I went away for four days in July, turned my computer off, but left it plugged into the surger. Upon returning, my neighbor told me of the bad storm that went through our area. I wasn't aware that a computer should be unplugged during a storm. Anyhow, I took it to a local repair shop and to Best Buy. Both told me my computer was "fried." It was four years old, and I had nothing on it worth saving.
Also, after having taken at least a hundred pictures on my digital camera during that four day get-away, my memory card showed an "error" while attempting to develop the pictures. Ritz camera shop told me there was nothing they could do about it. I mentioned it to the guys at Best Buy. They gave me a phone # in Denver, who in turn, directed me to these people (below). I sent them my memory card, and they called last week saying they retreived all my pictures. Needless to say, I am most grateful!
They specialize in recovering data from hard drives and camera cards. The service was wonderful!
http://www.sectorlogics.com
1-866-804-1914
Sector Logics, Inc.
8555 West Belleview Avenue
Suite G21-137
Littleton, CO 80123
Attention: Service Department
emachine? You should have used money for the upgrade that you spent trying to fix it to buy something brand new and something other than an emachine. JMO. Every time I buy a new computer it is faster/cheaper and better than the previous one and worth every penny.