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11-21-2020 12:03 AM
Hello, I am trying to boot up my old Windows Vista PC with the goal of transferring all the old files off of it. However, I am having problems getting it to start up. When I press the power button, a solid orange light appears and it stays there. I can hear the fan running, but nothing happens on the monitor nor does the light change color. There is a solid green light in the back of the computer underneath the power chord, but this light turns off when the power button is pushed. I have tried unplugging all the chords connected to the computer and reattaching them. I have also tried turning off the power strip where the chord is plugged into and waiting 30 seconds before turning it back on. Neither of these strategies have worked. I saw one strategy saying to tap on a green box on the inside of the computer, but I'm not sure what is meant by this or what the green box is. I would greatly appreciate some suggestions for starting up my desktop PC that have had success. Thank you!
11-21-2020 01:17 AM
Hello
I don't know who is saying this, and what exactly it is all about, but tapping on something on a computer to get it started seems pretty silly to me!
Out of curiosity, do you have a link to this "" thing "" ??
The small light on the back is the power supply, if it's flashing it has a problem, if it goes out completely, I'm not sure, either it's the power supply that is out of order. , or another element Having said that .
if it doesn't boot anymore, you just want to recover the data, just remove the hard drive, and use an adapter.
Hard drive / USB, this allows it to be connected to another computer If your hard drive is working you can get what's on it!
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