after update = no power!

ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is working
smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp running unattended
for an hour or so... and come back to find my computer OFF and
non-functional. i press the power button but nothing happens. no fans, no
hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can still hear the power supply working,
but the fans don't come on. can anybody help me? i know a few other people
with this problem and i am very sure all parts are working, all cables are
connected, everything was re-seated.

freak0ut wrote:
> ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is
> working smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp
> running unattended for an hour or so... and come back to find my
> computer OFF and non-functional. i press the power button but
> nothing happens. no fans, no hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can
> still hear the power supply working, but the fans don't come on.
> can anybody help me? i know a few other people with this problem
> and i am very sure all parts are working, all cables are connected,
> everything was re-seated.

The OS installed would not keep you from getting to the computer's BIOS.
Can you get into the computer's BIOS? If not - hardware.

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This is almost certainly a hardware problem and not related to
Windows.

What happens when powered on?
If nothing, disconnect AC and remove the battery for about 10 minutes.

If there is video, exactly what?
Can you enter the BIOS?

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http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"freak0ut" <> wrote in message
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> ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is
> working
> smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp running
> unattended
> for an hour or so... and come back to find my computer OFF and
> non-functional. i press the power button but nothing happens. no
> fans, no
> hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can still hear the power supply
> working,
> but the fans don't come on. can anybody help me? i know a few
> other people
> with this problem and i am very sure all parts are working, all
> cables are
> connected, everything was re-seated.

this is on a desktop by the way. i can't get any video. it's just like
pushing the power button when it's unplugged - nothing happens. it was
working just a few hours ago until i decided to update vista. i don't think
it could be hardware issues... but i could be wrong.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> This is almost certainly a hardware problem and not related to
> Windows.
>
> What happens when powered on?
> If nothing, disconnect AC and remove the battery for about 10 minutes.
>
> If there is video, exactly what?
> Can you enter the BIOS?
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "freak0ut" <> wrote in message
> news:345255C4-9CBF-4152-A7E9-...
> > ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is
> > working
> > smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp running
> > unattended
> > for an hour or so... and come back to find my computer OFF and
> > non-functional. i press the power button but nothing happens. no
> > fans, no
> > hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can still hear the power supply
> > working,
> > but the fans don't come on. can anybody help me? i know a few
> > other people
> > with this problem and i am very sure all parts are working, all
> > cables are
> > connected, everything was re-seated.
>
>

freak0ut wrote:
> this is on a desktop by the way. i can't get any video. it's just
> like pushing the power button when it's unplugged - nothing
> happens. it was working just a few hours ago until i decided to
> update vista. i don't think it could be hardware issues... but i
> could be wrong.

Again - if NOTHING happens when the power button is pressed - this is not a
software issue. There is much more than the software on the computer to the
computer itself. If it was software - the computer screen would load up,
tell you about the BIOS and stuff inside the computer, start to load the OS
and then fail - but you would see something.

Given you see nothing - some piece of hardware is dead or not connected
properly.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Since you are getting nothing, the operating system and updates are
not the cause.
If you remove the hard drive from an otherwise good computer, you will
get more including Video with options to enter the BIOS.

Disconnect power and open the case.
Reseat ALL connections then try power on again.

If the computer is still in warranty, contact the manufacturer for
support.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"freak0ut" <> wrote in message
news:FC20324B-51E7-4AA8-B252-...
> this is on a desktop by the way. i can't get any video. it's just
> like
> pushing the power button when it's unplugged - nothing happens. it
> was
> working just a few hours ago until i decided to update vista. i
> don't think
> it could be hardware issues... but i could be wrong.
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> This is almost certainly a hardware problem and not related to
>> Windows.
>>
>> What happens when powered on?
>> If nothing, disconnect AC and remove the battery for about 10
>> minutes.
>>
>> If there is video, exactly what?
>> Can you enter the BIOS?
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>> http://www.dts-l.org
>>
>>
>> "freak0ut" <> wrote in message
>> news:345255C4-9CBF-4152-A7E9-...
>> > ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is
>> > working
>> > smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp
>> > running
>> > unattended
>> > for an hour or so... and come back to find my computer OFF and
>> > non-functional. i press the power button but nothing happens. no
>> > fans, no
>> > hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can still hear the power
>> > supply
>> > working,
>> > but the fans don't come on. can anybody help me? i know a few
>> > other people
>> > with this problem and i am very sure all parts are working, all
>> > cables are
>> > connected, everything was re-seated.
>>
>>

Hi there,

And VERY IPMPORTANT: do not forget to be grounded if else Electrostatic
Discharge (ESD) might ruin your computer components.


Best regards,
Michel Denie

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Since you are getting nothing, the operating system and updates are not
> the cause.
> If you remove the hard drive from an otherwise good computer, you will get
> more including Video with options to enter the BIOS.
>
> Disconnect power and open the case.
> Reseat ALL connections then try power on again.
>
> If the computer is still in warranty, contact the manufacturer for
> support.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "freak0ut" <> wrote in message
> news:FC20324B-51E7-4AA8-B252-...
>> this is on a desktop by the way. i can't get any video. it's just like
>> pushing the power button when it's unplugged - nothing happens. it was
>> working just a few hours ago until i decided to update vista. i don't
>> think
>> it could be hardware issues... but i could be wrong.
>>
>> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> This is almost certainly a hardware problem and not related to
>>> Windows.
>>>
>>> What happens when powered on?
>>> If nothing, disconnect AC and remove the battery for about 10 minutes.
>>>
>>> If there is video, exactly what?
>>> Can you enter the BIOS?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>>> http://www.dts-l.org
>>>
>>>
>>> "freak0ut" <> wrote in message
>>> news:345255C4-9CBF-4152-A7E9-...
>>> > ok so this is how it is: i install vista ultimate, everything is
>>> > working
>>> > smoothly. i go and do the windows update... leave my comp running
>>> > unattended
>>> > for an hour or so... and come back to find my computer OFF and
>>> > non-functional. i press the power button but nothing happens. no
>>> > fans, no
>>> > hard drive, no lights, nothing. i can still hear the power supply
>>> > working,
>>> > but the fans don't come on. can anybody help me? i know a few
>>> > other people
>>> > with this problem and i am very sure all parts are working, all
>>> > cables are
>>> > connected, everything was re-seated.
>>>
>>>
>