Non Functioning E-Machine

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I have an E-Machine in my office that just won't function. At 1st just the keyboard was not working and i will get a "Hibernation mode failed" message. Than after fiddling with the IDE ribbons the CD Drives are not being detected. I used some dust remover on the Mobo and the PS/2 Ports. Now nothing will be displayed on-screen. Any Help.

Tried the same technique on another nonfunctioning machine and it worked.

E-Machines are a huge pain to fix, don't bother it's probably not worth it

is this a laptop? or a desktop? I presume a desktop, but just wanted to make sure.

Hibernation mode failed could be a software problem. Usually you can set that through Control Panel (unless you're running Linux), and power settings.

If the CD and HD aren't detected after you've moved the cables, check to see (well, first, which kinda devices?SATA/SCIS/RAID (kidding..,IDE?) that you haven't changed the order they're connected (one setting on HD/CD is 'cable select. But hopefully they didn't do that). Firm but gentle push until it's seated at both ends.

If all of these are messed up at the same time, the common component is the motherboard.

Don't know the level of your expertice, but those would be the first things I'd check. See if you can score a diagnostics disc or CD from E Machine's web site.

I fixed all the problems but the one with the keyboard and hibrnation, Any Help.

What IS the problem with hibernation and keyboard? I would recommend, powering down and pressing the power switch to drain those capacitors in the PSU and plug in all the cables you need, keyboard and monitor (mouse isn't "really" needed) I usually test the keyboard by gaining access to the BIOS or by repeatedly pressing the "NUM LOCK" key to see if the light turns on, the other way to test is to watch the lights as you power back up, all three should illuminate at the same time to initialise the keyboard.
I would recommend a general tidy up of the hard drive, a computer will slow down the more you stick on it. I would recommend to have around 25-30% free space to keep access times and speed up

That's what you get for buying an E-Machine.

It could be possible the PS/2 port could be screwed. My uncle decided to get an extension cable for the keyboard and for some reason the port didn't like it and you could see the scorch marks on the board.

Providing the BIOS supports USB keyboard you should be ok