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Restart my PC after a long period of inactivity

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 lapeureuse -
Hello,

Here it is, I bought a PC a few months ago (less than a year but almost) and since then I haven’t used my old PC.
I wanted to restart it to recover some documents but it doesn’t turn on anymore.
Is there a way to recover it or if it doesn’t turn on anymore it means it’s dead?
When I plug in the charger no indicator light comes on either...
Thank you for taking the time to respond.

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  1.
    ^Abel^ Posted messages 15278 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 927
     
    Hello,
    Try another power cable, yours may be damaged.

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    Best regards,
    Abel ;-)
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    1. lapeureuse
       
      Actually the cable seems to be working since the indicator light is on; I don’t recall leaving the PC without a battery, so it should normally power on without the cable, right?
      in any case thanks for the quick reply :)
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    2. ^Abel^ Posted messages 15278 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 927
       
      The battery may have drained, after all this time.
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    3. lapeureuse
       
      Oh really? But I don’t have another cable to try :(
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    4. ^Abel^ Posted messages 15278 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 927
       
      Anyone in your circle who could lend you one? Too bad...

      To recover your documents, you could remove the hard drive from the old computer and connect it to the new one as an external USB drive. There are enclosures for that purpose.
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    5. lapeureuse
       
      It seems like I’m the only one who tried the Samsung experiment :(
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  2. Anonymous user
     
    Hi,
    it might be a power supply issue. what is a branded PC or a PC assembled by you or a builder?
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    Several problems sometimes make a solution...
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      there is this on the topic:
      https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/6081-verifier-le-fonctionnement-de-son-alimentation#q=tester+alimentation&cur=3&url=%2F
      on the net you have the images of the setup
      at least you’re set.
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    2. lapeureuse
       
      The PC is a Samsung R610, which I bought several years ago; it was getting tired, so I bought another one and I planned to use this one only occasionally
      Thanks for your help :)
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    3. lapeureuse
       
      actually it's a laptop and honestly I'm not good at taking anything apart, I think I'll just make the situation worse ^_^''
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    4. Anonymous user
       
      if it's a laptop this method you can't...
      okay but you can try something else it worked for me twice.
      plug it in to the mains and lift the battery to see if it starts.
      i have a pc that does it to me still if i put in my battery which is dead it won't start.


      bn chance
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    5. lapeureuse
       
      I just removed the battery, it won’t start :( but I’m going to wait a bit to see.
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  3. cristali Posted messages 8615 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 578
     
    hello, try the safe mode just in case.
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    1. lapeureuse
       
      He doesn’t want to turn on at all to test Safe Mode :(
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