Windows not starting. Keyboard no power. Dead HD?

[misky71]

Hi. I had a noisy PC recently. Giving it a tap seem to calm it down (yes, I am a dopey gorilla).
I tapped it too hard and got some digital squeaking noises. It still worked after cutting the power and re-starting, got past the diagnostic screen etc. I cleaned the fans eventually and removed the noisy one. It still worked.
It has been off and on a few times since.
Now, there is power, I can hear the fans.
The mouse is lit up.
The keyboard is not.
I turned the monitor off and on and it is saying 'no signal'
Is there a step-by-step to work things out?
Many thanks, Nick.

(WAS Solved but gone again)

Amazingly, this worked....

bionik Jun 24, 2011 02:11PM
Greetings,

Please try again:

Remove your power cord and hold the On button for like 30 seconds to 1 minute and then connect it back and turn on to see if the problem persists.

Good Luck!

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Thanks for the update.

 

[misky71]

Well, the 'digital squeaking' started again and the system crashed.
The power button trick isnt doing anything.
The noise sounded like a needle skipping across a record but a digital squeak, if that makes any sense.
It made me think I had damaged the HD by tapping the box. I was surprised it worked again after dis-connecting the fan.
Can anybody shed any light on what might have happened?
Many thanks, Nick.