Inspiron 570, power on but no light in front

removed Service Tag, should not be in post.  

First remove the power strip and plug into a known good outlet. The strip might have done its job. Explain "power on but no light"  Is the computer working at all? After a power surge or outage, you should open the case and check for any damage. Remove any removable card--especially a network card, phone modem etc. any card wired to the internet or phone line. Try to start the computer. If it starts up and works, one or both of the cards could be damaged and must be replaced. If that doesn't work remove the video card if you have one and use the integrated video. Power surges can destroy your computer. Be prepared to buy a new computer

Edit your other post to remove the tag. That's private info not allowed on this public user to user forum.

Thanks for the suggestions.  I moved the computer to another outlet and tried using the onboard video but that did not work.  I'm wondering if it's something major, when i turn on the system, the Fan and system appears to work but I do not see it go into POST.  No lights are generated and when I hold down the power button after turning on, nothing happens.  Only way to power off is to unplug.  Not sure what the next step is but to try to recover data.  Thoughts?

btw - I removed the service tag as requested.