Have you experienced pressing the power button on your computer and your computer won’t boot? This guide aims to help you discover some of the reasons why your computer won’t turn on. As you read through this article you will know important clues as to what might be the problem with your computer. When your computer doest turn on you shouldn’t worry that much because there is still something that you can do. Here are simple steps that you can follow to determine why your computer won’t turn on.

Before anything else, always remember to try to relax! When you are relaxed, you can figure out exactly why your computer won’t start and think of ways on who to get it back up and running. Most users tend to panic when their computer won’t turn on. One reason is, they are worried that all their data is gone forever.

One common reason why your computer won’t turn on is because a piece of hardware failed or causing a problem on your system but that hardware is not your hard drive. Relax because your data is probably safe but currently not accessible.

Try these steps if your computer shows no sign of power at all.

1. Before starting any time consuming troubleshooting process, you should make sure that you actually turned on every power switch and power button on your computer. Believe it or not, one of the most common reasons why a computer won’t turn on is because it wasn’t turned on!

2. Next thing that you should check is disconnected computer power cable connections. Check for any loose or unplugged power cable that you are using for your computer.

3. Try “lamp test” to verify if there’s power coming from the wall. You will instantly know if there’s a power when the lamp doesn’t turn on when you connect it on the wall. By doing so, you will know if the power source is working properly or not.

4. If you already checked the previous items and found out that there’s nothing wrong with them then it’s very likely that your power supply unit in your computer not working. But before replace your power supply, you should test it first just to be sure that it is no longer working. Usually, there’s a problem in the computer power supply when it won’t turn on. You should make sure that its no longer working before you replace it or go to the next steps.

5. In some cases, power button on your computers case is failing. It is also possible that the reason why your computer is not receiving power is due to loose wiring in the power button or because it is already damaged.

6. The worst thing that can happen to your computer is when you need to replace your motherboard. If you already checked and found out that your wall power, power supply, and power button are working then its probable that your PC’s motherboard is damaged and needs to be replaced.

You can check if your motherboard is still working or not by using another motherboard to test your system. If the new one is working fine then you already found the culprit behind your problem. If any of this tasks seem hard for you to do then I highly suggest that you seek a technician’s help to figure out what’s wrong with your computer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 — The Federal Trade Commission today sued Intel Corp., the world’s leading computer chip maker, charging that the company has illegally used its dominant market position for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.

In its complaint, the FTC alleges that Intel has waged a systematic campaign to shut out rivals’ competing microchips by cutting off their access to the marketplace. In the process, Intel deprived consumers of choice and innovation in the microchips that comprise the computers’ central processing unit, or CPU. These chips are critical components that often are referred to as the “brains” of a computer.

According to the FTC complaint, Intel’s anticompetitive tactics were designed to put the brakes on superior competitive products that threatened its monopoly in the CPU microchip market. Over the last decade, this strategy has succeeded in maintaining the Intel monopoly at the expense of consumers, who have been denied access to potentially superior, non-Intel CPU chips and lower prices, the complaint states.

“Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly,” said Richard A. Feinstein, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. “It’s been running roughshod over the principles of fair play and the laws protecting competition on the merits. The Commission’s action today seeks to remedy the damage that Intel has done to competition, innovation, and, ultimately, the American consumer.”

The FTC’s administrative complaint charges that Intel carried out its anticompetitive campaign using threats and rewards aimed at the world’s largest computer manufacturers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, to coerce them not to buy rival computer CPU chips. Intel also used this practice, known as exclusive or restrictive dealing, to prevent computer makers from marketing any machines with non-Intel computer chips.

In addition, allegedly, Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, in a way that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors’ CPU chips. Intel told its customers and the public that software performed better on Intel CPUs than on competitors’

CPUs, but the company deceived them by failing to disclose that these differences were due largely or entirely to Intel’s compiler design.

Having succeeded in slowing adoption of competing CPU chips over the past decade until it could catch up to competitors like Advanced Micro Devices, Intel allegedly once again finds itself falling behind the competition – this time in the critical market for graphics processing units, commonly known as GPUs, as well as some other related markets. These products have lessened the need for CPUs, and therefore pose a threat to Intel’s monopoly power.

Intel has responded to this competitive challenge by embarking on a similar anticompetitive strategy, which aims to preserve its CPU monopoly by smothering potential competition from GPU chips such as those made by Nvidia, the FTC complaint charges. As part of this latest campaign, Intel misled and deceived potential competitors in order to protect its monopoly. The complaint alleges that there also is a dangerous probability that Intel’s unfair methods of competition could allow it to extend its monopoly into the GPU chip markets.

According to the FTC’s complaint, Intel’s anticompetitive tactics violate Section 5 of the FTC Act, which is broader than the antitrust laws and prohibits unfair methods of competition, and deceptive acts and practices in commerce. Critically, unlike an antitrust violation, a violation of Section 5 cannot be used to establish liability for plaintiffs to seek triple damages in private litigation against the same defendant. The complaint also alleges that Intel engaged in illegal monopolization, attempted monopolization and monopoly maintenance, also in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

To remedy the anticompetitive damage alleged in the complaint, the FTC is seeking an order which includes provisions that would prevent Intel from using threats, bundled prices, or other offers to encourage exclusive deals, hamper competition, or unfairly manipulate the prices of its CPU or GPU chips. The FTC also may seek an order prohibiting Intel from unreasonably excluding or inhibiting the sale of competitive CPUs or GPUs, and prohibiting Intel from making or distributing products that impair the performance-or apparent performance-of non-Intel CPUs or GPUs.

The Commission vote approving the administrative complaint was 3-0, with Commissioner William E. Kovacic recused, and Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch issuing a separate statement in which he concurs in part and dissents in part from the Commission vote.

Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Rosch issued a statement outlining the rationale for bringing the case under Section 5 of the FTC Act, which can be found on the FTC’s Web site and as a link to this press release. In his concurring and dissenting statement, Commissioner Rosch described the legal principles that limit an FTC Act Section 5 claim in this case, and the problems that could result from adding follow-on Sherman Act Section 2 claims. A copy of the Commissioner’s statement also can be found on the FTC’s Web site and as a link to this press release.

Under the recently implemented rule expediting the Part 3 administrative hearing process, this matter is tentatively scheduled to be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on September 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

NOTE: The Commission issues a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The issuance of a complaint is not a finding or ruling that the respondent has violated the law. The complaint marks the beginning of a proceeding in which the allegations will be ruled upon after a formal hearing.

The FTC’s Bureau of Competition works with the Bureau of Economics to investigate alleged anticompetitive business practices and, when appropriate, recommends that the Commission take law enforcement action. To inform the Bureau about particular business practices, call 202-326-3300, send an e-mail to antitrust@ftc.gov , or write to the Office of Policy and Coordination, Room 394, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. To learn more about the Bureau of Competition, read “Competition Counts” at

http://www.ftc.gov/competitioncounts

There are many computer users who believe that troubleshooting computer problems or errors should be only done by a computer expert. There’s nothing wrong in seeking an expert’s help when resolving complex computer problems but we should at least try to solve simple computer problems. There are many computer errors that can be easily resolved and do not require any expert help. This article aims to discuss how you can personally troubleshoot a common computer problem known as DLL errors.

But first, what are DLL files?

DLL files are used by various computer applications to perform a particular task or function. A DLL file can be used by various applications to perform the same function. Since there are many DLL files on a PC, the problem of DLL error every now and then can happen commonly. On the other hand, compare to other system problems, DLL errors are quite simple to troubleshoot. DLL errors usually display error messages that are fairly illustrative which tells you the cause of the problem.

Some causes of a DLL error and solutions. Listed below are some of the common DLL problem and solutions.

Corrupted DLL file
Reinstalling the missing DLL file usually is the easiest solution when one of your DLL files is missing or got corrupted. All you need to do is to check which DLL was corrupted or missing and try reinstalling the DLL. Reinstalling a failed application that caused the error sometimes solves this problem also or you can download the missing DLL file on the Internet. Just remember to download only from a reliable source on the Internet.

Malware infection
There are computer malwares and viruses that affect the DLL files of your computer. Getting rid of the malware in your system that is causing DLL error can solve this problem. One common DLL error due to malware infections is the rundll errors. That is because malware programs intentionally changes the codes in the DLL files and make them inaccessible. This will result to DLL error whenever you open an application which tries to access an infected DLL file. Do a full scan of your computer system to delete the malware and repair the infected file. You can also search the internet on how to remove specific malwares on your computer. Install a reliable antivirus program and update it regularly to prevent malware programs from affecting your computer in the future.

Registry issues
The registry is the central storehouse of your system which stores important data such as data related to all your DLL files. Shell32.dll errors usually happen when the entries related to this DLL file are damaged or incorrectly modified. Repairing the entries can resolve such errors. Before you try to edit your registry remember that editing registry entries is a highly technical job and should not be attempted if you don’t have the necessary expertise to do the job. Instead, you can try to use good registry cleaning tool to repair the bad DLL entries in your system’s registry. A registry cleaner can repair damaged registry entries and delete all unwanted information accumulated in the registry.

Outdated files

Some DLL errors are caused by outdated files. Just by simply updating your drivers, software and operating system can help you avoid such problems from happening.