My computer suddenly shut down and won't turn back on?!

Goonies

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Hi all,

Basically title says my issue.

The last thing I did to my PC was attempt to update Realtime Player, I walked away and came back and everything was shut down and wouldn't turn back on at all, no fans are spinning, nor are their any lights or anything and before you suggest it, yes everything is connected properly. There have not been any issues like this in the past few days, I have to admit that there were however a few viruses on the computer which may have caused this? I'm hoping not.

This is a very important computer, I work from home and I can't believe this has just happened now, thanks all!
 
Solution
A short circuit suits those simptoms too, sometimes happens with old computers you can test it building the computer outside the case only with power supply, cpu, cooler, memory and graphic card if none onboard (no need for hard drives keyboard, mouse, etc). However it is tricky because memory is hard to install properly. You turn on the computer using a screw driver to short circuit the pwr connector usually on the bottom right part of the motherboard.
Any other thing that wuld prevent the computer to start would generate beeps when it boots

Goonies

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I have unplugged that, waited a few seconds, plugged it back in, then gone to turn my computer on again but it didn't work...that's what I read to do somewhere. Is there any other way?
 

MaximumRico

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Without a power supply you know works, no. If you don't have another computer or extra one, I imagine a local computer shop wouldn't charge (i'd hope) just to swap them out or test the PSU for you.
 

Goonies

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Ooh, okay that makes a lot of sense! Hopefully this will work, if it doesn't do you have any other clues as to why it may be not turning on?
 

Nuno Silva

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A short circuit suits those simptoms too, sometimes happens with old computers you can test it building the computer outside the case only with power supply, cpu, cooler, memory and graphic card if none onboard (no need for hard drives keyboard, mouse, etc). However it is tricky because memory is hard to install properly. You turn on the computer using a screw driver to short circuit the pwr connector usually on the bottom right part of the motherboard.
Any other thing that wuld prevent the computer to start would generate beeps when it boots
 
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briancerna

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are you using a desktop? if its not the psu, try cleaning the ram with an eraser and reseat the jumper found on your mobo.it could be your hard drive corrupted with the virus as well but then again its hard to tell if its only described. hope that helps. :)