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Computer Help and Support

kysrsoze

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1. You most likely have a burned out power supply.

Reply to hamsterjill (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 01:26 PM

Dec 2019

Whether it’s a tower or laptop, you should be able to pull the hard drive and buy an appropriate enclosure for the hard drive. That will allow you plug it into another computer via USB and use it like an external HD. You just have to make sure to buy the right enclosure. They’re dirt-cheap online - $10 to $30.

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Old dinosaur computer won't turn on [View all] hamsterjill Dec 2019 OP

You most likely have a burned out power supply. kysrsoze Dec 2019 #1

Awesome. Thank you! hamsterjill Dec 2019 #2

As a first thought, I agree w/ kysrsoze--dead power supply. lastlib Dec 2019 #4

Pull the hardrive FeatherFox Dec 2019 #3