[Blake]

so i've been out of town for a week, just got back, went to turn on my desktop and the power supply popped, sparked, and refused to operate. i'm assuming it's shorted out, but has anyone else had a similar experience? i'm cautious about trying to turn it on again, don't really want to deal with an electrical fire. also, really bad smell associatied with it. time to order a new power supply?

[darkphantom]

oh shit o_o swap it out just incase and try again...my PSU has fried a mobo before...so just hope the PSU is the only problem

[in5ane_3]

Yup if you smelled it/saw sparks your power supply shorted. Just grab a new one off of newegg or ebay they're fairly cheap.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

oh shit o_o swap it out just incase and try again...my PSU has fried a mobo before...so just hope the PSU is the only problem

yea it's just the psu. i tried it again with no dice. and it's brand new!

Originally Posted by in5ane_3

Yup if you smelled it/saw sparks your power supply shorted. Just grab a new one off of newegg or ebay they're fairly cheap.

yea that's what i'm gonna do. i ordered it from newegg anyway, they should hook it up.

[Rick]

Power supplies, optical drives, and hard drives are the most common failing parts in today's PC's.. replace that shit under warranty, it's practically new.

[rcracer_tx]

I had this happen to my PC and it was the power supply.It was a cheap logysis power supply so i guess i knew it was coming...