Power Supply Help

Islam · Post by **Islam** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 5:25 pm

The other day ..the power supply made sounds after couple of minutes I saw like electric shot from the power supplu's fan then the computer turned off it self right after the windows screen I took the power supply out of the computer and I got a new one today same specifications I install it when I power the computer on still not working...

Islam · Post by **Islam** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 8:43 pm

Ideas

kieofwoo · Post by **kieofwoo** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 9:29 pm

sounds like you fried your comp

which brand psu was it?

you can try and identify which part is fried if you have spares you can swap in, one at a time

Islam · Post by **Islam** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 9:48 pm

I got a new power supply already?

kieofwoo · Post by **kieofwoo** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 9:53 pm

i meant that the old psu fried other parts of your comp

i was just asking about which psu you had so that i can know to avoid them!

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 9:56 pm

Originally posted by kieofwoo
i meant that the old psu fried other parts of your comp

i was just asking about which psu you had so that i can know to avoid them!

Islam · Post by **Islam** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 10:32 pm

The old one is L&C technology inc model LC-250ATX it's an older computer like 5 years ago .. but it's was slow but working ok until that happend

v0id · Post by **v0id** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 1:29 am

prolly ur mobo... if not more :S

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 1:30 am

A shorted power supply will fry the ram and cpu quick.