Computer died

[Dynix]

Hi there,

This morning, I was working on my computer and there was a loud "bang" / "pop" sound followed by a strong electrical-burning smell.

I've looked at the motherboard and other components and I can't see any visible burn marks on any of the components. I've taken apart the the PSU and there seems to be some form of a burning smell. PSU is a Tagan TG430-U15.

What's the chances of it being the PSU? The reason I bought Tagan was for quality - will the other components still be fine?

Going to test the PSU now, but would appreciate replies anyway, as I've got 400GBs worth of data on that computer, most of which is coursework / essays (of which I'm obviously extremely keen to recover, if possible).

Cheers.

[ update ]

Tested the PSU. Plugged it into the mains, switched it on and 2 or 3 bright sparks followed by more bangs - so PSU it is.

Question still stands, what's the odds that the other components will still work?

Cheers.

 

[stinka]

its 50/50 mate

seen a few people on here have one go, and iirc most have been ok

 

[t31os]

If you smelt burning from the PSU, i hope you didnt then boot the system again for testing, you're asking to damage components that way, though with any luck nothing else got damaged.

If you smell burning from any component you should just replace it, things don't generally smell burnt, unless they fail, you don't need to turn it on again to test, the smell of burning is a good enough indication.

 

[Dynix]

Hey,

Thanks for the replies.

If you smelt burning from the PSU, i hope you didnt then boot the system again for testing, you're asking to damage components that way, though with any luck nothing else got damaged.

If you smell burning from any component you should just replace it, things don't generally smell burnt, unless they fail, you don't need to turn it on again to test, the smell of burning is a good enough indication.

As soon as the "bang" / "pop" happended this morning, the system was booted off. The second test I ran was when I took the PSU out of the case and unplugged all components. Nothing was plugged in except the mains.

Unfortunatly, I just realised the spare PSU is for an Intel system and doesn't fit my AMD build, so I'll have to chance it's just the PSU that's gone.

Cheers.