[Micro Bean]

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Sounds like a power issue. Probably, the power supply went dead, especially since the PC was cheap, the Power Supply was probably cheap.
So, assuming the PSU is ATX (it'll say on the Power Supply), you can replace it, with something like this-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953
If the new Power Supply doesn't work, that PC probably has a fried part(s).
The power supply might also be a micro-ATX (m-ATX), so this would be a decent one to replace it with-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104036
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104016

Thats a Quick assumption no offense. One we dont even know what name model of a system he has that doesnt work. Just because it doesnt power on or lights doesnt come on doesnt mean the PSU is dead. Even with a Dead motherboard the system will not power on. So there could be those reasons. So lets just not jump the gun here heheh there have been many situation where people said that the PSU was dead. Im glad I had one of those handy $12 buck PSU tester laying around I unpluged everything connected to the PSU and PSU worked It was a dead mobo so new mobo came plugged it in System fired up.