My mom's comp might have just gotten fried (help please)

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Pyrox920

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So there was a storm here an hour ago, and the power went out for a split second, then came back on. But my mom's comp didn't come back on. I unplugged and replugged it and tried directly connecting it to the wall. There isn't really much I can try.

So I open it up, and the green light on the mobo is on, so I know the psu is working. I assume this means the processor is fried? It's no big deal to get a new comp (it's an old emachines), but she has very important files on the hard drive. So is it likely that the HDD is still okay? And if so, how do I go about extracting files from it? I have a sata HDD on my comp, and it's IDD, can I still hook it up as a secondary HDD?

Thanks for any help.
 
Unplug the cord from the wall, press the power button for the system, then turn off the PSU switch on the back of the case. Remove the CMOS battery and leave it out for about 30 seconds. Replace the battery, plug in the power cord, turn on the PSU, then try to boot.
 
Like said above, first unplug it, turn off the switch on the back of the P/S and hit the power button a few times. Plug it back up, turn the switch back on the P/S and see if it boots up.
 
Another method; First unplug it, and press the switch a few times. Turn the PSU on, and keep your hand on the switch. Plug the line back into the PSU...
 
This is a potentially expensive mistake, not necessarily with the price of the computer, but with the potential loss of your files. When a spike gets past the power supply unit, it travels throughout the motherboard, and since, of course, your hard drive needs to be connected to the motherboard via SATA or IDE or other methods, high voltages can travel those routes. By then, the only hope of data recovery is by sending it in to a recovery specialist, which costs hundreds of dollars.

My suggestion is: I have a $60 surge protector, and I don't trust it. If I had a surge protector that costs hundreds or even thousands, I wouldn't trust it. Whenever there is a electrical storm or if the utility is working on lines, I do not use my computers and I do unplug them from the wall and disconnect the Ethernet cord. I do not trust surge protectors, and even so since my power supply died today:(
 
Darn :(

At least you don't have to spend $xxx.xx on a new one... :)

g25racer - A adapter doesn't help if your HDD was fried also (not saying that it is...)
 
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