Hello all,
I bought a desktop computer (barebones kit off of tigerdirect.com) and built it myself as a Christmas present for my girlfriend. (Christmas 2011) I installed everything just fine, and it seemed to me running perfectly with no errors or problems. I installed a few different applications such as iTunes, Windows Live Instant Messenger, and a program offered by tigerdirect.com called "PC-Tune Up" by CA Technologies from a disc. However, this is all it was used for; we didn't have any data or other files installed or imported.
As I said, the computer worked perfectly normal. My girlfriend had shut it down for a period of time, (about 2 months) and tried using it the other day. Unfortunately, she said it wouldn't boot. I came over to look at it, and sure enough, it wouldn't boot up.
The computer will turn on like normal, beep once, and sit with a black screen. I checked the light on the outside of the tower to find it the color orange. One of the times I turned it on I got some picture on the screen, but I didn't see after that.
I know that it is not a monitor problem, (I tested that myself) so it would have to be a hardware problem? I opened the case and made sure there was no dust, and all fans work normally.
Suggestions?
The computer is a 4Gig, 1TB, Win 7, Radeon xxxx desktop barebones kit.
Like I said, we didn't use it at all, so I'm certain it is hardware.
I bought a desktop computer (barebones kit off of tigerdirect.com) and built it myself as a Christmas present for my girlfriend. (Christmas 2011) I installed everything just fine, and it seemed to me running perfectly with no errors or problems. I installed a few different applications such as iTunes, Windows Live Instant Messenger, and a program offered by tigerdirect.com called "PC-Tune Up" by CA Technologies from a disc. However, this is all it was used for; we didn't have any data or other files installed or imported.
As I said, the computer worked perfectly normal. My girlfriend had shut it down for a period of time, (about 2 months) and tried using it the other day. Unfortunately, she said it wouldn't boot. I came over to look at it, and sure enough, it wouldn't boot up.
The computer will turn on like normal, beep once, and sit with a black screen. I checked the light on the outside of the tower to find it the color orange. One of the times I turned it on I got some picture on the screen, but I didn't see after that.
I know that it is not a monitor problem, (I tested that myself) so it would have to be a hardware problem? I opened the case and made sure there was no dust, and all fans work normally.
Suggestions?
The computer is a 4Gig, 1TB, Win 7, Radeon xxxx desktop barebones kit.
Like I said, we didn't use it at all, so I'm certain it is hardware.