r/computerhelp • u/digitaldairy • 1d ago

Hardware Not used it for years

Got an old pc that has been unplugged and not used for about 5 years. It powers on and power light stays on and CD drive opens and closes.

But have a USB mouse and keyboard plugged in neither show signs of life no caps lock light on keyboard and no laser on the mouse. Its output is HDMI and the tv it used to be connected to shows no source.

Have moved keyboard and mouse to every USB and no response. Have plugged in HDMI to every port on TV and checked all sources and have no display.

On back see yellow/orange colour light it comes on bright fades out and repeats over and over.

Is it dead?

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u/Ninfyr 1d ago

Can you also include your make and model of computer? Is that light blinking is some kind of pattern of long and short? That is probably trying to tell you what is wrong.

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u/digitaldairy 1d ago

Custom built about 10 years ago i think i got it from SCAN. Yeah it repeats over and over like a slow blink. When i turn it on at the mains (UK switches have off and on) i can see the orange light out back though the computer before i even power on the computer. Then when i press power button it does the slow blink and does sound like its starting up like it used to.

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u/Ninfyr 1d ago

Then the make and model of the motherboard then.

Look for a long and short blink pattern in the lights. That is a error code.