I did a bit of cleaning in my room today which involved shifting my comp around. In order to do this, I turned off the surge protector it was plugged in to and unplugged the comp from the back (where it goes to the PSU). I did my cleaning and such and plugged the things back into the surge protector, including the tower. I plugged it back in to the power outlet ON the tower (think PSU again) and, after plugging in about three or four more things in the surge protector, I turned it [the surge protector] on. Upon this, it made a sound (which I cannot accurately describe) that could not have meant anything good. I attempted to turn my tower on. The power button (which lights-up when powered on) came on. I sat there for about ten seconds with nothing happening. Usually, by now, the eMachines title screen has at least loaded. I noticed the light that indicated that the comp was reading a CD was on, so I pressed the CD drive ejector to no avail. Shortly after, the button (which lights-up when powered on) turned off (which would, normally, of course, suggest that the computer has powered off) however the CD drive light was still going and the "busy" light on the comp was still aglow as well ("busy" light indicating that some type of operation was underway with the computer). The button's light did not turn back on, and would not respond when pressed again. In order to stop computer operation completely, I was forced to unplug it from the back (PSU). Upon plugging it back in, I was able to power the computer on again, but it still failed to do anything except sit there and indicate that it was reading a CD, to which I could still not open the CD drive to determine. Eventually, after a couple of seconds, the power-on light went off again, yet the light for the CD drive and the "busy" light were still going strong.

I basically said all that to have someone determine whether or not my computer is junk now. I really like the computer and I'd be absolutely thrilled if there is a solution, but the comp is relatively old (for an XP, anyway) and so it would not surprise me to find that there is nothing that can be done. Since the CD drive will not eject, I cannot even insert the Restore disk to restore it, and I can think of no other solution that would not involve paying something (of which it would simply be more cost-efficient to buy another computer, really, unless there is a VERY cheap way). So if anyone can verify whether the computer is completely dead now and whether or not there is a solution, I would be greatly appreciative.

NOTE: Keep in mind that when I say the comp is doing NOTHING upon start-up, that does mean that it is not even running the boot-disk check. (Or, if it is, it isn't giving me anything to work with.)The most likely cause would be a power supply gone bad, ALTHOUGH motherboard issues would be the next possible THING that comes to mind. Sometimes a blown power supply can damage other vital components as it dies, unfortunately.

I would never suggest someone junk an otherwise good machine with an XP license. Do you have a restore set of CD's with it?

Power supplies are reasonably cheap. Please post the model number and we'll see what we can find. Are you comfortable working inside the case if necessary? Paying someone to do simple repairs would probably be the most expensive part of getting this resolved.
Model number is T1300 (eMachines). I'm not sure of the voltage of the PSU.

Working inside the case is no problem for me. And I do possess the restoration CDs.Here is the support link:

http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=Desktops&subcat=T-Series&model=T1300

You can evidently e-mail tech support if needed.

I bet it is a standard PSU, though probably small and poorly made. YOu can open it up and look to see any markings on it. THere will be only 4 small screw that hold it in, accessed from the back of the machine.

Do you have a working power supply to test with? Maybe BORROW one for  a few minutes? If that doesn;t get it and based on what you have posted, I would suggest the motherboard is a gonner as well.There's a 98 LYING around the house. I took the PSU out of it and attempted to PUT it in my tower and hook it up, but nothing at all happened (no power-on or anything). I've noticed that trhe XP's PSU has two little plug-ins that are different from anything on the 98's, so I'm thinkin that may be it. THough, should the 98's be compatible with it (is it even a possibility)?Well "the 98" and "the XP" does not adequately describe the components of the machines. Can you take a picture of the "little things" that concern you? We are just guessing otherwise.