Computer Question

[China Skate]

So yeah I was just chilling there and all the sudden the back of my computer sparks. Now my computer won't even turn on
But yeah, I'm wondering if there is anyway to get the CD out of the dvd-rom drive while it is stuck in there.
Oh and I'm a laptop

[bucksaw87]

So yeah I was just chilling there and all the sudden the back of my computer sparks. Now my computer won't even turn on
But yeah, I'm wondering if there is anyway to get the CD out of the dvd-rom drive while it is stuck in there.
Oh and I'm a laptop
are you on an IBM laptop? i know those have detachable cd drives. there's a little switch lookin thing on the bottom of the cd drive...push it toward the back of the computer and a tab pops out from the bottom of the drive, then from there i think it's jsut a matter of pulling on the tab to get the cd drive out

[HailToTheThief]

Diagnosis: 70% chance you blew your power supply
The likely cause: Power surge on unprotected outlet
Collateral Damage: You may have destroyed the motherboard, CPU, and ram (not really likely)
Solution: Take all the parts out and try it in another computer(if it's a desktop), or try a new power supply. If it's a laptop, hope you have a warranty

[China Skate]

Yeah the thing is done, my mom (visiting till tommorow) said there was probably a power surge. The harddrive/motherboard is pretty much done for.

[Dookie416]

there's a chance something overheated, in which case that would be your motherboard. or, it could be the power supply. you need to do like hail said, and try them out in a different computer. the motherboard and power supply are linked to power because everything gets power from the motherboard, which gets power from the power supply. find out if it's the power supply by bridging it.

to do that, take the power supply out, and just connect it to a case fan. take a paper clip, straighten it, and then bend it so both ends go into the 2 pins in the 20/24 pin connector that are the black and green wires next to eachother. then, try turning on the power supply. what this does is trick the power supply into thinking it's connected to the motherboard, which really it is just connected to a paper clip, sending no power except to the fan it's connected to. if the fan turns on, your power supply is fine, it's then your motherboard.

that was probably so confusing you didn't even bother reading it, so IM me.

[Mark P]

My diagnosis is pretty same as everyone else, possibly power surge, so overall could just be blown fuse. and as they say ultimatly possibly be a blown motherboard, another possibility is the charger failed, my friends laptop he didn't realise the charger wasn't working so he thought it was all these other problems. and was something as simple as that.

[novascotiaskate]

Yeah the thing is done, my mom (visiting till tommorow) said there was probably a power surge. The harddrive/motherboard is pretty much done for.
It might not have wrecked your motherboard, though it probably messed up the chipsets. That can be repaired, by ghosting the files on, however, I don't really know how to do it, but it would cost more then an hours labor for a technician to fix it. What I did when that happened to me is I went to a computer store, paid for them to reinstall Windows, like I ever really would lol, and then they were like, "oh shit, your chipsets are ****ed. We need to reinstall them for you." Good luck.

[jcsethi]

ok to answer your question take a pape clip and bendit to make it pointy

and put it in the hole of the cd drive panel, it should be right next to the button you press to open the cd drive and it should open up


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there ya go thats what the hole looks like but it might be in a different area but close to the button hope this helps.

[SkatingTillDead]

Could i ask from someone here " why did it have a power surge ? "
So i can protect mine .
Thanks .

[rankz]

^ I'm wondering this too. Surely computers are protected from surges?

Our computer has crashed on several occasions during thunderstorms (presummably due to surges) but hasn't sustained any long term damage. Though, I always switch it off during thunder now.

[novascotiaskate]

^ I'm wondering this too. Surely computers are protected from surges?

Our computer has crashed on several occasions during thunderstorms (presummably due to surges) but hasn't sustained any long term damage. Though, I always switch it off during thunder now.
Your power supply doesn't have a built in surge protector. However, to save yourself from frying your computer's innards, go to Walmart and get a power bar that specifically says it is a surge protector. Just plug your computer into that, or any other electronic device you want to protect.

[just_skate_]

To prevent a surge go to any electronics store and ask for a 'surge protector'. Anyone that works there should know what it is.

And if your computer is already ****ed, just pry the cd out with a screwdriver.

[Ramp]