Tried to do a restore, now my sound does not work. Have tried everything techs have suggested but since I am on a fixed income and cannot afford what they want to go into more detail. Computer say failure.

Try booting up in safe mode, and then do a system restore to a point before the power outage. It wouldn't hurt to try that, and i will look back on here and see if you were able to do it

take it to auto zone and have the fault codes read for free
come back with the revealed faults

if its always 1min. work b4 the picture offf ,check ur power filter capacitors & if only sound comes when power on change ur inverter

try a local junk yard

Dell Tec told me to choose "To set up Windows XP now" (with Operating System CD in drive) If it doesn't work try Dell Tech Chat. I kept getting "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. Please re-install a copy of the above file." (I tried to restore to original factory, followed directions, f12 boot from CD but when I get to "Agree to Licensing Agreement" none of the keys work except ESC.) I was able to get on the Dell Tech Chat at http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/chat/hardware_chat?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs (you need your Service Tag) tried same steps but keys would not work so they sent me a new hard drive that I can install myself. Evidently there is no way to fix this. Tech says wireless will work with new hard drive. Is your warranty active? I always get SquareTrade.com (cheaper than most) warranty. They fix or give you what you paid. Everything I buy breaks & sooner than you would think.

In the programs that don't work, check your ink settings. Mine kept going to white until I got them set to black as default.

NEVER use system restore unless you have already tried malware scans, spyware scans, virus scans AND registry repair programs to fix software related problems. It is a LAST RESORT ONLY, just like FORMAT C.

did u try removing the battery and reinserting after 2 min..

and if already tried,

then try dialing from oter phones, or check the assign tone in ur phone contact from which ur testing to be assigned with some ring tone...

no sound anywhere?

hardware problem

But lets try a reset and a restore first
http://www.fixya.com/support/r561901-ipod_problems_start_5_solutions

Reset on the top of that page and restore in the bottom.

If no effect then
heres the apple online serice assistant
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

or you can try
http://ifixipodsfast.com/

The pressing of the F-8 key while the computer boots up is called entering the Computer into the "Safe Mode". The F-8 key needs to be pressed several times at the second the computer powers on. When you get a DOS screen, go to "Last known good Configuration", this should help with the problem. The other solution i can offer is ounce you can get the computer up, go to System Restore, Restore to a previous point.

Let me know if this helps
Jack

Sounds like a weak cable signal. Contact your cable service provider and ask to have a tech check your incoming line strength.