When I turn on my pc nothing happens apart from the lights coming on? I have no idea of where to start looking to fix it and am not sure how to get the information off the harddrive? Please help.
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Jump to PostCan we have more information please? What lights? Any beeps? Fans running? Disk spinning?
What happened when you last switched off? What PC and configuration? Any recent changes? Any power spikes?
Getting info off the hard drive eventually will be easy if you have access to another PC …
Jump to PostIn addition: Does anything appear on the monitor? Have you checked the monitor connections?
Jump to PostI had suspected this was a PC that had been left on. These things usually (but not always) when either the thing gives up or there was a power surge.
Now you have confused me. The screen says SAFE MODE but you refer to F5; I presume you mean …
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