Guest Computer isnt starting after cleaning Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. After I finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no power. My computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on Power Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know whats the problem?
Guest Tim Slattery Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Computer isnt starting Computer isnt starting after cleaning <Computer isnt starting after cleaning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. After I >finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no power. My >computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on Power >Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know >whats the problem? Check the lines that come from the power supply and should be plugged into a couple of wide connectors on the edge of the motherboard (IIRC). It sounds like one of both of them has become dislodged. Also, don't forget to double-check the simple things: that the power cable is plugged in to the wall on one end, and into the proper socket on the computer case on the other, and check the path from the socket to the power supply inside the case. There might also be a circuit breaker or something like that inside the case that needs to be reset. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Pk Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Computer isnt starting I've checked everything from inside and out. I've also replugged everything. How do I reset the circuit breaker inside? "Tim Slattery" wrote: > Computer isnt starting after cleaning <Computer isnt starting after > cleaning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. After I > >finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no power. My > >computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on Power > >Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know > >whats the problem? > > Check the lines that come from the power supply and should be plugged > into a couple of wide connectors on the edge of the motherboard > (IIRC). It sounds like one of both of them has become dislodged. > > Also, don't forget to double-check the simple things: that the power > cable is plugged in to the wall on one end, and into the proper socket > on the computer case on the other, and check the path from the socket > to the power supply inside the case. There might also be a circuit > breaker or something like that inside the case that needs to be reset. > > -- > Tim Slattery > MS MVP(DTS) > Slattery_T@bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >
Guest nass Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Computer isnt starting My Feeling you poked and stared a lot in the inside of the case, you may burnt or made the Mobo useless (the Mobo shocked from being that clean <G>). If you have another computer, either try to replace the Power supply from the case or grab the HDD and install it on another machine (same motherboard preferable) to test if the HDD is dead or not. Any of the fans are spinning inside the Case, if there are no noise then I will take the Power supply is dead or the Motherboard. Did you cleaned it with hover or washed it with hose? LOL. HTH. nass "Pk" wrote: > I've checked everything from inside and out. I've also replugged everything. > How do I reset the circuit breaker inside? > > "Tim Slattery" wrote: > > > Computer isnt starting after cleaning <Computer isnt starting after > > cleaning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > >I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. After I > > >finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no power. My > > >computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on Power > > >Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know > > >whats the problem? > > > > Check the lines that come from the power supply and should be plugged > > into a couple of wide connectors on the edge of the motherboard > > (IIRC). It sounds like one of both of them has become dislodged. > > > > Also, don't forget to double-check the simple things: that the power > > cable is plugged in to the wall on one end, and into the proper socket > > on the computer case on the other, and check the path from the socket > > to the power supply inside the case. There might also be a circuit > > breaker or something like that inside the case that needs to be reset. > > > > -- > > Tim Slattery > > MS MVP(DTS) > > Slattery_T@bls.gov > > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt > >
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Computer isnt starting "Pk" <Pk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29A05C72-EE7D-46F4-A3A6-676A68E1D0D4@microsoft.com... > I've checked everything from inside and out. I've also replugged > everything. > How do I reset the circuit breaker inside? If there is a breaker, it's in the power supply, which would have to be replaced. How exactly did you clean this? If, for example, you used a vacuum, key components of the system may have been damaged by static, to the point where they will not turn on. -pk > > "Tim Slattery" wrote: > >> Computer isnt starting after cleaning <Computer isnt starting after >> cleaning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. >> >After I >> >finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no >> >power. My >> >computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on >> >Power >> >Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know >> >whats the problem? >> >> Check the lines that come from the power supply and should be plugged >> into a couple of wide connectors on the edge of the motherboard >> (IIRC). It sounds like one of both of them has become dislodged. >> >> Also, don't forget to double-check the simple things: that the power >> cable is plugged in to the wall on one end, and into the proper socket >> on the computer case on the other, and check the path from the socket >> to the power supply inside the case. There might also be a circuit >> breaker or something like that inside the case that needs to be reset. >> >> -- >> Tim Slattery >> MS MVP(DTS) >> Slattery_T@bls.gov >> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >>
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Computer isnt starting On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 05:48:00 -0700, Computer isnt starting after cleaning <Computer isnt starting after cleaning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I was cleaning my computer 2 days ago. Cleaning the inside and such. After I > finished cleaning, I plugged everything back in place but theres no power. My > computer has not been turned on for almost 48 hours. Its been stuck on Power > Save mode yet no power.(All electrical outlets are working.) Anyone know > whats the problem? You don't say anything about *how* you cleaned it, but note that the inside of a computer is very vulnerable to static electricity. If you don't ground yourself before touching interior components, it's very easy to destroy things merely by touching them. And I hope you didn't use a vacuum cleaner, which is one of the most dangerous things you can do. Even more than your hands, vacuum cleaners are *very* likely to destroy components via static electricity. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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