Help with pc

edoug

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Recently my power went off for a couple of seconds. When i tried to turn the pc back on the lights came on and the mouse lit up but not the keyboard and the monitor said no signal. There were also no beeps.
 
Curll

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Sounds like a fried mobo power connector.

Alternatively, unplug everything but the keyboard, mouse, and monitor. No USB drives or microphones or chargers or anything. If it still won't boot, with no beeps, things ain't lookin' good.
 
edoug

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Curll said:
Sounds like a fried mobo power connector.

Alternatively, unplug everything but the keyboard, mouse, and monitor. No USB drives or microphones or chargers or anything. If it still won't boot, with no beeps, things ain't lookin' good.
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Thanks for the reply, Curll. I already got a new pc. Is there a chance the HDD survived? It was some bad luck because I backed up another computer to get it ready for Windows 10. Not a big deal but would like to get some files off the HDD.
Thanks again Curll, much appreciated.
 
Harry Hooper

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edoug, the hard drive is likely intact. Was it a laptop or a desktop computer? Either way, with a USB adapter like this, you can remove the hard drive from the old computer and connect it via USB to the new computer. Once connected you can pull the files you want off the old hard drive.
 
edoug

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Harry Hooper said:
edoug, the hard drive is likely intact. Was it a laptop or a desktop computer? Either way, with a USB adapter like this, you can remove the hard drive from the old computer and connect it via USB to the new computer. Once connected you can pull the files you want off the old hard drive.
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Thanks a lot,HH. I didn't want to take the desktop apart if there wasn't a chance the HDD was still working and thanks for the link.
I was going to order something like that but didn't know if it was just a waste of time and money. Once again thanks HH (if you don't want to be called that I will edit it). I really appreciate the info.
 
Harry Hooper

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No problem. You should probably do a full antivirus scan of the old drive before you transfer off the files. You can then put the old drive on the shelf as a long-term archive, or keep it connected to the new PC. If you do the latter, reformat the old drive and use it to store backups of the new hard drive or just for extra storage.
 
The Napkin

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right here
Harry Hooper said:
edoug, the hard drive is likely intact. Was it a laptop or a desktop computer? Either way, with a USB adapter like this, you can remove the hard drive from the old computer and connect it via USB to the new computer. Once connected you can pull the files you want off the old hard drive.
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So we just had an old xp dell computer die at work. If I buy that thing all I have to do is yank out the old hard drive, plug it in, and then plug it into a new (win7) computer? Because that sounds a lot easier than waiting 3 weeks for it to do it
 
djbayko

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The Napkin said:
So we just had an old xp dell computer die at work. If I buy that thing all I have to do is yank out the old hard drive, plug it in, and then plug it into a new (win7) computer? Because that sounds a lot easier than waiting 3 weeks for it to do it
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Yes, assuming that your computer died for reasons other than the hard drive itself. And I've found that the $5 models work just as good as the $25, as long as it's for temporary storage / transfer and you're not trying to turn it into a new, permanent external hard drive. Buy the cheapest one you can find.
 
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