Soldato
Hey,
Just came back from a weekend away and turned my power strip on at the mains. Got a sudden whiff of burning from my mum's old PC (Athlon XP about 7 years old). Turned all the power off, but there is definite electrical-burning smell from the PSU. Should I still try to power it on or write it off as a blown PSU and not risk any further damage?
Cheers,
Suman
Just came back from a weekend away and turned my power strip on at the mains. Got a sudden whiff of burning from my mum's old PC (Athlon XP about 7 years old). Turned all the power off, but there is definite electrical-burning smell from the PSU. Should I still try to power it on or write it off as a blown PSU and not risk any further damage?
Cheers,
Suman
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