Power light flashes but PC will not boot up following power outage
I had to turn the power off at the mains in order to change a light fitting. After the first outage the PC would not boot initially but then did fire up. After the second & last outage it will not start.The power light on the front of the case is blinking but will not boot. I have tested the socket, disconnested all leads into the PC and tried it in a different outlet bypassing the power surge protector but still will not start. The model is from Oct 2004, an 2 "Axis Dominator" running on an MSI K8N Neo2 Motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor
Computers & Internet - Evesham - Axis 64 3000+ (AXIS643000+MAR04) PC Desktop
Answers & Comments
First off: Protection is important and the ONLY way to go is with a UPS (Battery backup protector). These devices allow the computer to SLOWLEY close down and protect the motherboard and hard drives. Simple bar protectors are of little to no use whatsoever. As for the Start UP; the Boot Sector on the Hard Drive has been compromised. If you attempted to start with the F8 key when you started up the computer and failed to Boot in the Safe Mode, you definitely lost the operating system.
You can try to do a Restore, but that may not be effective.
When a Computer starts, there is usually a Beep (called a Post) and one Beep indicates the motherboard is active. Several beeps indicate a mal-function of the motherboard and it was damaged. In some cases, the Memory (RAM) can be damaged from electrical surge, and thus the computer will not start and the monitor will not be active. Do not touch the internal leads as they are not the problem. In closing, a CPU is very sensitive to power surge and the CPU in some cases can be defective. All in all, with so may options or repair issues; only a professional has the equipment to search for the solution. Good luck: [email protected]