Post by Incense on Jan 14, 2018 10:52:17 GMT -5
After Friday night's power outage, the power came back on and my computer didn't. It won't reboot. No light on the on/off button at all Friday night, then on Saturday, I noticed there was an amber light. I thought this was a hopeful sign, so I did what I saw suggested online and unplugged everything from the back of the computer and pressed the on button for 20 seconds. The amber light promptly went out. :/
My computer is a Windows desktop, about seven years old. I'm aware the time is right for a new one and God knows, replacement desktops are relatively inexpensive. That said, I want and need the stuff on my current hard drive.
I have an appointment with a guy who runs his own business here in town that I found through Angie's List for Tuesday morning. I imagine it's probably the power supply, or God forbid, the motherboard. The appointment alone is $92. I don't know what he'll charge for parts. A new computer would be minimum about $473.
Has anyone got any ideas for me as far as what to do that will save my hard drive as economically - and quickly - as possible? I know a few things about computers, but am terribly bad at doing tech work myself and would rather avoid that. I will also not turn my computer in to anyone else to work on offsite for a length of time. There's nothing illegal or illicit on it, but I'm a private person and hate the idea of someone random having access to my tax returns, witchy stuff I've written, etc.
My computer is a Windows desktop, about seven years old. I'm aware the time is right for a new one and God knows, replacement desktops are relatively inexpensive. That said, I want and need the stuff on my current hard drive.
I have an appointment with a guy who runs his own business here in town that I found through Angie's List for Tuesday morning. I imagine it's probably the power supply, or God forbid, the motherboard. The appointment alone is $92. I don't know what he'll charge for parts. A new computer would be minimum about $473.
Has anyone got any ideas for me as far as what to do that will save my hard drive as economically - and quickly - as possible? I know a few things about computers, but am terribly bad at doing tech work myself and would rather avoid that. I will also not turn my computer in to anyone else to work on offsite for a length of time. There's nothing illegal or illicit on it, but I'm a private person and hate the idea of someone random having access to my tax returns, witchy stuff I've written, etc.
