Hi, i have an emachines t series about 5 or so years old. It only ever got a couple years of moderate use and then stopped working for some reason. I suspect trauma but I'm not sure. It won't boot at all. There's no signal, no bios, and no beeps. The optical drive won't open either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If nothing works, there's probably one pretty fundamental issue: power. Considering this is an E-Machine, I'm going to go ahead and assume that the power supply unit (PSU) was not very good in the first place. Have there been any power surges or other electrical malfunctions in your home? If something has happened to that effect, you may have a blown power supply on your hands. Since the system won't boot at all, we can't tell if the possibly-blown PSU took any parts with it. I am guessing that your warranty has expired by now, so if this is indeed a power supply failure you will need to:
A. Replace the power supply with a similar unit.
B. Replace the PC.
C. Take the system into a repair shop, or pay someone reputable to fix it.