My computer last night turned off while I was on & won't turn back on? The monitor works, but nothing else

Question

HELP ME! This is my umbilical cord peoples!! PLEASE?!?! It is a Hewlett Packard.
Nothing fizzed or was weird. It just shut off like I turned it off and now there is no power.

Nothing is on...no light, no fan, nothing. The monitor is on. I tried changing the cords to see if I had a faulty cord. That didn't work. I reset the switch. that didn't work. I waited until this morning to turn it on. That didn't work.

1 second ago

ps...look at the time i posted this question smart ellicks who asked me what i was using...i'm at work!

if it's power supply, where do i get this, and how do i replace it?

it just TURNED OFF & STAYED OFF while i was playing pogo. It's been turning off & right back on for the last week or so. But this time, it didn't go back on at all.

Answer 1

Hope this is the question you want me to answer. I am answering on your invitation. The problem is one of the following:

1. Your computer switch may be faulty - Happens in models from Compaq (currently HP prezario). If that is the case you may have to buy and replace the switch.

2. Your power supply has failed. Replacing power suppy is a pain especially in some HP models - everything so crammed in. Look at the following document to see if it makes sense for you: You can buy a battery from computer shops like Comp USA, Frys, etc.
http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_power.htm

3. When you are doing this check and make sure that the fans are working. Otherwise you may have to replace them too. Your issue of computer switching off automatically tells me that the power supply fan was bad for some time and probably your power supply failed due to over-heating.

Answer 2

Hmmm, there could be several issues but if you take it to the tech, then they might tell you EXACTLY what it is. If you tried to guess it yourself, it might get more expensive.

The reason is, I will give you reasons why your computer might not turn on and you will have to get the parts until you are able to fix the problem.

1) Try getting a new power supply. If anything, you might want to take the power adapter from your computer at work and just try it at home to see if thats the problem. Its the black one that is connected from your tower to the outlet.

2) It might be the CMOS battery. There is a tiny little eenie weenie battery inside your computer. It looks like a small coin. It is your internal backup battery that gets used when your computer is on or off, mostly by your BIOS. You might have to get a new one if it is damaged. Normally, a cmos battery dies after 3-5 years from when you first bought your computer.

3) The power supply in your tower might be damaged or dead. There is a power supply that your hard drive and all your computer parts gets their power from. When you plug in the power adapter, it powers up this big power supply in your computer and all your other computer parts connect to it as its energy source. It might be damaged or it might have died.

Those are just some of the problems that you might be having. This is assuming your computer is TOTALLY not turning on whatsoever. If your computer turned on, but then nothing happens, then thats a whole other problem. But the 3 that I mentioend might be related to your computer not turning on at all what-so-ever.

Answer 3

Mine has done this at the power source fan wore out. Unplug the CPU from the cord on the back of the CPU. Wait a little while, replug in and try turning it on. Hopefully that will work.

Answer 4

Most likely your PSU (power supply unit).
They're not very expensive; you should be able to get hold of one quite easily.
Don't just buy the cheapest one you can find; the more hardware you have in your computer, the more power you need.

Answer 5

I've blown enough power supplies to know that this would be the first thing to check, after making sure it's plugged in, of course.

Answer 6

Sounds like you lost the power supply. Should be able to find a local repair pretty cheap and fast.

Answer 7

Estoy muy apasionada de este mundo y todos mis amigos han confiado en mí a la hora de comprar un ordenador, yo siempre les he comprado de sitios web porque tienen la mejor oferta al mejor precio, pero, el ultimo ordenador que he comprado ha sido uno de juguete para mi hija, y como siempre he acertado, tiene la dimensión perfecta para ella, buenas canciones, aprende con él y imita muy bien un ordenador portátil con su ratón con todo, a ella le ha encantado muchísimo.

Answer 8

did you check the rest switch
It might have tripped

after that check everything,
and pray?

Answer 9

And how are you on your computer now?

Answer 10

Is it plugged in??