ss847859

Today when I woke up my desktop fans were running real loud. I checked the temp of everything and it wasnt too high, the alarms weren't going off. Anyway the vents were completely blocked with dust, i cleaned them all off then opened up the computer to see if there was alot of dust inside. I unpluged everything to do this. I didnt do much inside just looked at the fans and they all looked ok. I pluged everything back into the computer and I plugged the Powersupply in last. Its pluged into a surge protecter but I thought I heard a little click (maybe a spark? Like when u are plugging something into a wall outlet). Anyway now the computer will not power on and I'm just trying to figure out whats wrong/how much this is going to cost me to fix. If i left any important info out let me know and thanks again.

1 g0t 0wn3d

Try to use the power supply in another computer if you can

Also can you post your full system specs

speedster123

the cpu fan might be stuck due to dust if you didnt use canned air to blow the guts clean.
you will need a few cans, blow sideways on the heatsink, or you might need to remove the chip fan, blow it clean, and reapply the artic 5 after you prepare the surfaces.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm

ss847859

Thanks for the reply. I can't actually. All I have is another laptop.

ss847859

Thanks for the reply.
This could stop the computer from starting up? I mean the thing is completely dead, no lights and the power button does nothing. I got a scuba tank at home with an attachment to blow air. I'll give it a good cleaning when I get a chance.