My computer will not start. I have a Power Spec desktop with Windows
XP, pentium 4 processor, 4 years old, never had a problem before. I
run the computer about 7 hours a day. It is connected to the internet
by dial-up, I do not have virus protection. No games or other programs
of that nature. Stictly business. My computer has been running fine.
Shut down normally, and when I wen to turn it back on 5 hours later it
did not turn on. When I pressed the button on the front of the
computer, it clicked and the light blinked briefly, but did not start.
I tried to press the button several more times, but even the light did
not blink. The electricity is working fine.
I tried to turn the computer on the next day, it started up fine. But
the mouse and keyboard did not work. I shut it down using the button
on the front of the computer. It shut down normally. Turned the
computer on the next day, started up fine, and worked normally. Had it
on for a few hours and copied some important files. It shut down
normally. Tried to turn it on the next day, and nothing. The button
clicked and the light under the button blinked briefly as it did a few
days before. But the computer will not start.
Does this sound like a problem with the power supply, hard drive, processor.....? |
Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
26 Apr 2006 16:49 PDT
mychirosite...
Given the age of the computer, and the likelihood that you've
never opened it up to clean out accumulated dust, it could be
any number of things, but the fact that you're not even seeing
the BIOS posting preliminary data before Windows loads makes
me suspect the battery on the motherboard which preserves the
BIOS data.
Another very real possibility is a power supply which is no
longer consistently putting out the proper voltages. There
are a couple of programs which can detect your voltages if
you install the program in Windows, but they're not especially
easy to use, and you'd have to get back into Windows.
One is Motherboard Monitor. You need to check the compatibility
of your motherboard against the motherboard list:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
Another is SiSoft Sandra Lite:
http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html?dir=dload&location=sware_dl_3264&langx=en&a
If you're not particularly comfortable with the idea of opening
your computer, the information you get from these programs may
be of little value. If you aren't able to replace the power supply
yourself, it may be simpler just to take the PC to a reputable
computer tech store and have them check it out. Having them
replace the battery and power supply (if that's what they also
think it is) shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg.
Let me know where this takes you, and if it satisfies your
interests, I'll post it as an answer...
sublime1-ga
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