FAO JAY - PC Woes ;-(

[F17BAD]

Jay, you might be able to help me out here as this is PC related

i have Macs as you well know, but i also have a Compaq Presario V6500 which i use just for internet use and to download my music for my DJ sets etc 

Reason for this is i try keep my Mac just for music based programs and not browsing the net etc

right on to the problem

was browsing this site last night and all of a suddern the screen when Grey and non of the buttons would do anything.

I shut it down  by holding the power button and when i try to restart it, all the lights light up but go off after about a second and thats all - basically cant even get it to start up. fans dont kick in or anything

any ideas ?   really need info off the HD too, what can i use to hook it up to another laptop

its running on Windows 7 ultimate with a AMD 64x2 chip annd is about 4 years old

any pointers would be great and i appreciate any help

[Misky]

You could take the HDD out and buy a caddy case and recover the info off it there.  Im sure Jay will be able to help, but thats just an idea! 

[gm8]

Sounds like either the CPU or motherboard has fried unfortunately. To connect HD to laptop you can get an external 'housing'  http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Drive+Enclosures/External+%28For+SATA+Drive%29/Icy+Box++IB-318StUS2-B+External+Enclosure+for+3.5%22+SATA+HDD+?productId=35986

something like that , that will access the drive via the usb on the laptop.

[gm8]

Sounds like either the CPU or motherboard has fried unfortunately. To connect HD to laptop you can get an external 'housing'  http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Drive+Enclosures/External+%28For+SATA+Drive%29/Icy+Box++IB-318StUS2-B+External+Enclosure+for+3.5%22+SATA+HDD+?productId=35986

something like that , that will access the drive via the usb on the laptop.

has the comp been overclocked or anything ? you could try resetting the CMOS see if it will boot

[F17BAD]

how do i do that mate ?

i need to get one of those enclosures because i have vital files on the HD, i did a back up the other week but theirs recent thing i need desperate

[F17BAD]

Here is the HD



what size is this , 2.5 or 3.5" ??

my mate is a IT tech and without looking at it, he says this computer is sh!te and put it in the bin 

[Misky]

this will do it mate!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002UZO07C/sr=8-2/qid=1315563987/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1315563987&sr=8-2&seller=

also dont re-format it when you put it into the next machine! But im sure u knew that anyway! 

[Ant1981]

Here is the HD



what size is this , 2.5 or 3.5" ??

my mate is a IT tech and without looking at it, he says this computer is sh!te and put it in the bin 

You know how to use the ruler you have next to it, yeah?

[gm8]

Do you know the make/manufacture of the motherboard m8 ? if not have a look on the board for a jumper/switch thats says clear cmos , it will have 3 pins and the plastic jumper will be covering 2 of them. switch it over then power up , it wont start up but will clear its cmos. Switch it back to original position then try to boot again. It prob wont work but its worht  a try.

[F17BAD]

im not sure on the make of it, but found this on the bay, im not gonna buy it but its the same model as mine i have here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compaq-Presario-V6500-MOTHERBOARD-446475-001-/300579103979?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item45fbe924eb

@Ant, please fook off. not looking for the sacastic waste of time replies on this thread. if i was good with PC i would not be asking stuff on here