I have an old emachines desktop and it was working fine yesterday, I moved it downstairs and plugged in the PSU cord to the back of the pc and then into the wall. As soon as it plugged into the wall I heard a zap and my PSU was smoking.....what caused this? luckily i have a spare PSU but I wanna make sure it doesn't happen again.
thanks
also, is there a chance that any other pc parts are damaged?
I have an old emachines desktop and it was working fine yesterday, I moved it downstairs and plugged in the PSU cord to the back of the pc and then into the wall. As soon as it plugged into the wall I heard a zap and my PSU was smoking.....what caused this? luckily i have a spare PSU but I wanna make sure it doesn't happen again.
thanks
also, is there a chance that any other pc parts are damaged?
If you have a voltage meter, check the voltage of the outlet.
And invest in a surge protector, should never plug your PC/Monitor directly into the wall outlet =) And as long as you didn't actually turn on your PC before the frying occured, you should be clear, if anything, your mobo would be damaged. And if you want, make sure the PSU is NOT plugged in, and you can open up the PSU, the smoking probably came from a capacitor that blew up.
If you have a voltage meter, check the voltage of the outlet.
And invest in a surge protector, should never plug your PC/Monitor directly into the wall outlet =) And as long as you didn't actually turn on your PC before the frying occured, you should be clear, if anything, your mobo would be damaged. And if you want, make sure the PSU is NOT plugged in, and you can open up the PSU, the smoking probably came from a capacitor that blew up.
Did something short the pins on the plug? That would make the zapping sound. I assume your computer is still working.
Did something short the pins on the plug? That would make the zapping sound. I assume your computer is still working.
WaldoDid something short the pins on the plug? That would make the zapping sound. I assume your computer is still working.
Well, there was smoke coming out of the psu and something definitely smelled like it was burnt
but thx ill take more precaution next time
[quote=Waldo]Did something short the pins on the plug? That would make the zapping sound. I assume your computer is still working.[/quote]
Well, there was smoke coming out of the psu and something definitely smelled like it was burnt
but thx ill take more precaution next time
emachines, there's you're problem.
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, but the biggest problem with emachines, or any other pre-built system (besides being overpriced) is the quality of the components usually isn't the best. It may say 750w power supply, but odds are its not a top brand like corsair or silverstone... It's probably "bobs power supplies". They use whatever they can get at the lowest price, so they tend to fail.
There is a chance it was a problem with the outlet, but I'm willing to bet the psu just up and died on you. How old is the PC anyway?
emachines, there's you're problem.
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, but the biggest problem with emachines, or any other pre-built system (besides being overpriced) is the quality of the components usually isn't the best. It may say 750w power supply, but odds are its not a top brand like corsair or silverstone... It's probably "bobs power supplies". They use whatever they can get at the lowest price, so they tend to fail.
There is a chance it was a problem with the outlet, but I'm willing to bet the psu just up and died on you. How old is the PC anyway?
thrasheremachines, there's you're problem.
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, but the biggest problem with emachines, or any other pre-built system (besides being overpriced) is the quality of the components usually isn't the best. It may say 750w power supply, but odds are its not a top brand like corsair or silverstone... It's probably "bobs power supplies". They use whatever they can get at the lowest price, so they tend to fail.
There is a chance it was a problem with the outlet, but I'm willing to bet the psu just up and died on you. How old is the PC anyway?
It was my first computer, lasted me 10 years before i got a new one. I'm not complaining. But yea pretty old, not really angry that the psu went was just wondering the cause.
[quote=thrasher]emachines, there's you're problem.
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, but the biggest problem with emachines, or any other pre-built system (besides being overpriced) is the quality of the components usually isn't the best. It may say 750w power supply, but odds are its not a top brand like corsair or silverstone... It's probably "bobs power supplies". They use whatever they can get at the lowest price, so they tend to fail.
There is a chance it was a problem with the outlet, but I'm willing to bet the psu just up and died on you. How old is the PC anyway?[/quote]
It was my first computer, lasted me 10 years before i got a new one. I'm not complaining. But yea pretty old, not really angry that the psu went was just wondering the cause.
Wow, 10 years. That's pretty impressive. Odds are the thing just finally went on ya. I'd still check the voltage on the outlet to be on the safe side tho.
Wow, 10 years. That's pretty impressive. Odds are the thing just finally went on ya. I'd still check the voltage on the outlet to be on the safe side tho.