Vanity: Need Computer Help

none | 09/18/06 | self

[Eccl 10:2]

Need assistance from any techno-geeks out there, please.

OK - my PC (emachines T1840, Celeron 1.8Ghz) died. I went to turn it on a week ago and nothing happened. The power supply fan was not working.

I would like to get this running, and also retrieve our family photos on the hard drive.

So I replaced the power supply - didn't work.

Then I replaced the motherboard - didn't work.

Next I replaced the processor - didn't work.

Last I replaced the RAM - didn't work.

At this point, all I get is a fast ticking sound in time with the hard-drive LED blinking in the front - about 2x per second. That's all. No beeps. No acknowledgement on the screen of any activity.

Help? Any ideas?

[Dinsdale]

Vasoline?

Guess I wasted the money on 'Artic Silver' then (not).

That has got to stink.

[A CA Guy]

I think they mean they are a operating system specialist, not a hardware or DVD software specialist.

[Michael Goldsberry]

won't bother you again.

Please ping me if you have any question about Unix. I will be at your service.

[Fawn]

You know what....Youre' right...Nero did come with it but I immediately packed it away since I have it already somewhere and because it took over my computer when I installed it before.....it's like Realplayer....thinks it has to be in control of everything :)
Thanks....I will try that!

[A CA Guy]

Yep, big fines in selling them for sure, but at around $20 a DVD it is worthwhile to back up your library before you let kids play and ruin them on and outside of DVD players.

[Fawn]

Ok..I understand.....thank you...

[Dinsdale]

Nero's not quite as bad a real player.

All you need to do to fix things after the install is re-install media player classic (or the modern media player if you prefer). It does'nt keep trying to change things back every time it runs.

[Fawn]

I've been buying the $40 ones...House, 24...so I want backups....only becuase one of my HOUSE dvd's (pixels) are already getting funny. Don't know if it's the player or not....but since they are not cheap....I don't want to take any chances. Thank you for your help...

[Fawn]

OK....I'll remember that.....some of those programs are worse than a virus. :)

[A CA Guy]

The ones I mentioned are from a company called Slysoft.

They work, and after you buy them they give (they say) a lifetime of updates.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

CyberLink PowerDVD is better than WinDVD and can be had for $50. There's a free trial so you can check it out.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Help? Any ideas?

If someone hasn't suggested this yet, dump the eMachine and get a refurbed Dell GX270 or so and put your HDD in the Dell as a slave unit to get your data.

I just replaced an eMachine for a friend by doing this. Voltage spike fried the PS and MB.
I got her a 2 year old Dell GX270 on eBay for $345. P4/2.5Ghz with 512Mb RAM and XP Pro. Popped in the old drive, moved the data and started re-installing everything else.

[Fawn]

THanks...I'll check that out too...

[Fawn]

Just tried Nero to copy a DvD..I get an error: The DVD is copy write protected and cannot be read. So much for Nero... :(