PSU blown :(

c00kie · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:41

I came back one evening to find my computer wouldnt turn on. no fans or anything. A bit of research and shorting a couple of pins which should turn it on have revealed its completely dead. Theres no smell of burning or anything so im very confused as to how it suddenly died :mad:

The PSU came in an Antec Sonata II bought around a year ago which puts it within warranty. Does anyone have experience with sending stuff back to them? im hoping they;ll replace just the PSU and not want me to send the ENTIRE case back :confused:

postage wont be cheap so im tempted to buy one of these earthwatts psu's and accept my loss.

thanks

vincent1989 · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:46

c00kie said:
I came back one evening to find my computer wouldnt turn on. no fans or anything. A bit of research and shorting a couple of pins which should turn it on have revealed its completely dead. Theres no smell of burning or anything so im very confused as to how it suddenly died

The PSU came in an Antec Sonata II bought around a year ago which puts it within warranty. Does anyone have experience with sending stuff back to them? im hoping they;ll replace just the PSU and not want me to send the ENTIRE case back postage wont be cheap so im tempted to buy one of these earthwatts psu's and accept my loss.

thanks

as long as you have proof of purchase you'll be fine, believe me the PSU isn't proof, i tried that one.

welcome to the club, mine went **** up @ christmas, god i had to spend the entire holiday with the family >.<

edit:just the PSU as far as i can remember

c00kie · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:24

out of interest what was the total cost to you (postage i assume?) and how long did it take

vincent1989 · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:34

c00kie said:
out of interest what was the total cost to you (postage i assume?) and how long did it take

dont know, like i said, no RMA cos no PoP (gimps ^^)

should cost about £10