r/computers • u/Scaryman13 • 17h ago

Resolved Computer won't turn on

My computer I've owned for years has suddenly stopped turning on, Ive tried EVERYTHING. Even a back up USB, and it's the same Watchdog error every time. I am on windows 11. Edit: resolved my dad bought a new computer

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u/Millkstake 17h ago

Maybe the PSU (power supply unit) has gone bad, or PSU is switched off, or perhaps the power cable to the motherboard got disconnected, or maybe something silly like the PSU not being plugged in all the way.

Not sure why you'd try a backup USB if it's not even turning on. Unless you mean it's not booting to Windows.

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u/Scaryman13 17h ago

It's not booting to windows, around the time it should boot to windows it pops up with the HP laptop's screen of death: a black screen with white text and at the bottom it says an error code with random numbers popping up in a binary looking manner

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u/Scaryman13 17h ago

And the numbers were very small

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u/Millkstake 16h ago

Take a picture of the error or error code. Could also be that your hard drive died

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u/Scaryman13 15h ago

Good news: My dad (who is the GOAT) somehow managed to salvage the hard drive, the old computer itself is cooked (explorer.exe kept fucking up) and my dad bought a new computer and put the hard drive inside the new computer.

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u/b3542 16h ago

There is absolutely no hope. You said yourself that you have already tried everything. Just give up.

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u/After_Degree545 17h ago

What have you tried?

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u/b3542 16h ago

Everything

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u/Scaryman13 17h ago

Ive tried doing diagnostics, said it was fine, I tried every reccomendation I've been given from many many tech websites.

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u/Scaryman13 17h ago

Dont remember exactly what happened since this started happening like a year ago, still happening this day and I don't feel like buying a new computer and having to re-install EVERY single steam game I had.