Desktop won't turn on - Help!

[MIWS62001]

My desktop won't fire up. You push or hold the button and get nothing...I replaced the battery and nothing. What else? It is a HP

 

[Swifster]

What does it do? Does the computer start up. Do you at least get the 'Windows' screen or do you get a flashing curser? What does it do?

 

[Overboost]

Sounds like a bad power supply or motherboard.

 

[dave89iroc]

Sounds like a bad power supply or motherboard.

I just replaced my power supply for the same issue

 

[Kryp2nitE]

I'm in shelby twp and can bring a power supply to test if you want. Whats the model of the HP?

 

[robvas]

Try a different power outlet in your house

 

[Swifster]

Was the computer plugged in verses just trying the start the computer with the battery?

 

[LT1Pat]

which model?

 

[2492harrison]

buy a mac

 

[Overboost]

Since when did desktops have batteries? Unless the OP is referring to the CMOS battery on the motherboard.

 

[Nokooler]

If no lights come on at all, I'd say PSU. Dead motherboards usually have spinning fans, rom noises.

 

[mayhem]

If it does nothing, I would bet its the power supply. If you get "some" action (lights, fans, etc), could be a number of things. Sometimes a loose or un-seated memory stick will create a similar problem.

 

[braxx]

Here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph06788&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en

 

[robvas]

If it does nothing, I would bet its the power supply. If you get "some" action (lights, fans, etc), could be a number of things. Sometimes a loose or un-seated memory stick will create a similar problem.

Never hurts to take it all apart and put it back together.

 

[white1995gt]

There should be a sort of flip switch on the back of the tower on the power supply itself. Try turning it off and unplug the tower. After about 5 minutes plug it back in and flip the switch on then try pressing the power button. Sometimes that works sometimes not. If nothing happens it's most likely the power supply. If it does turn on but this happens again then it's time to look into a new power supply.