Techy help needed!! I've buggered up my computer...

I was trying to install some RAM into my PC last night (bought it as the type of RAM compatible with the exat make and model of my PC, so shouldnt be compatibility issues)

Took the cover off... dust everywhere... clicked the RAM into place. Tried to boot up - nothing. Power came on, it tried to access the HDD for ages, but nothing. Couldnt even turn it off.

Brushed the majority of dust off motherboard with a soft brush, but not hoovered it out yet.

Took the RAM out, tries to boot again... still nothing - power on but no-one home.

Brushed the dust out a bit more with said soft brush, tried again. Sometimes power comes on for 5 seconds, then turns itself off. Power button doesnt work - taking the power cord out then in again makes it come on automatically! But then turn off again after 5 secs.

WTF have I done to it?! I am going to hoover the dust out of every orifice in it, but am wondering if there is something else bigger i have done...

Help!

Posted By: Yellalee on November 20th 2008 at 16:31:47

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Techy help needed!! I've buggered up my computer... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 16:31:47
- try this (General Chat) - eddie, Nov 20, 17:49:45
- Take it to the beer shed. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 17:11:49
- Hold a dinner party. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 20, 16:56:30
  - lol. Typical I.T bloke................... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 18:00:02
- Cheers all - i'll try most of that... i'll report back tomorrow (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 16:55:17
  - I don't suppose you'll be trying mine. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 20, 17:00:18
- take it to pcworld, those guys know they're shit (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:54:14
  - Not only saw it, liked it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 16:56:00
- put the hard drive in the microwave on defrost overnight (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:50:35
- Do a smell up the USB and put linux on the outside. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 20, 16:47:24
  - No can do i'm a fraid (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 17:04:14
    - bugger! (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 20, 17:12:54
- put the hard drive in a freezer overnight.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 16:45:06
  - ^^^give that a go (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Nov 20, 17:21:13
  - ^^^ don't do that. (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 16:49:07
  - ^^^ don't do that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 20, 16:47:53
- I did the same thing once and found i had fried the motherboard. (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 20, 16:44:30
- Buggering the computer is very naughty (n/m) (General Chat) - maddog, Nov 20, 16:42:55
- Wash it with Flash General Cleaner. I read somewhere that (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 20, 16:37:32
  - put it in the dishwasher on glassware (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:40:30
- Urm. God knows. Try reseating all the cables - particularly (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 20, 16:36:57
  - Be very careful of static! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 20, 16:41:50
    - so what happens then? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 20, 16:43:01
      - someone on justin tv sees your head fall off (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 16:47:48
        
        You're Fired! (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 20, 16:54:37
        
        I like being 10 steps behind technology (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 17:00:26
        
        Get one of these, they are small-smart (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 17:06:14
  - ^^^ what he says (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 20, 16:41:15
  - Praps he needs to re-wire it. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 20, 16:39:40
- My old knackered thing has a reset button thing just below the power on (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 16:34:33
  - haha, this is my pc (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 16:35:56
    - good job you only go on wrath (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 20, 16:49:56
    - good job you only go on wrath (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 20, 16:49:56
    - Here's mine (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 20, 16:38:51
      - nice babbage. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 20, 16:47:06
      - Nice laptop (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:41:04
        
        384mb of ram and 10gig (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 16:44:47
        
        Mine was about to have 2056MB RAM... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 16:57:12
        
        Or 2048, even... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 16:57:55
        
        the age old walk away and try again in 5 hours time might come into play (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 17:02:07
        
        Tried that 21 hours ago... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 20, 17:02:40
        
        :( (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 17:09:21
        
        Is a yahoo answers, related search, any use to you? (General Chat) - pants, Nov 20, 17:11:15
        
        mine has about 18 inches of height and about 10 inches of widthneth (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:47:43
        
        Got it off ebay - fiver + ?12,500 p&p (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 20, 16:43:22
        
        one easy interest free installment? (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 16:44:39

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