PC dead after a loud pop!

GlitterKill · 26-January-06, 03:44 PM

Well my main rig just went belly up fro some reason... I am investigating now. I was in teh other room and heard a LOUD pop noise and when I went in the office room, my main pc was off with a very strong burning smell coming from it. I already took out the CPU but it looks fine. Do Athlon64's show any signs of dieing? I don;t see any burn marks... I first two suspects are the PSu and the CPU. Time to dig in... *sigh*

Cpt.Planet · 26-January-06, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GlitterKill


	Well my main rig just went belly up fro some reason... I am investigating now. I was in teh other room and heard a LOUD pop noise and when I went in the office room, my main pc was off with a very strong burning smell coming from it. I already took out the CPU but it looks fine. Do Athlon64's show any signs of dieing? I don;t see any burn marks... I first two suspects are the PSu and the CPU. Time to dig in... sigh

Sorry to hear that bro. Time to upgrade to the pressler and crossfire neways.

Bionic · 26-January-06, 03:47 PM

Sounds almost definitely like the PSU. I haven't had it happen in a computer, but we have an instrument in our research lab that did that once to me. Loud pop, acrid-smelling smoke, and it was D.U.N.

That sucks, man! What kind of PSU did you have in there?

madxmodman · 26-January-06, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bionic


	Sounds almost definitely like the PSU.

I'll second that, it's most definaitly the PSU. Burning, plus pop, and sometimes flame. Happened to me yesterday with an old 125 watter. That really sucks GK.

Hope you get it fixed soon.

The Dragon Reborn · 26-January-06, 03:49 PM

A "pop" sound usually indicates a condensor (hope I "translated" the word ok, I'm Dutch......) "passed away"... So I should check those around the 'socket and the ones in the PSU...

TDR

madxmodman · 26-January-06, 03:51 PM

You mean the capacitors TDR? Lol, most of the time, that's what it is, something happens inside them, yada yada yada, and they go boom. *Fun to watch...

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IcEMage · 26-January-06, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GlitterKill


	Well my main rig just went belly up fro some reason... I am investigating now. I was in teh other room and heard a LOUD pop noise and when I went in the office room, my main pc was off with a very strong burning smell coming from it. I already took out the CPU but it looks fine. Do Athlon64's show any signs of dieing? I don;t see any burn marks... I first two suspects are the PSu and the CPU. Time to dig in... sigh

Wow that is weird, the same thing happened to me a work today.

It is prob (95% sure) the PSU

That sound you heard was prob a capacitor "pooping". Open up the psu and look at the top of the capacitors if you see any that looked like the top is split...there is you answer. I would also check the mobo for the same thing just in case.

NeCrOmAnCeRoFsIn · 26-January-06, 04:04 PM

I like to blow up the 2 farad 20 volt ones, that is some fun sh!t

GlitterKill · 26-January-06, 04:06 PM

Yup, it was the PSU. I threw a backup PSU in there and it fired right back up. The PSU that died is an Enermax Liberty which has only been running about 2 months. Time to call Enermax.

The Dragon Reborn · 26-January-06, 04:07 PM

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	You mean the capacitors TDR?

Yup!! That's thats it!.... They either 'go with a Bang or just start Leaking...

Thkns, madxmodman!

Another one to add to my 'vocabulary!

TDR

Bionic · 26-January-06, 04:09 PM

good to hear. I would be shaking in my boots when I went to hit the power button after installing the backup PSU though

Weird that it would blow after a couple of months. That's what you get for running that massaging office chair off of a molex

The Dragon Reborn · 26-January-06, 04:12 PM

Damn! And I just loved everything I heard about the Liberty Enermaxes... well... time to wait for
Enermaxes response... hopefully this is just an incident...

TDR

IcEMage · 26-January-06, 04:13 PM

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	"pooping".

Lol or I guess they poop too,

O , man it has been a long day

HigHTecHReDNecK · 26-January-06, 04:29 PM

Glad to hear it was just a PSU and nothin' major, but if ya look at the bright side it means while yer waitin' on the RMA you get ot go buy a new one

Might i suggest this

http://store.ultraspec.us/mapepstu1kw.html

**how do you spell OVERKILL

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Virtual]{26 · 26-January-06, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HigHTecHReDNecK


	Glad to hear it was just a PSU and nothin' major, but if ya look at the bright side it means while yer waitin' on the RMA you get ot go buy a new one Might i suggest this http://store.ultraspec.us/mapepstu1kw.html how do you spell OVERKILL **

Holy crap....thats a monster....I want one!

HemiCuda1970 · 26-January-06, 05:26 PM

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	Holy crap....thats a monster....I want one!

Damm and I was thinking my 550 was "Overkill"

26-January-06, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
GlitterKill Pimp-of-all-Pimps Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 5,709	PC dead after a loud pop! Well my main rig just went belly up fro some reason... I am investigating now. I was in teh other room and heard a LOUD pop noise and when I went in the office room, my main pc was off with a very strong burning smell coming from it. I already took out the CPU but it looks fine. Do Athlon64's show any signs of dieing? I don;t see any burn marks... I first two suspects are the PSu and the CPU. Time to dig in... sigh __________________ "The innocent shall suffer... BIG TIME!" -- Ignignokt "Noone can defeat the quad laser..." -- Ignignokt

26-January-06, 03:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bionic Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Del'HOE'ware Posts: 867	Sounds almost definitely like the PSU. I haven't had it happen in a computer, but we have an instrument in our research lab that did that once to me. Loud pop, acrid-smelling smoke, and it was D.U.N. That sucks, man! What kind of PSU did you have in there? __________________ Every day I learn that I know a little less than I thought I did yesterday Clan \|3eefpile Project Fullmetal Alchemist \| Project B.I.G.S. ::F@H sig removed b/c I get showed up by everyone, but YOU SHOULD STILL FOLD!!!:: EBay\|Heatware

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The Dragon Reborn Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NL Posts: 1,267	A "pop" sound usually indicates a condensor (hope I "translated" the word ok, I'm Dutch......) "passed away"... So I should check those around the 'socket and the ones in the PSU... TDR __________________

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GlitterKill Pimp-of-all-Pimps Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 5,709	Yup, it was the PSU. I threw a backup PSU in there and it fired right back up. The PSU that died is an Enermax Liberty which has only been running about 2 months. Time to call Enermax. __________________ "The innocent shall suffer... BIG TIME!" -- Ignignokt "Noone can defeat the quad laser..." -- Ignignokt

26-January-06, 04:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bionic Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Del'HOE'ware Posts: 867	good to hear. I would be shaking in my boots when I went to hit the power button after installing the backup PSU though Weird that it would blow after a couple of months. That's what you get for running that massaging office chair off of a molex __________________ Every day I learn that I know a little less than I thought I did yesterday Clan \|3eefpile Project Fullmetal Alchemist \| Project B.I.G.S. ::F@H sig removed b/c I get showed up by everyone, but YOU SHOULD STILL FOLD!!!:: EBay\|Heatware

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The Dragon Reborn Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NL Posts: 1,267	Damn! And I just loved everything I heard about the Liberty Enermaxes... well... time to wait for Enermaxes response... hopefully this is just an incident... TDR __________________

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HigHTecHReDNecK Sophist'Hoe"cated ReDNecK Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: HALF A BUBBLE OFF PLUMB Posts: 3,500	Glad to hear it was just a PSU and nothin' major, but if ya look at the bright side it means while yer waitin' on the RMA you get ot go buy a new one Might i suggest this http://store.ultraspec.us/mapepstu1kw.html how do you spell OVERKILL __________________ HIDE NOTHING AND WATCH FOOLS SEARCH FOREVER**