My computer won't turn on after been away for christmas...

there is only a blinking power button.

I opened my laptop and the green light on the mobo is on when i try to turn it on, but it doesn't boot up.

any ideas?

12/28/2010 1:41:14 PM

i meant to say i opened my desktop. This is a desktop computer.

1/2/2011 5:06:25 PM

have you tried letting it sit unplugged for a while and then plugging it back in

1/2/2011 5:19:24 PM

Most do that if the memory is bad or incorrectly installed. I'd start there.

1/2/2011 8:44:38 PM

Bad PS or mobo, but most likely the PS. I see this all the time.

Memory results in a BIOS code.

1/2/2011 8:46:28 PM

yeah im thinking PS too

1/3/2011 10:24:41 AM

wouldn't you know, the day my replacement computer arrives, I get my old computer working as well

now i have an excuse to get another monitor!

1/6/2011 8:28:34 PM

so what was wrong with it?

1/6/2011 11:27:54 PM

no idea... i removed the hard drive to get data off of it, and when i put it back i tried turing it back on and sure enough it booted.

I guess it did some sort of auto recovery and went back to the last save point (a few months ago i reckon because a bunch of shit that was in the recycle bin ended up back on my desktop)

My old computer is over 5 years old anyway so this was a good excuse to get another one.

[Edited on January 7, 2011 at 4:51 PM. Reason : ]

1/7/2011 4:50:14 PM