If your pc does not turn on, it is simply the power supply unit that may have gone dead. Second chance that motherboard is faulty but usually when something goes wrong with the motherboard, you still be able to power up... It won't just boot...
Decent power supply units start at $45, any of your computer guys can remove the old unit and install a new one without any problem (however, it is better first to open up the desktop and see what type of power unit you have, some desktops have non-common design but still it is easy to find a replacement). Anyway, for the future it is always good to buy a USB hard drive and regulary make back-ups... USB HDD are cheap these days... All the best Vladimir Sunday, August 26, 2007, 7:47:34 PM, you wrote: MAB> Hi, Expatniki. I have an old desktop that died -- it won't turn on, so I suspect the processor is dead (?). I need to extract all my files, including email files (which are apparently hard to MAB> locate on the hard drive). I have a couple of computer guys, but I am a bit nervous about their level of expertise. Can anyone provide recommendations? MAB> Many thanks _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
