Before you kick it with your shoe

There are few computer problems more frustrating than pressing the power button on your computer and watching nothing happen. There are several reasons why your computer won’t boot – some are hardware related, while others are software related.

Some of the obvious symptoms that your computer may exhibit in a non-boot state are:

These and other symptoms could indicate problems with your computer's graphics card, master boot record, WINLOAD.EXE, problems with the motherboard, cables, or internal connections.