fried pc

zazzzoom · 03-08-2006, 09:26 AM

i have an old pc that was messing up softwear stuff, then it wouldn't turn on
i took it to a computer place and they said it was fried

i have 7 years of work on that thing any suggestions on how i can at least get my data

lowndsie · 03-08-2006, 09:35 AM

did they by any chance mention what was "fried"???

blurblock · 03-08-2006, 09:49 AM

get your hardisk and install it onto anyother pc ... if u;re using window xp ... then u gonna install it on a motherboard same brand as your old mobo .. hopefully your hardisk is not damage .. but as what u said .. it cant turn on .. most likely your PSU n mobo is burn ... you should be able to get your data back ...

OvenMaster · 03-08-2006, 01:24 PM

Burblock is right, get the hard drive out of that pc and into another. And let's hope this little lesson teaches the wisdom of regularly backing up your data elsewhere in case of emergencies!

Tom

zazzzoom · 03-09-2006, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OvenMaster

Burblock is right, get the hard drive out of that pc and into another. And let's hope this little lesson teaches the wisdom of regularly backing up your data elsewhere in case of emergencies!

Tom

the store i took it to said they tried that and it didn't work
and i was taking the data off the old pc got some then the thing just went dead

zazzzoom · 03-09-2006, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowndsie

did they by any chance mention what was "fried"???

they said everything, the harddrive

4W4K3 · 03-09-2006, 12:29 AM

I'd bet it's just the powersupply. Very rarely does EVERYTHING inside he computer suddenly (an at the same time) just die. If your power supply has died, nothing will work...until you replace it. If it's worth it go buy a new one, or find a similiar one and just borrow it temporarily until you transfer the rest of your data.

OvenMaster · 03-09-2006, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zazzzoom

the store i took it to said they tried that and it didn't work
and i was taking the data off the old pc got some then the thing just went dead

Ouch.

Sorry, didnt' realize that you were in the process of doing that.
I had posted elsewhere that a friend's pc kinda died like that, and at a minimum, the keyboard, mouse, CPU, and motherboard all did get destroyed when the PSU quit. Still it'd be worth trying to move the HD to another pc just to see if you can get your data off. If that doesn't work, then my guess is that you're SOL. I'm sorry.
Tom

LiquidSilver · 03-09-2006, 01:16 AM

the only thing i could think of is take the hdd out and bring it to a computer repair man and ask him to retrieve the files and put it on a dvd disk, or a flash drive.

03-08-2006, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
zazzzoom New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	fried pc i have an old pc that was messing up softwear stuff, then it wouldn't turn on i took it to a computer place and they said it was fried i have 7 years of work on that thing any suggestions on how i can at least get my data

03-08-2006, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
lowndsie Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bathurst, NSW, Australia Posts: 37	did they by any chance mention what was "fried"??? __________________ IBM ThinkCentre P4 2.6 Ghz 250 Gig Seagate HD 1 Gig RAM DVD Burner TV Mini Ter Tuner Card Radeon 9600 256mb Graphics Card 2.1 Logictec Speakers Logitec Media Keyboard and Cordless Media Mouse 19 Inch Dell badged Sony Trinitron

03-08-2006, 01:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,033	Burblock is right, get the hard drive out of that pc and into another. And let's hope this little lesson teaches the wisdom of regularly backing up your data elsewhere in case of emergencies! Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

03-09-2006, 12:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,896	I'd bet it's just the powersupply. Very rarely does EVERYTHING inside he computer suddenly (an at the same time) just die. If your power supply has died, nothing will work...until you replace it. If it's worth it go buy a new one, or find a similiar one and just borrow it temporarily until you transfer the rest of your data. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

03-09-2006, 01:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
LiquidSilver Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Age: 17 Posts: 213	the only thing i could think of is take the hdd out and bring it to a computer repair man and ask him to retrieve the files and put it on a dvd disk, or a flash drive. __________________ My Rig: Case-ASPIRE X-Dreamer II CPU-Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott@3.2Ghz HDD-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive MoBo-ECS PF88 Extreme Hybrid Socket 775 Motherboard RAM-CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory GPU-eVGA Geforce 7800GT PSU-COOLMAX "EZ Wire" CU-600T ATX 600W Power Supply

03-08-2006, 09:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
blurblock Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Age: 19 Posts: 359	get your hardisk and install it onto anyother pc ... if u;re using window xp ... then u gonna install it on a motherboard same brand as your old mobo .. hopefully your hardisk is not damage .. but as what u said .. it cant turn on .. most likely your PSU n mobo is burn ... you should be able to get your data back ...

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