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Power outage. Now computer will not boot up?
Had a power outage an d now my desk top computer will not boot normally or in safe mode. Is it fried.?
It was plugged into one of those multi-outlet surge protectors. It is getting power, just wont boot properly. It says "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully". There are 5 different boot sequences, but all of them come back to the same page.
Does that explain it any better?
Can I tell if it is fried by smelling it? ie. will it smell burnt?
2 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
It is possible that if your computer was directly plugged into the wall, that it has short-circuited your power supply. If in fact it is a tower computer, the obvious solution is to get a new power supply installed. I would recommend getting a computer repair service to install it, as if you're not properly equipped, you may short circuit the rest of your computer.
- 7 years ago
it is quite possible that you fried the PSU.. It's not difficult to replace but 100% make sure you use ASD Tools..There are two ESD tools: the antistatic wrist strap and the antistatic mat. The antistatic wrist strap protects computer equipment when grounded to a computer chassis. The antistatic mat protects computer equipment by preventing static electricity from accumulating on the hardware or on the technician. I don't have an answer for that, I dont understand why it wont boot.. Honestly, I cant give you much information without having it in front of me. I can only suggest booting from A disk, repair disk if you have one..
