Power Supply - Club CDFreaks

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

First of all, thanks to all that put me in the right direction as to the threads. I'm a newbie and I just signed in like 8 minutes ago so I'm completly green.

Right I've go this problem. yesterday night i put my PC on standby and on the back there is a switch which you can click I think its power change or something .. well my PC was on standby and i clicked it. All i saw was a flash and a click and computer went DEAD... is it gonna affect other components like mother board (most important) or graphic card??? PLEASE help me!!

Many thanks, Adrian.

marcus_667 · 28-05-2008

It could effect other stuff but really you wont know till you have changed your psu , it has happened a few times to me when repairing pcs before and 9 times out of 10 its been fine after a new psu

hope that helps

*debro* · 28-05-2008

Adrian, I hope that was the power button ... and not the Input Voltage change switch.

Changing the input voltage will make your power supply go boom, and if it's a cheap power supply, your whole PC will go boom :|

I'd suggest you get a light behind there and check it out & keep your fingers crossed that it was just the main power switch, and not the input voltage switch.

What country are you in?
USA & Canada is 100-120V input.
Most of the rest of the world is 200-240V input.

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

can it affect motherboard ??? I really need help with it ...

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

im in UK ... oh and that was some red click thing you could change it from .. 230v (i think ) to 115v

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

and the power supply didnt go BOOM but it was like, lightning

*debro* · 28-05-2008

It's gone Bang.

You WILL need to buy a new Power Supply Unit .... and keep your fingers crossed that it hasn't fried your motherboard & other components.

*Dr. Who* · 28-05-2008

If you switched from115 to 23v in the U.S the PSU will not start or will just fry it to not work. So I take it that you switched it and even though you switched it back it won't work?

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

no it doesn't work .. DAMN ...about how many % i could affect mother board and other components ???

*Dr. Who* · 28-05-2008

50/50 on the percent. Get another PSU and pull the old one out and put the new one in, from there you'll know if it fried anything else.

CDuncle · 28-05-2008

You can open the box and see if you can detect any burns on mobo.
It is just for first look, does not mean that some components are not gone.
Only way about it is to get new power supply and see what happen after install.
If you are lucky it could be just a power supply fuse that went, but you have to open the cower to see.

marcus_667 · 28-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus_667

It could effect other stuff but really you wont know till you have changed your psu , it has happened a few times to me when repairing pcs before and 9 times out of 10 its been fine after a new psu

hope that helps

^

*debro* · 28-05-2008

90% certain that your Mobo is fried - that looks like a really old, or dodgy PSU, as all the good ones for the last few years have been automatic dual voltage.

10% that your other components will be damaged.
Video Cards, sounds cards & add-on cards ... *shrugs* ... if it's not directly connected to the PSU, is hopefully saved by your mobo's sacrifice.
Ram similarly .. *fingers crossed*
Drives & fans seem to be hardier & take a fair bit to die.

I'd suggest you ask before you randomly switch hardware switches without knowing what they do.

*Dr. Who* · 28-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by debro

I'd suggest you ask before you randomly switch hardware switches without knowing what they do.

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

oh my god .. u scaring me people !!

;(

im pis**d if mobo is dead ... f...lip

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

oh and is it possible that the psu could cut of the power first THEN flash out ????? that click could be a power cut to other components .. and that flash it could be a burn

CDuncle · 28-05-2008

Do not try to speculate, just open the box, get power supply out, open it or get new one, install and see.
It could be all OK after that.
If not you will have to deal with it than.

**Arachne** · 28-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDuncle

Do not try to speculate, just open the box, get power supply out, open it or get new one, install and see.
It could be all OK after that.
If not you will have to deal with it than.

As many others have said, you won't know conclusively until you get a new PSU. And don't go for the cheapest one you see, either.

adrian756 · 28-05-2008

its WORKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT A NEW PSU AND ITS LIKE .. NEW !!!

thanks to EVERYONE that helped me with it

**imkidd57** · 28-05-2008

Glad to hear it, Adrian

**Arachne** · 28-05-2008

Good to hear everything is OK

28-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Power Supply <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> First of all, thanks to all that put me in the right direction as to the threads. I'm a newbie and I just signed in like 8 minutes ago so I'm completly green. Right I've go this problem. yesterday night i put my PC on standby and on the back there is a switch which you can click I think its power change or something .. well my PC was on standby and i clicked it. All i saw was a flash and a click and computer went DEAD... is it gonna affect other components like mother board (most important) or graphic card??? PLEASE help me!! Many thanks, Adrian.

28-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
marcus_667 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: place called wakefield its pants ! Posts: 706	Re: Power Supply It could effect other stuff but really you wont know till you have changed your psu , it has happened a few times to me when repairing pcs before and 9 times out of 10 its been fine after a new psu hope that helps __________________ Main pc : - Lite on 20a4p, optiarc 7200s , Pio 215D Second pc /file server: - Plextor 760sa2, LG GGW-H20L2, Samsung 203b, Benq DW1650 + 3 tb of storage Media:- Verbatim 8/16x +/- , Panasonic 16x -R TY, Maxell T01/TYG01, Cmc Unbranded AE1/AM3 , Infiniti 8/16x -R MIT, Verbatim pastel CD-R TY ,Plextor TY +/- R, Verbatim 2.4x Dual layers , Various other stuff i get my mitts on Arachne = Big meowing showoff Mucho love to shel <3

28-05-2008	#3 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,947	Re: Power Supply Adrian, I hope that was the power button ... and not the Input Voltage change switch. Changing the input voltage will make your power supply go boom, and if it's a cheap power supply, your whole PC will go boom :\| I'd suggest you get a light behind there and check it out & keep your fingers crossed that it was just the main power switch, and not the input voltage switch. What country are you in? USA & Canada is 100-120V input. Most of the rest of the world is 200-240V input. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

28-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply can it affect motherboard ??? I really need help with it ...

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adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply im in UK ... oh and that was some red click thing you could change it from .. 230v (i think ) to 115v

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28-05-2008	#6 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply and the power supply didnt go BOOM but it was like, lightning

28-05-2008	#7 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,947	Re: Power Supply It's gone Bang. You WILL need to buy a new Power Supply Unit .... and keep your fingers crossed that it hasn't fried your motherboard & other components. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

28-05-2008	#8 (permalink)
Dr. Who DVD neXt COPY Support Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,195	Re: Power Supply If you switched from115 to 23v in the U.S the PSU will not start or will just fry it to not work. So I take it that you switched it and even though you switched it back it won't work? __________________ To get the latest DVD neXt COPY update click HERE. Please use the forum to get technical help by posting HERE My Current System : Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G ATX Intel Motherboard, Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.66 ghtz, 4 gigs of OCZ RAM (PC-6400), GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported, HL-DT-ST BD-REGGW-H20L YL03 Firmware, EIDE 150 gig Western Digital HDD, EIDE 120 gig Segate HDD, Pioneer DVR-215D 1.18 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch , Samsung 203N SB02 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, LG H55L-1.05 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Samsung 223F SB00 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Antec True Power 650 watts Power Supply, Antec Gamer 900 Case, Sound Blaster X-FI Gamer Edition 7.1 surround sound, Vista 64 bit with SP1

28-05-2008	#9 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply no it doesn't work .. DAMN ...about how many % i could affect mother board and other components ???

28-05-2008	#10 (permalink)
Dr. Who DVD neXt COPY Support Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,195	Re: Power Supply 50/50 on the percent. Get another PSU and pull the old one out and put the new one in, from there you'll know if it fried anything else. __________________ To get the latest DVD neXt COPY update click HERE. Please use the forum to get technical help by posting HERE My Current System : Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G ATX Intel Motherboard, Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.66 ghtz, 4 gigs of OCZ RAM (PC-6400), GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported, HL-DT-ST BD-REGGW-H20L YL03 Firmware, EIDE 150 gig Western Digital HDD, EIDE 120 gig Segate HDD, Pioneer DVR-215D 1.18 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch , Samsung 203N SB02 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, LG H55L-1.05 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Samsung 223F SB00 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Antec True Power 650 watts Power Supply, Antec Gamer 900 Case, Sound Blaster X-FI Gamer Edition 7.1 surround sound, Vista 64 bit with SP1

28-05-2008	#11 (permalink)
CDuncle CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 637	Re: Power Supply You can open the box and see if you can detect any burns on mobo. It is just for first look, does not mean that some components are not gone. Only way about it is to get new power supply and see what happen after install. If you are lucky it could be just a power supply fuse that went, but you have to open the cower to see.

28-05-2008	#13 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,947	Re: Power Supply 90% certain that your Mobo is fried - that looks like a really old, or dodgy PSU, as all the good ones for the last few years have been automatic dual voltage. 10% that your other components will be damaged. Video Cards, sounds cards & add-on cards ... shrugs ... if it's not directly connected to the PSU, is hopefully saved by your mobo's sacrifice. Ram similarly .. fingers crossed Drives & fans seem to be hardier & take a fair bit to die. I'd suggest you ask before you randomly switch hardware switches without knowing what they do. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

28-05-2008	#15 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply oh my god .. u scaring me people !! ;( im pis**d if mobo is dead ... f...lip

28-05-2008	#16 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply oh and is it possible that the psu could cut of the power first THEN flash out ????? that click could be a power cut to other components .. and that flash it could be a burn

28-05-2008	#21 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 25,352	Re: Power Supply Good to hear everything is OK __________________ Current drives: Samsung SH-S203N (SB02 patched) + Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

28-05-2008	#17 (permalink)
CDuncle CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 637	Re: Power Supply Do not try to speculate, just open the box, get power supply out, open it or get new one, install and see. It could be all OK after that. If not you will have to deal with it than.

28-05-2008	#19 (permalink)
adrian756 New on Forum Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Power Supply its WORKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT A NEW PSU AND ITS LIKE .. NEW !!! thanks to EVERYONE that helped me with it

28-05-2008	#20 (permalink)
imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,626	Re: Power Supply Glad to hear it, Adrian

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