Hardware problem...

[Computers123]

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anybody can help me out here :\. Awhile back, my computer wouldn't turn on after a power surge. Whenever it is plugged into a power source like the wall, it has a green light in the back blinking and making a ticking sound. At the time I was really frustrated cause I lost lots of valuable info, and rushed to buy another one quickly to remake the work I had on the other cpu. After that I sort of forgot about this computer for about a month or two, and just today I tested it again, without the monitors plugged in or anything else. I just plugged it into the wall socket again, and a solid green light appeared on the back of my cpu. Seeing as it wasn't blinking, I figured maybe it works again, so i went ahead and hit the on button on the cpu, and lo' and behold, it turns on. Excited, I took it to my other cpu, and disconnected a few things, and reattached all the cables and stuff to monitors blah blah. And then I tried it again, nothing =(. What can I do, what is wrong with my cpu? :\

 

[porterjw]

A perfect example of always making sure you are plugged into a surge protector! Have you tested the power supply? Rather, can you remove all power connectors from HDD, optical drives, and the motherboard, then take your current power supply out of your working computer and hook up the motherboard connectors only. Turn it on and if it POSTs, then your old components are fine, and you just need a new PSU for the old system.

If it doesn't POST, then yeah, the power surge fried either the CPU or MoBo, or both.

Out of curiosity, have you tried taking the HDD from your old system and adding it to your current setup? If the HDD still works, you can get access to your old files.