Think a power surge has killed my PC...
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Think a power surge has killed my PC...
We had a few power cuts down my way last night, went to turn the PC on and it is dead as a dodo, do people agree most likely cause is a power surge?
If so what do I need to do to sort it out? Tried changing fuses etc to no avail.
Will I have lost everything on my hard drive? I hope not
Any info would be useful
thanks
chop
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Best case is a new power supply, worst case is it has blown the motherboard/ram/cpu. Do you have access to another PC to test each component ?
No reason to lose anything on hard drive though
No reason to lose anything on hard drive though
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Will try a new power supply first though. To be honest the machine is getting on and it is time for a replacement I would be gutted to lose whats on the hard drive though.
Thanks for reply.
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Some PSUs have a internal quickblow fuse.
You'll have to crack it open to find out, some however have the fuse soldered in, so you need to solder a fuse holder in to replace it.
There is a possibility it was overloaded if you have several hard drives, DVD drives, USB devices etc. And the powersupply is running on its limits. In which case, it needs changing for one with a higher power rating.
A cheap (but noisey) PSU can be had for less than £20, so its not the end of the world.
You'll have to crack it open to find out, some however have the fuse soldered in, so you need to solder a fuse holder in to replace it.
There is a possibility it was overloaded if you have several hard drives, DVD drives, USB devices etc. And the powersupply is running on its limits. In which case, it needs changing for one with a higher power rating.
A cheap (but noisey) PSU can be had for less than £20, so its not the end of the world.
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