hard drive out
of your computer and plug it into another working computer, so that second
computer has two hard drives, yours and the its' own. It can then power up using
its own hard drive, and you can access files that are on your hard drive.If you
look around on the internet, you can probably find some site that tells you how
to do that yourself, if you have access to another computer. It's really not
that difficult.

Other wise, if you want to get down and dirty with the computer, then check the
power supply in back, there should be a power switch somewhere by the power
cord, make sure its switched on and try it again. Try switching it off for a min
or two, then switch it back on and then try turning the computer on. Some
computers have a switch in the back, others dont, so yours might not have it.

If its not that and your sure there's power coming from the outlet the computer
is plugged into, then most power problems for a computer means you need a new
motherboard or power supply. there are ways to test too see if one or the
other's bad or good, but its kind of complicated and frankly I dont want to get
into it at 1:30 in the morning. So take it to someone who knows how to test them
and have them see whats wrong. I'm thinking of that computer geek person you
know/trust. Or else theres always your friendly neighborhood Geek Squad.

I just thought of something else. Sometimes, in VERY VERY RARE cases, there can
be SOOO much dust in a computer, that it can get under the power button and
either cause a short (in which case, the computer would sparatically turn itself
on and off) or it can cut off the connection between the button and the thingy
behind the button, that when it touches, the computer would turn on. so if your
one of those people who constantly leaves there computer on, i would check that.
Or at least just open the computer case, and blow out the dust that collects
over time. (You should actually do that anyways, no matter how much u use it,
clean out the dust from time to time, but if its on constantly, day in and day
out, then its worse than most people and you should clean it more often). blow
out the dust, dont use a vacuum!! I take mine out to my garage, put 10-20 lbs.
of air, at a time, in the air compressor (too much and you could damage
components) and blow it out with that, so the
dust doesnt get in the house.

chef_in_hb <chef_in_hb@...> wrote: A friend of mine moved her desktop from
one part of her house to
another and when she plugged it all back in, it wouldnt start up. Her
monitor turned on, but the base will not turn on. The LED light in the
back flashes, but the fan is not on. She doesn't know much about
computers, neither do I, so any help is appreciated. We did unplug
everything and followed the tips on the HP website, but nothing has
worked. She has some documents that she needs to be able to get access
to ASAP, so a prompt response is very helpful. Thank you in advance!




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