Got a call from my oldest daughter just now that her HP desktop computer
was dead. Worked well yesterday -- no disk noise -- cut off at night,
now won't start. What to do?
She says that when she presses the "on" button nothing happens -- no
light on button, no startup, no noise. However, cable from modem causes
light to illuminate on cable socket on computer (I think). Computer is
plugged into power strip -- all devices are working that are plugged to
power strip except computer. I advised her to switch computer power
cable to another socket on power strip, to no avail.
Computer is about 4 -- 5 years old. Seems to me that the most likely
cause of problem is a bad on-off switch or a bad power supply. How to
test? What are other likely causes of the problem?
She's hoping to get a cheap laptop during the Black Friday sales, but
she needs a computer now. How much should be a reasonable cost for a
repair shop to charge if it is a power supply or a power switch?
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