...And "POOF" she was gone!

[A_noob]

Just a general question as no one sees to know for sure what exactly got fried during this "incident".

My parent's computer recently wouldn't power up: when they took it to a local shop, the report they got back stated, simply, "Power button loose, HDD Test Failed, Ram Failed."

Having already replaced the computer, my parents are now in posession of a mass of metal & components that they, nor I, have any clue whatsoever about.

Given the rather limited information they were given, is it safe to assume that the MoBo is fried? what about all the rest of the components: specifically the video card, cpu, wireless card, optical drive & the PSU?

I'm sure that my parents would welcome any funds they could garner from their lost system, however, as the one that would be selling the components, the last thing I want to do is A) Sell a defective item or B) have to deal with the added expense of having the items tested.

HEY! I know, I'll send one of you all the parts, you can test them, sell the working items & I'll split the proceeds with you....half is better than what they're garnering sitting in my dad's shop

 

[Danbuscus25]

well, you can test them yourself, well, as long as they are compatible with the new system. open the new and working system and take out the ram. put in the old ram and see if it works. same for the hdd. idk about the mobo, but it is really strange for the ram and hdd to go bad at the same time. i think the computer shop you took it too is probly lieing to you.

 

[ibn gozzy]

Get rid of it! Properly...some components can be hazardous waste. Unless it was latest tech, I doubt that it would be worth your time once you factor in shipping etc. However if you wanted to learn more about how computers work, keep it around and see if can get it working again. In order to do that, you'll need to be more specific: when you press power button, does it boot (Possible power supply Prob)? Can you enter bios (Mobo functions)? What happens next? Many things can fail just because one part is malfunctioning. If you want to fix it, it might be worth more...

 

[Danbuscus25]

i would not throw it away cuz if it still works then it is worth something