D: aww that blows!

Tell me about it. I already miss you guys heaps, and yet things keep getting in the way. It still won't work this morning, so i'm gonna take it to a repair shop this afternoon... though it could be until Monday before I could have it looked at and/or I can get it back.

Oh well. just gotta wait for now, I guess. Will let you know if anything changes again.

awww...man that sucks thi. Hopefully things will work out without any extra expenses

Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to get it looked at, since it still won't work this morning. Hopefully it won't be too expensive, the repair guy said over the phone that while he couldn't quite tell the problem from my description alone, it should still be a fairly easy fix if the issue's what he thinks it might be.

They said I can bring in the computer this afternoon, though it might be until Monday before any resolution can be found - they've got a lot of other work scheduled right now, it seems.

That does suck, I hope you don't have to spend anything...
wait, you typed that on your PS3? ... Patience of steel wow

Yeah, all using the Dualshock, though today I plugged in my USB keyboard as per Nialus' suggestion. Helluva lot easier. XD

Nerves. of steel.

*hugs tightly* Aww well at least you have your.....wait you types that whole thing out on your PS3? o-o

PS3 supports USB keyboards, he probably used one :p.

o_e I didn't know that and I've own my PS3 for like two years.

Nope. Used the controller. :P

D:... The pain!

Send me details in a note please if possible, I might be able to help you out.

There's really nothing more that I can say besides what I did already, though I can describe the circumstances in a bit more detail: When my computer normally boots up, it first whirrs into life for about 4-5 seconds before making a loud beep noise, at which point the monitor display kicks in and the PC starts loading Windows from there. But when i've been trying to turn it on now, it gets to just before the 'beep' and then just idles - still on, but seemingly doing nothing, every single time i've tried to turn it on since I got home. Only other difference from the norm is that the power button normally lights up immediately when I press it, but now it takes a second or two to do so,

There was no sign of this issue before we left for Tassie and no-one has touched the computer in the two weeks we were away. We gave the machine a minor cleanout when replacing the disk drive and the PC had been covered the entire time away, so I doubt it's to do with dust - it's inconsistent with previous issues with dust buildup, which tended to vary more anyway and usually get past loading the monitor display before bugging up. Upon the suggestion from RVRoovie, I left it on for a about 10 minutes or so this morning to try and let it warm up, and then tried restarting it, but that made no difference.

The ONLY other issue I could possibly think of would be that Coffs got some pretty nasty weather apparently while we were gone, so maybe the computer got damaged by a sudden surge or lightning strike, except that A) it's plugged into a power poard with a surge protector, B) while the power board was kep plugged into the wall, it was switched OFF before we left, and C) no other devices are showing any problems.

That's honestly all I can think to say about it - i'm gonna try and contact some repair folks later today about this if I can.

(And yes, still typing on PS3, though I'm now using my keyboard for it if I'm gonna be typing more long-winded bits like this. XP)

The fact that it normally beeps and has not since you turned it on could mean a few things. I'd first check to make sure any and all cables are properly mounted into their specific jacks; a loose harddrive cable, fan, RAM etc. could be the cause of the malfunction. I'd also check to make sure all of your fans are spinning properly when booted up, though I doubt that's the case, but check to make sure. I'd give it another good quick scrub for any lingering dust and a quick check to see if any cables are cut, burnt or other small and generally unnoticeable things.

Without actually seeing the physical computer itself, I can't actually do much, but I'm hoping the above will help resolve the issue. The Beep sound your computer makes is actually important, and signifies that everything is A-OK. So there might be a hardware fault somewhere in the PC (Most likely the CPU) which should be checked by a professional if all else fails. I hope this helps.

Hope things work out for ya, give me a shout if you need me 8D.

Just checked inside the PC case a bit ago, no signs of any circuit burns or dust buildup (save for the fan, but not enough to impede operation severely, I presume). Plugged in all the cords again, tried it all again but still no dice. Nothing else I can really do on my end.

I've called a computer repair business in town, the same guys who gave us the replacement disc drive from a bit back - they can take it in this afternoon, and he assumes it'll be an easy fix , but he also said it could take until Monday to get a chance to look at it properly. :(

And I was looking so forward to finishing that Nialus/Daemon pic, too. Least you still have that WIP for the meantime. :P

... Which I haven't stopped staring at since you left XD. But it sucks to hear none of those helped D:, I hope it all gets done and resolved soon. I'll post up the completed Hot Tub pic among other things soon, I think it's about time I updated my FA.

I used to have problems like that with my old computer. Sometimes computers that are iffy won't want to start up for you if you leave them off for a long time. I'd suggest turning it on, letting it just run and warm up a bit, then trying to boot it up until it does.

You can also clean out the inside of the computer just to be thorough.

Tried letting it run for a bit this morning as per your suggestion, but unfortunately it didn't work. Also checked inside it, and apart from a small bit of dust, doesn't look that built-up at all - i've certainly had worse.

Thanks heaps for the suggestions though. :)

Hope it gets fixed soon.

Agreed. I wanna work on pics. XD

Whoa... sorry to hear that, Thiz. Is there anything I can do to help?

Not really, man, it just seems to not wanna work right now. Gonna get someone to take a look at it very soon though, so might just be a few days before I can get it back with it working. I'll manage, though. Somehow. XD

Okay, buddy. Just want you to know that I'm here for you, if you need me.

try pushing f12 and booting to an earlier restore point. a couple friends of mine had the exact same issue and it turns out it was a bad windows update.

I'd certainly try that, but I've already handed in the computer to the repair shop. Won't know much else about it until Monday. But thanks heaps for the suggeston. :)

Dude, I am so friggin' sorry that's happened! Computers don't just grow on trees, but I hope you'll be ale to save up for something in the not-too-distant future.

I honestly don't think it's that bad an issue - while the repair guy wasn't exactly able to diagnose the problem over the phone, he still recoked it should be a fairly easy fix, whatever the issue ends up being. If it turns out to be true, i'll have the computer back again in the next few days. If not, well, I'll think of something.

Also, haven't heard much from you in a bit, how've you been, Pyke? :D

Still not over this cold that's residual from the worst flu I've had in 15 years. I was sick all of February. I've been gushing blood on and off for the past few days so I've been woozy from excessive blood-loss. I've been better and haven't been in a very good mood for a few weeks.

Ouch, sorry to hear that, man. I have a small cold myself right now as well, but it's nothing compared to all that. Hope you finally get some relief from that very soon.