Hey! I Have a MAXDATA Favorit Computer With a Celeron D And On Windows XP Professional -
Heres the story really - i downloaded lynx onto a cd and wanted to put it into a old laptop so my sister could play around with it because it wont run xp anymore (it was designed for windows 98). Then i think one of the kids came past and put it in my mums maxdata computer i mentioned above - i dont know what it has done to it but when i press my power botton on the computer i just hear things inside it start for a second or less and then it goes off and the fan keeps going - the power light doesnt come on at all - nor the screen - the only thing that happens is that the lights on the keyboard flash for a second at first. please could you tell me how to fix it or if not, how can i just get the cd out of the computer because the warranty wont cover it if its someones fault! it wont prise open either - could you please help me :D!
2007-08-19 05:31:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Removing CD from a CD-ROM drive with the power off.
There should be a small hole on the CD-ROM faceplate. This hole is designed to remove a CD manually.
Straighten a paperclip except one bend. Bend the last one to 90 degrees so you have an l shape.
Carefully push the long end of the ell into the hole in the CD-ROM faceplate. You should feel some resistance, then the CD-ROM should reject the CD.
After you remove the CD.
Try starting the computer, keep pressing F8 to start in Safe Mode.
If you successfully get it to load XP in Safe Mode
Right click on a blank area of the computer Desktop
Left click on Properties
Left click on the Settings TAB
Make sure the Screen Resolution is 1028 X764 or less.
Click OK.
Restart computer - let it start normally.
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If the above does not work:
Was the Linux CD made bootable?
If it was bootable, possibly your OS has been over-written.
It could also be a hardware problem as another answerer stated.
Good Luck.
2007-08-25 17:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not because of the cd - looks like a hardware problem.
First unplug the computer from the wall (power) and leave it for 2 minutes (to discharge PSU capacitors). Plug it in and try again.
If that doesn't work, unplug everything from the computer but the monitor, and try again. If it doesn't shows anything - you have a malfunctioning box.
If it is under warranty - call tech support.
If not , you can open the case and (REMEMBERING WHAT WAS CONNECTED AND WHERE - AND TOUCH AND HOLD THE METAL FRAME OF THE CASE TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY ) disconnect the hard drive and CD drive, and try to start the computer. If that doesnt help, the problem could be power supply , memory, motherboard, and last and highly unlikely CPU.
Good luck !
2007-08-22 16:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Eki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm so sorry for this(I'm A Computer Professional),
This thing happedned to me one time, You should change your computer Power Supplier or try putting another Monitor.
2007-08-24 10:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋