AFTER A STORM HIT, THE DESKTOP SLIMLINE TOWER WOULD NOT POWER ON..

I think that you need to open your tower and try to reconnect your cable from the mother board to the cd player. looks like only the power cable is connected.

Shut down the power to your HP Slimline computer.

Remove any memory cards or other devices from the desktop.

Disconnect the power cord and peripheral devices from the computer.

Lay the computer flat on your work surface.

Remove the three screws on the rear of the computer cover with a Phillips screwdriver.

Slide the cover toward the back of the computer then lift it off the tower.

Set the cover aside.

Raise the wire latch in front of the hard drive mounting area.

Pull the cables straight out of the connections to disconnect them from the hard drive. Unscrew the retaining screw in the side of the mounting tray with a Phillips screwdriver.

Grab the tab on the hard drive tray and slide it back out of the mounting area. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the tray with a Phillips screwdriver.

There are four screws, one on each corner.

Slide the hard drive out of the tray.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcChcrjCILo

Replacing an HP Slimline Hard Drive

hope this helps

Try monitor self test. If passed, problem is with computer tower.
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Check your monitor if that's not it check your graghic card inside your tower, also if cable internet check wire from modem to tower.

to be honest, the X1700 is a weak computer, you should NEVER buy slimline desktops, the power supply is going to cost more than the computer, being that it is a special type, you cant just buy it in a store, having to replace some myself, i can tell you that a decent used PC is around $150, and you can still put some of the hardware from the slimline into the used PC such as the hard drive, cd drive, and memory. Best of all, a full sized unit can be fixed relatively easily and for a lot less since most parts are interchangeable

Does it have power? Have you tried hitting the F8 KEY repeatedly after the initial windows screen starts? Do any of the pc's lights come on (hard drive usage,lan,cap lock,num lock, etc)? If you have absolutely no power try another outlet, if your connected to a surge protector see if the surge protector reset has tripped (found on medium to expensive protectors - if you hve a inexpensive one you probably wont have a a reset on it) try to plug something else into the outlet like a lamp, if you have no power check your household circuit protector and reset the fuse, but of course be leery. If something tripped the circuit something isnt right, indicating a power surge. Storms in your area or construction nearby?

Is your power supply fan working? If not, the supply will certainly get hot. If the fan is dirty, that will also cause overheating. If you haven't cleaned out the tower in awhile, you might want to blow it out, and also make sure the cpu fan isn't clogged (google how to clean them safely, without damaging them). You might also have a slightly shorted motor in your power supply, if it's not dirty or clogged up, but those are the main things that heat up in a desktop. If you open it up and let it run, you should be able to locate where the heat's coming from.

check the 2 power leads into the motherboard:

should be a long white on and a small square one near the connectors for the back

Can you be more specific.. as what you mean by your tower won't come up?... do you mean that it won't power up? if so than and if you haven't checked the power cable, please do so and if the power cable and the fuse are good than please tell me what execatly happened when you last used your tower.

Thank you, I look forward in hearing from you.

Philip

The power supply is located on the top of your compter tower. You should have a large power cord plugged in to it from the wall. When you open the computer case, it will be at the top and have a bunch of wires running out of it and running to the different drives and motheroard. Removing the power supply is easy. Just remove the wires from the drives and boards and remove the 4 screws to the case and out it comes. I have 450W ATA power supply on my machine and it runs a dual-core and 2 DVD and 250 gb hard drives with out any problems. Most computer stores sell power supplies and offer install if you need it. I live in Canada and I find most power supplies run about $85.00 Remeber more power = more money. You can change the powere supply in about 30 mins and don't rush. Remeber to ground yourself to the computer case and unplug the tower before openning it.