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| Thread ID: 77668 | 2007-03-18 04:15:00 | Something in the PSU blew up but the computer is running just fine... | qazwsxokmijn (102) | Press F1 |
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| 533956 | 2007-03-18 04:15:00 | As title says....I just finished transferring components from one case to another one, turned on the PSU and poof, something blew a little spark and smoke. However, the computer is turning on and running just fine. Haven't tried gaming though. Does anybody know what the heck is going on here? |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 533957 | 2007-03-18 04:52:00 | Most probably shorted it on the case or something. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 533958 | 2007-03-18 05:03:00 | Most probably shorted it on the case or something. What do you mean? |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 533959 | 2007-03-18 05:12:00 | Well u did put it in another case didnt u?? You may have forgotten to put a spacer in and it shorted (the mobo) on the case. Did u put the mobo into another case as well? Or just PCI cards etc? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 533960 | 2007-03-18 05:34:00 | Sure its the PSU? If not, take the entire thing apart again. If yes, replace it, I wouldn't trust it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 533961 | 2007-03-18 10:34:00 | The whole thing inside the old case was removed and went into the new one. Pctek, I am quite sure it is the PSU. The sparks and smoke came out of the vent holes of the PSU. And I don't what you mean by a spacer, Speedy. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 533962 | 2007-03-18 10:51:00 | The whole thing inside the old case was removed and went into the new one. Pctek, I am quite sure it is the PSU. The sparks and smoke came out of the vent holes of the PSU. And I don't what you mean by a spacer, Speedy. And the computer is running just fine? How? A spacer is a stand off between the motherboard and the case. If you put the motherboard into a different case then the new case MAY have had a brass screw which should have been removed before inserting the motherboard. IF there was one then it may be touching a part of the motherboard which it should not be. But what would I know. I can't see it from here. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 533963 | 2007-03-18 11:19:00 | The whole thing inside the old case was removed and went into the new one. Pctek, I am quite sure it is the PSU. The sparks and smoke came out of the vent holes of the PSU. And I don't what you mean by a spacer, Speedy. Oh boy!....:waughh: Edit, how much did you pay for your pc? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 533964 | 2007-03-18 11:55:00 | Oh boy!....:waughh: Edit, how much did you pay for your pc? Oh boy. You think you are a consultant! Did you not know that computers run on smoke? When the smoke leaks out then there will be a fair chance the computer will die. Please note that this is very much tongue in cheek and I hope I am not offensive to you. I'd like to know how the computer is running fine given the above. I suspect others are also reading this with interest. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 533965 | 2007-03-18 13:01:00 | Yep. I think the computer is trying to tell you something. So is Speedy. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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