Damm it

Jimmy1983 · 17 Jan 2009 at 21:52

Just tried booting up my old PC, ive not fired it up for around 2-3months, connected everything as per using a european kettle lead http://www.more-shop.co.uk/images/EUpccablestraight.png ive used this lead many times before, only difference this time was I used a differant shaver plug adaptor. Anyway pressed power-nothing. Had a haunt around again and found a proper power lead just tried that and.....what I think was a orange kinda light(possibly fire) at the rear of the PSU, and then pressed power again, and realised that the PSU has blown and then smelt the awful burnt out smell

Please dont tell me, the cause could have been that shaver adaptor?

Would it have screwed anything else up?

SMN · 17 Jan 2009 at 21:54

Suspect you've probably ruined the PSU.

ChrisLX200 · 17 Jan 2009 at 21:55

I doubt it was the lead. Maybe something in the PSU that shorted it, who can say? If it's a decent quality PSU the rest should be OK. Been there several times.

Jimmy1983 · 17 Jan 2009 at 21:56

Thats the prob not sure what PSU it is, iam sure its a fairly cheap one. Go the PC off a mate, a few years back.

Jimmy1983 · 17 Jan 2009 at 22:11

I will be ok, testing the HDD's in a enclosure? Never done it before, but picked a enclosure cheap last week.

ChrisLX200 · 17 Jan 2009 at 22:22

Jimmy1983 said:
I will be ok, testing the HDD's in a enclosure? Never done it before, but picked a enclosure cheap last week.

Yes, no problem.

Jimmy1983 · 17 Jan 2009 at 23:35

Well taken out the OS HDD and put it in a enclosure and that works ok. Just hope everything else is.