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Computer fans come on wide open drive light blinks 5 times but no boot at all the power light dosent even come on

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Make sure the hard drive cable is plugged in good and the power button is as well. then unplug the power cord from the supply and take the cmos battery out. before you plug it back in hold the power button in for about 30 seconds. Put the cmos battery back in make sure all of your ram is seated well as well as video and wireless cards. Plug the cord back in and give a shot Might just need a hard boot.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 22, 2009

SOURCE: COMPUTER WILL NOT BOOT

This does not sound like a power supply issuse

Try This:
tap F8 while booting the PC
This should take you to the Advanced Boot option window
Use you up & down keys: Safe mode With Command propmts(Enter)
Operating System (Enter)
Sign in under your user name( or owner)
once at a command prompt (Black Screen)
Tyoe chkdsk /r (Enter)
You will get a message ( This valume is in use would you like to start a chkdsk on reboot (Y) (Enter) Reboot PC
This should start a chkdsk after the chkdsk is complete reboot the PC you should go to you profile (desktop with Icons)

Good Luck

Dr Geek MD

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 26, 2009

SOURCE: Fan is running, power button with blue light is off, cpu won't boot up

Your cpu might have died. As the computer is starting tap F8 and choose last known good configuration to see if you can get it started.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 30, 2010

SOURCE: We experienced a power outage today, our Gateway

It could be the monitor died or the monitor cable is loose at one of the ends ( check both ends are connected and tight ).
try another monitor or if you have a newer TV with a vga monitor connector try your TV. (you will need to change the TV input to computer or to VGA )

Ikhlaq Hussain

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  • Posted on Dec 31, 2010

SOURCE: Computer will not boot. The CPU fan runs wide open

most likely a video card problem / motherboard problem or memory problem

i would suggest start with the easiest and the cost effective one.

take out ram, power on, power off, install ram.

reboot.

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