Computer suddenly shut down - won't start again

Computer suddenly shut down - won't start again Last night my computer seemingly broke down completely. I wasnt looking at it when it happened, but I could hear the entire thing shut down. It was only idling in desktop at the time... Afterwards I could not power it back on.
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"Given the troubleshooting you've already done, it sounds like your motherboard may be fried. You can try starting the computer with the CPU taken out of its socket to eliminate that: the motherboard should start up without a CPU enough to warn you that it's missing.

It may be as simple as some failed capacitors, though. If you or a friend are comfortable with soldering, you may be able to identify any blown caps and replace them."