Hi,
We just had a short power outage and now I can't restart my desktop computer. It was plugged into a surge protector. I checked the power outlet, power cord, surge protector and they all work OK. The light on the computer power supply seems ON (though it seems dimmer than before). When I attempt to turn on the computer, nothing happens (the fan doesn't start, no lights come on). I checked the power connections inside the computer, everything looks fine.
I can think of only 2 possible problems. 1) the power supply fried or 2) the mother board fried.
I don't know much about the the inner working of computers, so I would appreciate any expert opinion from other board members. So what do you all think and where should I start?
We just had a short power outage and now I can't restart my desktop computer. It was plugged into a surge protector. I checked the power outlet, power cord, surge protector and they all work OK. The light on the computer power supply seems ON (though it seems dimmer than before). When I attempt to turn on the computer, nothing happens (the fan doesn't start, no lights come on). I checked the power connections inside the computer, everything looks fine.
I can think of only 2 possible problems. 1) the power supply fried or 2) the mother board fried.
I don't know much about the the inner working of computers, so I would appreciate any expert opinion from other board members. So what do you all think and where should I start?