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Apr 03, 2018, 11:53 PM
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after a brief power outage, the blue light on my harddrive turned yellow. it is not blinking, it is just yellow. the red light on the power strip was blinking though. but after the power came back, my computer worked okay. still, i am sure the yellow light means something is not right. i changed the power strip but the harddrive light is still yellow. could the surge when the power came back on have damaged something?
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Apr 04, 2018, 12:08 PM
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It's hard to say. If you have a cheap power strip then, it could have done something to it or the computer may have just been protecting itself.
Try turning off the computer and the power strip and then look on the back of the computer for a little red switch that can be toggled back and forth. Move it one way and then back again. When you do there may be a little light on the back that lights up. Whether it does or not just turn the power strip back on and then try to boot up the computer and see if that fixes the problem. |
 TerryL
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Apr 13, 2018, 03:47 AM
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i didn't see a red switch on the back of the computer (what i called the harddrive). everything works ok but i still feel something is not right. thank you anyways.
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Apr 13, 2018, 08:01 AM
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Open the case and reset the bios by removing the battery and putting it back in.
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Apr 13, 2018, 08:59 AM
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Try turning the computer of and completely unplugging it. Also switch out the power strip it could have damaged. If that doesn’t work you may want to take it to the shop. If it still works make sure you back up any data or photos you don’t want to loose because it could abruptly die on you..
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May 02, 2018, 07:59 AM
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Just wondering what happened? Did you fix or throw? |
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