Compaq Presario Won't Start

wickedxtrapt · 12-03-2007, 09:39 AM

Last week, the power went off during the night and the next morning my pc wouldn't start. Nothing happens when I press the power button. The fans don't start turning and the light above the power button doesn't turn on either. The green power supply light on the back flashes rapidly when the power cord is plugged in & you can hear a small ticking sound. I would greatly appreciate any kind of help! Thanks!

**mattlock** · 12-03-2007, 10:29 AM

When the light on the power supply is flashing it usually indicates that the power supply is dead.

Here is the troubleshooting guide from Compaq/HP.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...6788_section_2

12-03-2007, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
wickedxtrapt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp	Compaq Presario Won't Start Last week, the power went off during the night and the next morning my pc wouldn't start. Nothing happens when I press the power button. The fans don't start turning and the light above the power button doesn't turn on either. The green power supply light on the back flashes rapidly when the power cord is plugged in & you can hear a small ticking sound. I would greatly appreciate any kind of help! Thanks!

12-03-2007, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Compaq Presario Won't Start When the light on the power supply is flashing it usually indicates that the power supply is dead. Here is the troubleshooting guide from Compaq/HP. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...6788_section_2 __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!