The computer broke down. What to do?

In the modern world, the computer more and more enters our life and becomes its integral part. Both at work and at home. More and more we spend our time behind him: we work, listen to music, read books, watch videos. What to do if your computer crashes? Before you panic, think about whether you were the cause?

Any technique once breaks, and everything that breaks can be repaired. You have a choice:

• consult a specialist if you are poorly or not at all computer savvy;
• try to figure out the breakdown yourself.

Tip: if a PC that is under warranty fails, then give preference to repairing it in a service center.

What to do if the computer crashes

Consider several options for independent action. So, if the computer crashes, a home repair will look like this:

• First of all, we check the availability of power in the system unit and monitor. The cord may be poorly inserted into the system unit or into a power outlet. Disconnect / connect it and start the computer again.
• We check whether the surge protector is plugged into the socket, whether the light of its switch is on. We connect the system unit through another surge protector or directly to a wall outlet to prevent damage to the surge protector.
• On power supplies of modern models, a button can be placed that is responsible for turning on or off the computer. Let's try to turn on the computer again after we switch the button to a different position. In conclusion, we pay attention to whether the cable on the monitor has moved away.

Let's determine the wording - “the computer does not turn on” or “does not start”. If it does not make noise, the lights on the system unit do not light up and the display does not turn on, which means that the computer does not turn on. If you hear the operation of the system unit fans, the monitor and indicators of the system unit blink, but the operating system does not load, therefore, the computer does not start. Continue inspecting the PC:

1. Check the hard drive and processor. To do this, open the cover of the computer system unit. We check the plugs of the hard drive - they must be firmly inserted into the connectors.
2. We remove the processor cooler. Press the start button and put your hand on the radiator. If the processor is working, then the heatsink will start to heat up. The reason, rather, is not in it. We check whether the cooler is spinning, otherwise, in order to avoid burning the processor, the system will quickly shut down. In addition, we check all the fasteners.
3. We clean the computer from dust. Poor heat transfer is the result of overheating of the processor due to the large amount of accumulated dust, as a result of which the computer does not turn on. We clean the computer parts carefully and very carefully. Pay attention to the hard drive, motherboard, processor, and RAM.

Replacement of some components

If you still solve the problem yourself, and none of the above helps, then:

• We recommend trying to replace the power supply. Often, a malfunction in the power supply causes the computer to not turn on. Power surges, load changes (components were changed, but the power supply is not) or irregular cleaning can lead to malfunctions of the power supply.
• The next step that is recommended to be taken if the computer fails to work is to clean up the RAM. It is usually contaminated with dust and just needs to be cleaned. This is easy enough to do. We take out the RAM card from the connectors and with an ordinary school eraser we carefully walk along the contacts on both sides. We clean over a newspaper or bin.
• Also deteriorates the contact dust that has settled in the nest itself - vacuum it.

Repairs

If all of the above actions did not help, there are two more options:

1. The most reasonable in this situation will be a visit to a service center. A specialist will diagnose a computer failure, clean it and solve the problem. It is better to entrust your computer to a trusted service that has positive reviews.
2. A more conservative intervention, if the computer just does not start, is a possible reinstallation of the operating system. In this case, take into account the nuances of the complete loss of information on drive C. And the question of whether the computer could break down or still it was a failure in the OS, will remain unresolved.

The computer beeps and does not turn on

A constant or short-term squeak when turning on the computer most likely indicates a breakdown of any component.

Each squeak reports a specific problem, so they are different:

• Most often, the failure is in the power supply. The system signals this in three different ways: there are no squeaks at all; a lot of short signals; continuous long.
• If the monitor is not connected, we hear two short beeps.
• The problem is in the video system if you hear one long signal, and the monitor screen is blank.
• Three long or 1 long and 1 short squeaks testify to problems with the motherboard.
• In the event of a problem with the video card, the system will issue either 1 long and 3 short, or 1 long and 2 short squeaks.
• Well, if you hear 1 short peep at the start of the start - this indicates a successful launch of components and the computer as a whole.

In custody

As it turned out, if the computer crashes, does not turn on or does not boot, then this happens for two reasons: problems with the software or breakdown of the insides of the computer itself. We hope that the sequence of actions in the article will help return your computer to the system.