AAAArrrrrghhhh.....
I got the message I most dread when I'm working away from home. "Dad, your PC died"
Ok, this is the scenario, a power cut in the night. PC fires back up, all the lights fans etc come on. But nothing actually functions. Can't switch the PC off from the on off switch, the CD drives won't open, the monitor stays in standby.
Now considering I'm talking over the phone to my son seeing as I'm in far distant lands. My first instinct is that a power spike has dealt a death blow to the motherboard in some way (please, no comments about surge protectors at this stage). Which is an Abit IC7-G.
I have ruled out the PSU as all the moving parts and shiny parts are moving and shining. I have ruled out operating system because the thing doesn't even try to load the OS. The common denominator as far as I can see at this point is the motherboard.
Has anyone else come across this before? Anything I can try to confirm it's what I think it is? Other than shove in a new motherboard and see if it works.
Thanks in advance.