Well that's ****ed it!!

EniGmA1981 · 14 May 2011 at 23:21

While moving one of my led strips, I managed to pinch the wire in the case when putting the side back on... I heard a soft 'pop' or 'click' and the lock lights on the keyboard flashed... now it won't power on

What's likely to be dead? PSU, or more?

Thanks guys

SeraphX · 14 May 2011 at 23:22

what wont power on? machine or led?

Gtiracer · 14 May 2011 at 23:23

You may have just blown a fuse in the plug, check simple things first then look further on if that doesn't work

EniGmA1981 · 14 May 2011 at 23:47

HAHAHA I so fail at diagnostics!!

Traced the plug up to the back of the pc, only to find that the plug had fallen out of the back of the PSU!

All the moving of the case must've worked it loose and with impecable panic-inducing timing, it dropped out, giving a little 'burp' to the system at the exact moment I slid the case side into place - naturally I assumed I clipped the wire as it was right next to where the case sits on its runners...

Hey ho, stupid "OMG" post there... all's good in the end I guess lol

*shamed* *awaits the torrent of **** takers!!*

SeraphX · 14 May 2011 at 23:49

oh dear god :rolleyes:

4Play · 14 May 2011 at 23:50

There is hope for me yet haha glad its sorted tho bud

Valentino · 14 May 2011 at 23:52

Lmao, squeezing LED wires will definitely break your PSU, yes definitely.

EniGmA1981 · 14 May 2011 at 23:54

lol after finding it was very much alive, the wires are now safely taped well away from the case side!!

Buchanan0204 · 14 May 2011 at 23:57

Were you working inside the case while it was still plugged in?

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 00:05

EniGmA1981 · 15 May 2011 at 00:07

^^ LOL!

Yeah, but I wasn't touching plugs or any of the components, just cutting two zip-ties and moving a LED strip through 90 degrees - five second job...

I always leave it plugged in, but I usually turn the mains plug off. Didn't this time as it was such a quick job and couldn't be bothered getting under the desk lol - I will in future though!!

Buchanan0204 · 15 May 2011 at 02:24

EniGmA1981 said:
^^ LOL!

Yeah, but I wasn't touching plugs or any of the components, just cutting two zip-ties and moving a LED strip through 90 degrees - five second job...

I always leave it plugged in, but I usually turn the mains plug off. Didn't this time as it was such a quick job and couldn't be bothered getting under the desk lol - I will in future though!!

ahh. No harm done then. Quite a happy ending however, could have been a lot worse.

Biohazard · 15 May 2011 at 04:42

Seraph said:
oh dear god

Makhaira · 15 May 2011 at 06:29

A result all round! OP gets an easy fix, and we get to gently take the **** out of him for it too

.

Operation · 15 May 2011 at 10:26

drakioned · 15 May 2011 at 10:31

lol... should have pretended you actually broke something.. will never live it down now

panyan · 15 May 2011 at 13:07

EniGmA1981 said:
Traced the plug up to the back of the pc, only to find that the plug had fallen out of the back of the PSU!

Seraph said:
oh dear god

+1

davieg · 15 May 2011 at 13:10

Lol but how many have had the twitchy moment they forgot they had flipped the PSU switch and everythings dead on trying to turn it on, I usually do this a couple of times a month a few puzzled moments of hitting the power switch and it usually dawns on me though.

EniGmA1981 · 15 May 2011 at 16:12

I had a few minutes between 'brown-trouser time' and the start of my actual 'diagnostics' (looking at it) because my son woke up just before I thought I'd killed it, so I thought I'd chill and settle him off to sleep again and posted on here via my phone before I actually looked at it

I did think about pretending I'd genuinely broken it, but decided it'd be good for a laugh

Operation · 15 May 2011 at 18:48

Good sport at least.