You\u2019ve hit the power button, and nothing happens. Don\u2019t panic \u2013 there\u2019s a few things you can try to get your computer going again and if those don\u2019t work we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n
NOTE: If your computer isn\u2019t booting up, smells weird and\/or is making a high-pitched noise, unplug it immediately and call us before trying anything else. <\/strong><\/p>\n First, make sure it\u2019s plugged in. We know, that\u2019s kind of a given, but you never know if something may have caused the power cord to come loose from the wall or from the machine itself.<\/p>\n You should also check the power button on your surge protector, in case it got bumped into the off position. Many desktops have a power switch on the back of the tower \u2013 make sure that is in the \u2018on\u2019 position as well.<\/p>\n If nothing happens, try plugging your computer directly into the wall instead of the surge protector. While surge protectors are recommended, this is a quick way to make sure the problem is originating from the PC and not your surge protector. If your computer turns on this time, then you\u2019ll need to purchase a new surge protector.<\/p>\n Next, check the power cable itself. Although bad power cables aren\u2019t especially common, it happens. You can grab the power cord from your monitor or another computer and test that in place of your PC cord. If you\u2019re computer turns on, then you likely just need a new power cable.<\/p>\n As always, if you need help give us a call at 308.534.1500 or stop by 121 S. Chestnut St (at the corner of B and Chestnut) and we\u2019ll get you taken care of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve hit the power button, and nothing happens. Don\u2019t panic \u2013 there\u2019s a few things you can try to get your computer going again and if those don\u2019t work we\u2019re here to help. NOTE: If your computer isn\u2019t booting up, smells weird and\/or is making a high-pitched noise, unplug it immediately and call us before trying anything else. First, make sure it\u2019s plugged in. We know, that\u2019s kind of a given, but you never know if something may have caused the power cord to come loose from the wall or from the machine itself. You should also check the power button on your surge protector, in case it got bumped into the off position. Many desktops have a power switch on the back of the tower \u2013 make sure that is in the \u2018on\u2019 position as well. If nothing happens, try plugging your computer directly into the wall instead of the surge protector. While surge protectors are recommended, this is a quick way to make sure the problem is originating from the PC and not your surge protector. If your computer turns on this time, then you\u2019ll need to purchase a new surge protector. Next, check the power cable itself. Although bad power cables aren\u2019t especially common, it happens. You can grab the power cord from your monitor or another computer and test that in place of your PC cord. If you\u2019re computer turns on, then you likely just need a new power cable. As always, if you need help give us a call at 308.534.1500 or stop by 121 S. Chestnut St (at the corner of B and Chestnut) and we\u2019ll get you taken care of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-techtips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":912,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions\/912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}