Solve : I am a moron. Help??

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Answer» Last night while rearranging the furniture in my home office, I completely forgot the computer was on and just unplugged everything. Later, when I plugged it back in and turned it on, the HP screen comes up and then it stops. Did I completely screw up my computer?Not necessarily. What about some details on it? The correct place to start is by opening the case and making sure all of the cards are inserted correctly, RAM seated properly, fans turning, etc. Any unusual sounds or smells? While in there notice the brand and wattage of the power supply UNIT?The PC was running fine just prior, so everything is installed correctly. I simply moved it from one side of the room to the other. It's an HP Pavillion, THOUGH I don't know the exact model at the moment (I'm at WORK right now). No unusual sounds or smells. The standard start-up routine is that it first displays the HP screen, then the Windows XP screen, but right now it stops at the HP screen. I'll try to GET more info later...Sometimes when things are moved, the STRANGEST things happen.So are you saying that unplugging the PC while it was running shouldn't cause a problem, or are you just trying to rule out other things? Quote Re: I am a moron. Help? Unfortunately, there is only one cure for stupidity. Quote from: roccenstein on April 27, 2007, 12:09:56 PM So are you saying that unplugging the PC while it was running shouldn't cause a problem, or are you just trying to rule out other things? I am not saying the first, but we are trying to rule things out, and see if the fix is both simple and free.The fix turned out to be simple and free after all. After a day and a half of freezing at the HP screen, I tried it again Saturday morning, and lo and behold, the "hit F1 for setup" showed up. So I entered the setup screen, then saved and exited...... and it froze again. I turned it off again, and restarted, and it came up as if nothing was wrong and its been fine since. Well, I guess that qualifies as simple and free.

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Last night while rearranging the furniture in my home office, I completely forgot the computer was on and just unplugged everything. Later, when I plugged it back in and turned it on, the HP screen comes up and then it stops. Did I completely screw up my computer?Not necessarily. What about some details on it?

The correct place to start is by opening the case and making sure all of the cards are inserted correctly, RAM seated properly, fans turning, etc. Any unusual sounds or smells? While in there notice the brand and wattage of the power supply UNIT?The PC was running fine just prior, so everything is installed correctly. I simply moved it from one side of the room to the other. It's an HP Pavillion, THOUGH I don't know the exact model at the moment (I'm at WORK right now). No unusual sounds or smells. The standard start-up routine is that it first displays the HP screen, then the Windows XP screen, but right now it stops at the HP screen. I'll try to GET more info later...Sometimes when things are moved, the STRANGEST things happen.So are you saying that unplugging the PC while it was running shouldn't cause a problem, or are you just trying to rule out other things? Quote

Re: I am a moron. Help?

Unfortunately, there is only one cure for stupidity. Quote from: roccenstein on April 27, 2007, 12:09:56 PM

So are you saying that unplugging the PC while it was running shouldn't cause a problem, or are you just trying to rule out other things?

I am not saying the first, but we are trying to rule things out, and see if the fix is both simple and free.The fix turned out to be simple and free after all. After a day and a half of freezing at the HP screen, I tried it again Saturday morning, and lo and behold, the "hit F1 for setup" showed up. So I entered the setup screen, then saved and exited...... and it froze again. I turned it off again, and restarted, and it came up as if nothing was wrong and its been fine since. Well, I guess that qualifies as simple and free.

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