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detourne_me · Joined: 26 May 2006

Ugh, So i think I burnt out my PSU.
I bought a new Tb external drive at Costco cause my 500Gb Buffalo was making some clicking sounds.
When I got home on Sunday I tried to turn on my PC only to find out that it wouldn't even boot up.
(and I thought that the clicking was being made by the external hard drive.. it probably wasn't getting enough juice - USB powered)

Anyway.. now I have a dilemma should I try to buy as new PSU or just get a whole new case/mother board but salvave the video card and RAM (both of which i just upgraded - leading to the PSU burnout i suspect)

buildbyflying · Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

first confirm that it's the psu that's dead. Then replace it. Problem solved.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

You should indeed confirm it's the PSU. Does absolutely nothing happen when you press power? No fans turning? No noise at all?

detourne_me · Joined: 26 May 2006

that's right. no fans at all.
just clicks a few times and my ...umm power ring lights up, but thats it.
no fans, no hard drive spinning.

I'm worried i burnt out some other stuff too, but i never saw any sparks or smoke... just clicks like if a fuse blew in a house.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

buildbyflying · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 3:06 am Post subject:

take it to a computer shop. they'll test it with another power supply and if it works buy it.