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Computer will not start
During a storm our power blinked....both of my computers
got knocked out. They both re-booted just fine....afterwards I shut them both down. This morning I tried to boot them up and one booted just fine but the other one acts like is isn't even plugged in. What could have happened here? Or better yet where do I begin to remedy this? I am running Windows 98....(when it did run) Thanks for any assistance in advanced. dulittle |
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Computer will not start
Hi Dulittle,
It sounds like some peace of hardware was damaged in the power outage. Have you tried unplugging it from the outlet and plugging back in? Is the outlet still hot? -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "dulittle" wrote During a storm our power blinked....both of my computers got knocked out. They both re-booted just fine....afterwards I shut them both down. This morning I tried to boot them up and one booted just fine but the other one acts like is isn't even plugged in. What could have happened here? Or better yet where do I begin to remedy this? I am running Windows 98....(when it did run) Thanks for any assistance in advanced. dulittle |
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Computer will not start
Is this computer plugged into a surge protecter bar?
Some of these have a reset button. Others are one time use. To start..plug it into a differant outlet you know is working. If the computer will not start up after this? Then it may need a new power supply. Or maybe just the internal fuse in the power supply. If you push the power button and NOTHING happens like the fans coming on or any noise. I would pretty much suspect the power supply. I would suggest in getting a "battery" back up type power protector. They cost about $35. They protect against power surges and outages. Plus gives you enough power back-up to shut the computer down properly. A good surge protector plug-in bar will cost you about 2/3rds of the battery type. And most plug-in bars are only good for about a year weather they are tripped or not during that time. After a year they reset may or may not work. -----Original Message----- During a storm our power blinked....both of my computers got knocked out. They both re-booted just fine....afterwards I shut them both down. This morning I tried to boot them up and one booted just fine but the other one acts like is isn't even plugged in. What could have happened here? Or better yet where do I begin to remedy this? I am running Windows 98....(when it did run) Thanks for any assistance in advanced. dulittle . |
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