PC popped :/

G|mp · 31 Dec 2007 at 19:46

PC made a big popping noise 2 days back (wasent on at the time) thought it was the PSU giving up the ghost so i went a bought a 520w Corsair to replace it

Just popped the bad boy in and im not getting anything ive tried both psu's with a spare kettle lead from my monitor and still nothing

How do i go about finding out whats happened?

TIA

G|mp · 31 Dec 2007 at 20:03

iKettles said:
Are there any burn marks on the motherboard around the capacitors?

Not that i can see no, this is also a new system i put together a few weeks back

I had heard the popping sound before on my old rig, thats why i assumed it was the psu because everything else has been replaced

G|mp · 31 Dec 2007 at 21:17

Lonewolf said:
Silly question perhap's but did you make sure the switch on the Corsair PSU was turned on when you tried to fire up your PC? Easy mistake.

Aye

It seems it was a combination of the lead and the PSU the PC boots when i try it in another socket using my monitor lead, is there different voltages with kettle leads or are they all the same?

The old PSU blew up in my hand when i tried it with the old lead (luckily it wasent in the PC :eek:

) so it may have blown the lead as well or vice versa

So off to buy a new kettle lead on new years day

Thanks all

G|mp · 1 Jan 2008 at 20:50

New lead, still wont boot :/

It booted up last night using my monitor lead and on a socket in another room now it wont boot at all with a new lead :/

Not a happy bunny

G|mp · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:19

Mekrel said:
Remove all power leads from the motherboard and then clear CMOS for 30 mins and then try again.

How do i go about doing that dude?

The clearing CMOS bit?

G|mp · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:43

So unplug all power going to the board and take the battery out for half an hour?

Cheers by the way

G|mp · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:51

Right ill give it a go

Cheers Mekrel

G|mp · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:54

Batterys out, quick question does it need to have the power lead in?

Ive disconnected all power to the mobo

G|mp · 2 Jan 2008 at 01:06

Nothing, still dead as a dodo

G|mp · 2 Jan 2008 at 01:16

Nah nothing, dont get anything, it last booted yesterday using my monitor kettle lead

AM2 5200+
AM2NF3-VSTA AM2 board
3GB Ram
x1950 pro
XP pro

My Mrs used to work in Bromsgrove so she knows it better than i do, will you be about tomorrow night tea time ish?

Added you on msn dude

G|mp · 2 Jan 2008 at 22:08

I took the PC down to Mekrel's house where he did some fault finding and finally he rebuilt the machine for me, it seems the board was shorting out in the case for some reason

Big thanks to Mekrel for sorting that out for me top man !

He's such a nice chap Mrs G|mp wanted to take him home and leave me in Bromsgrove :eek:

G|mp · 3 Jan 2008 at 00:00

I offered him the G|mpess but he wasent very impressed tbh

G|mp · 3 Jan 2008 at 11:51

Thanks again dude you're a star !

That heatsink is evil thats why i let you do it