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

Nik here with the Call That Girl blog! 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 crews or other folks can sometimes unplug things.)
• Unplug external hard drives and basically anything you don’t need to have plugged in. I once had an issue where I had checked every connection except the video cable that physically plugged into the monitor itself, and had I checked in the first place, I could have saved hours of time.
• 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.

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 That Girl and have your computer diagnosed at one of our service stations!

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Check back next week for part 2 of this simple guide to hardware and getting your computer to boot up!

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