Roar

thisisgod75 · 02-23-2008, 06:59 PM

A few months ago i was on my computer late into the night and decided it was enough playing games and should catch up on some sleep, so i went to bed, and was awakened by a burning smell, which i figured was my power supply since that is where the smell was coming from, so i replaced it and tried to turn on my computer(homemade idk if thats a problem, but anyways) and when i turned it on it made this long beeping noise, stopped for a moment and did it again until i shut if off, i thought maybe i had it plugged in wrong so i unplugged it all and plugged it back in, but it still to this day continues to do it and i have no picture at all, i have pulled out my ram and it still beeps so i figure its not the bios or motherboard and now before spending lots of money to have it fixed i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks for the help.

**simpswr** · 02-23-2008, 07:52 PM

Weclome to the forum . .

Unfortunately, often when a PowerSupply blows, it will take out the Motherboard with it . . you can click the Bench Test link in my signature to see a methodology for testing the board

thisisgod75 · 02-24-2008, 01:34 PM

thanks for the help, and i finally bothered to take out all the parts and then put them back in and it worked...idk how long for but thanks anyways

**Jtsou** · 02-24-2008, 01:37 PM

What kind of PSU was it so i know not to buy. But i dont know why it just burnt out without any great change since the system was idle, how old was the powersupply?

**simpswr** · 02-24-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thisisgod75

thanks for the help, and i finally bothered to take out all the parts and then put them back in and it worked...idk how long for but thanks anyways

Well done . .

02-23-2008, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
thisisgod75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Posts: 2 OS: office xpsp2	Roar A few months ago i was on my computer late into the night and decided it was enough playing games and should catch up on some sleep, so i went to bed, and was awakened by a burning smell, which i figured was my power supply since that is where the smell was coming from, so i replaced it and tried to turn on my computer(homemade idk if thats a problem, but anyways) and when i turned it on it made this long beeping noise, stopped for a moment and did it again until i shut if off, i thought maybe i had it plugged in wrong so i unplugged it all and plugged it back in, but it still to this day continues to do it and i have no picture at all, i have pulled out my ram and it still beeps so i figure its not the bios or motherboard and now before spending lots of money to have it fixed i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks for the help.

02-23-2008, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8,935 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Roar Weclome to the forum . . Unfortunately, often when a PowerSupply blows, it will take out the Motherboard with it . . you can click the Bench Test link in my signature to see a methodology for testing the board __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow?]

02-24-2008, 01:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
thisisgod75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Posts: 2 OS: office xpsp2	Re: Roar thanks for the help, and i finally bothered to take out all the parts and then put them back in and it worked...idk how long for but thanks anyways

02-24-2008, 01:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,194 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Roar What kind of PSU was it so i know not to buy. But i dont know why it just burnt out without any great change since the system was idle, how old was the powersupply?