We recently moved. Before the move the computer worked fine now it will not boot up.

Computer- unbranded build it yourself
Operating System- Window XP

Details- The computer was carefully packed but would have experienced a lot of shaking during the 6 days that it was in the uhaul. After turning on the power the fans spin and there is some sound from the hard drive. There are no beeps or other regular sounds of STARTUP. The monitor has been tested and works fine. There is no bootup whatsoever. The front of the computer has two lights one red and one green, the red light has what looks like a battery symbol next to it and is lit. The green light normally flashes/lights during startup but it does not light up at all now. I have blown out the dust and wiggled most of the conections but have not unplugged any of them yet.

Hope that is everything, any help is greatly appreciated.

PS: Did a search and found a similar problem from a year ago but no resolutionUnplug and re-plug all connections...
Remove and re-seat RAM modules...
Do the same for any add-on cards...

Double-check all connections at the rear of the machine.
Re-boot.

As always when working inside the case take anti-static precautions.You should do what patio suggested. The red light is the hard drive activity light. It's possible that the hard drive one of the connections is LOOSE. Open the computer cover. Then, unplug and replug the hard drive and CD/DVD drive connectors.

You should also remove and re-insert any add-on cards, if your computer has any. Also, remove and re-insert the RAM. If it's because of a loose connection, doing this much should get the computer to boot. If not, then just unplug the hard drive completely, and then start the computer. See whether the computer starts and gives and you get any display. If yes, then it may be that the hard drive crashed - test it in another computer and backup any data if you can access it someway.Okay, tried reseating all connections. Nothing. I disconnected the CD drive to remove the sounds that it made and listened to the hard drive. It is making a tick...tick... sound but does not whir.

I will try skipping the hard drive next as suggested and see what happens.That ticking sound is your hard DISK dying.Quote from: Allan on May 30, 2010, 04:10:03 PM

That ticking sound is your hard disk dying.

Could be, but does it share a data cable with the CDROM? The ticking could be the drive attempting to seek data.

Could be, but does it share a data cable with the CDROM? The ticking could be the drive attempting to seek data.

They did not share a cable as far as I can tell. An orange cable ran from the CDROM to the motherboard and an orange cable ran from the harddrive to the motherboard. I am far from an expert on sounds a hard drive makes but the ticking does not sound right to me...

have u tried safe mode it could be the fact that some hardware is damaged or software could be missing

if u have tried safe mode and it still doest work let me know

p.s also try skipping the hard drive