my computer won't start after power failure in the house. this is not the first i got this power issue at home while computer is on, but this time computer is not starting. power up computer and it will show all lights from power button and reset button but nothing comes up on the monitor.

so far i have unplugged everything except monitor and usb keyboard without changes. is there any other manner to get this system back to life at least to recover important files. your helps will be greatly appreciated

Can you try another screen or another video card? BTW, you should get a small battery backup if your power keeps going out or is dirty.

when you turn on the monitor what color is the power indicator? does it change colors when you turn on the cpu?

unplug the video cable from the cpu, your monitor should display the test pattern. if not maybe monitor took a hit.

initially the computer started and freeze after awhile {having winxp and vista} same happened after restarting. i had same experience with vista, untill it stops booting up. monitor is powered on and stays in "standby" mode dus color is black. like i have said computer starts but not sending no data to the monitor, and it stays like that until i shut down the system.

however, i have moved on to upgrade my system to something closer to this century. and solving the problem, i believe. i have been putting things the way they should be in the new system the whole day.

ASUS=M2A-VM-HDMI
AMD=AM2-5600-2.7GHZ
CORSAIR=2XGB
hope these would make me stay close to you guys

oooh, the 5600 is a good processor, if i might say so myself.

i had an old emachines that got hit by a power surge and stopped working, so i at least use data shields which trip on all my big electronics