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Pc won't start

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  • emerald21
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi nifty digits how are you ? Lol . No I ll go and try now


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  • NiftyDigits
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    Oh, it's a PC. Do you have any peripherals plugged in? USB drives and such. I'm on holiday.

    Press F2 on startup. Go to "Boot > Boot List Option".
    Does it show "UEFI" or "Legacy"?
  • ossie
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    Not left a CD in the drive by any chance?
  • emerald21
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    ossie wrote: »
    Not left a CD in the drive by any chance?

    No .......
  • emerald21
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Oh, it's a PC. Do you have any peripherals plugged in? USB drives and such. I'm on holiday.

    Press F2 on startup. Go to "Boot > Boot List Option".
    Does it show "UEFI" or "Legacy"?

    I don't have the luxury of going that far lol as when I press f2 nothing happens or appears on screen and nothing plugged in.
  • NiftyDigits
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    Press the power switch for ten to fifteen seconds to make sure that it is off. Unplug from the main for thirty seconds, plug it back in and then switch on again. It is quite unusual for a machine to not even boot to the BIOS setup screen.
  • grumpycrab
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    edited 18 December 2014 at 6:38PM
    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    I'm on holiday.
    You're always on holiday Nifty;) OP has pc connected to a TV (guessing HDMI) - is that the only connector for the Inspiron 620s?

    EDIT: I think the pc also has VGA. Best to try this connector to see if there's anything displayed at power-on.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    grumpycrab wrote: »
    You're always on holiday Nifty;) OP has pc connected to a TV (guessing HDMI) - is that the only connector for the Inspiron 620s?

    EDIT: I think the pc also has VGA. Best to try this connector to see if there's anything displayed at power-on.

    Yeah... I need to relax from all the stress that you lot give to me. :)
  • emerald21
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Press the power switch for ten to fifteen seconds to make sure that it is off. Unplug from the main for thirty seconds, plug it back in and then switch on again. It is quite unusual for a machine to not even boot to the BIOS setup screen.


    I ve just tried it again and the pc fires up but still doesn t work :(
  • maas
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi there is one noise probably fans and the light is on so something's happening but that s it nothing else.

    Have we established its the tower and not the monitor?

    When you put them both on, does the monitor comes up with a message "no signal" or something similar
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