A friend of mine was(happily)deleting files, (he claims they were audio files) when his PC froze up. His machine is a Compaq Presario SR1110NX with 256 Ram with an Intel mobo & 2.53G processor, running XP. He attempted to do a CTRL/Alt/Del to no avail. He powered down, then powered up, he lost video, the fans run constantly which he said they never did before and the CD ROM is being recognized I assume, it lights up but there are no beeps and no video and wont initiate Windows .
I checked voltages and got good readings 5V and 12V. When I removed cover I did smell that something had gotten hot, but I couldn’t pinpoint it visually.
I am open to all suggestions.
Thanks, Steve
