I've recently had trouble with my CDROM drive, so I opened tower (something I haven't done before and have no experience with), and tried to see if there was something internally wrong with it.
After opening it and seeing that I don't have a clue how to dismantle everything, I decided to just vacuum all the built up dust inside, and then I sealed it back up, hooked all the wires back up. (also, when it was open, I did accidentally knock some big circuit board thing along the side ajar, although I think I've got that back in place).
I turned the tower on, it initially made a loud, unusual noise, like maybe something was loose. Also, nothing came up on the monitor (except for its standby screen). I switched it off and on. Nothing changed, so I gave a light but firm smack upon the top of the tower. The noise stopped, but it still doesn't work. Everything sounds normal in the tower on startup, except for one loud, sustained beep that the tower emits when I start it.
Any help is greatly appreciated!