My computer is a wreck?

[David Fletcher]

On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 10:08 -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote:

> I would not be quite so sure - this is a very odd situation.
> 
> If you have a backup of what your old CMOS settings were before the
> reset, I'd take a look at them to see if there's anything fishy going
> on.  Normally, the settings in your CMOS will not be impacted in any
> way by installing a different OS, at least not that I know of....
> 

My experience is not extensive, but in the past I have seen PCs in which
the fans spin up and the light on the motherboard comes on but it just
doesn't boot. The cause has been the "OK to boot" signal from the power
supply not activating.

I now buy more expensive power supplies - something like Antec 80-plus
units. I have always found that you generally pay for what you get.