Accidentally Shocked Computer & It Wont Turn Back On

[ryemae]

I was plugging in a USB cord when a bit of static went from my fingertip into the USB's metal port. My computer turned off and now will not turn back on.

Although I already suspect the worse, I figured I would ask if there's anything I can do, or if I'll need to replace something?

 

[jankerson]

Turn the PSU off and back on.

If that doesn't work unplug the PSU then pull the MB battery out and wait a min or so, put it back in, plug the PSU back in.

 

[dshort01]

Apologies, but any sparks are bad news. I would try jankerson's suggestion. I have none other than that.

 

[ryemae]

Turn the PSU off and back on.

If that doesn't work unplug the PSU then pull the MB battery out and wait a min or so, put it back in, plug the PSU back in.

Unfortunately, I tried both of those and it did not work. I still get the brief power-up light (a flicker) but no startup.

 

[jankerson]

Turn the PSU off and back on.

If that doesn't work unplug the PSU then pull the MB battery out and wait a min or so, put it back in, plug the PSU back in.

Unfortunately, I tried both of those and it did not work. I still get the brief power-up light (a flicker) but no startup.

Well.

Sounds like the MB is gone to be.

But you can try and unplug the power to everything except the MB itself and the CPU fan and see if it will power on.

 

[ryemae]

Hello! I ended up taking my computer to a tech. The motherboard and CPU were both gone, so I had to replace both. That got my computer running again.