My Computer Will Not Turn On..!

My computer won’t turn on -Tips you can try

Today I will be discussing something pretty simple, but something I find more and more people seem to have little idea about; hardware.  More specifically what you can do if you are having problems simply getting the computer to start up, or if when you pressed the power button you could hear fans and see lights, or hear beeps, but the PC itself would not get activity on the screen,  or get to the “Windows” splash screen. Keep in mind this will not fix major problems, and a deeper diagnosis may be the answer, but just for starters, here are some things you can do yourself without harming your computer that may help.

So basically you want to check all the things you would normally think are fine. You’d probably be amazed how many “problems” are fixed by the primary things.

·        Go to the back of your PC tower and check all the cables.

·        Jiggle cables and make sure things are secure, or to be certain…unplug them all and plug them back in.

·        Check that the power from the wall outlet is working if the PC isn’t giving you any power at all. If you need to, plug it into another outlet or reset the surger.

·        Check the power cable to make sure it has not been unplugged (especially in office settings, cleaning staff or other people can sometimes unplug things.)

·        Unplug external hard drives and basically anything you don’t need to have plugged in. I get this allot especially with the school servers i maintain when im performing a restart after deploying the updates the USB backup drive has to be unplugged untill the server has been restarted this is same for standard client workstation computers like your home computer.

·        Also, if your PC has the small on/off switch in the back on the power supply (where you plug in your PC) make sure it is switched on, so the small line is pressed down, and not the power circle that is usually on the front panel. We have had call-outs were this has been the problem even though the customer has said it's turned on over the phone..! 

After all is said and done, hopefully when you press the power button your computer boots up and everything is in order!  If not, please Call A.J.R Computing and have your computer diagnosed at our repair centre!