Two Power supplies blown on different machines

DLGibson92 · 11-12-2008, 03:05 AM

two computer has had two power supply blow outs in 5 weeks i know not to open the power supplies that would be stupid but i need to know of anything im doing wrong to make the power supply blow out the computer is underneath the desk used regulary but thats what computers are for

please reply telling me the your ideas Thanks in advance

David

Riskyone101 · 11-12-2008, 03:14 AM

Are these new or used?.....pc info also needed...

DLGibson92 · 11-12-2008, 03:48 AM

both new and its an acer aspire not got the actual model as im a support tech for them but still need to replace them it has a amd sempron 2800+ intel q35 chipset\ intel graphics 60GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM i believe

Thanks for replying hope the information is helpful
David

Tumbleweed36 · 11-12-2008, 04:00 AM

It might be that you are expecting a weaker power supply tp put out more than it can handle. There are some real dogs out there even from some major companies.

We might have a better idea of the issue (no promises) if we knew the specs of the computer and then the make and model of the PSU you were trying to run.

11-12-2008, 03:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
DLGibson92 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 76 OS: xp sp3, Windows 7 Beta, Vista Ultimate	Two Power supplies blown on different machines two computer has had two power supply blow outs in 5 weeks i know not to open the power supplies that would be stupid but i need to know of anything im doing wrong to make the power supply blow out the computer is underneath the desk used regulary but thats what computers are for please reply telling me the your ideas Thanks in advance David

11-12-2008, 03:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 2,759 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 My System	Re: Two Power supplies blown on different machines Are these new or used?.....pc info also needed...

11-12-2008, 03:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
DLGibson92 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 76 OS: xp sp3, Windows 7 Beta, Vista Ultimate	Re: Two Power supplies blown on different machines both new and its an acer aspire not got the actual model as im a support tech for them but still need to replace them it has a amd sempron 2800+ intel q35 chipset\ intel graphics 60GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM i believe Thanks for replying hope the information is helpful David

11-12-2008, 04:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: Two Power supplies blown on different machines It might be that you are expecting a weaker power supply tp put out more than it can handle. There are some real dogs out there even from some major companies. We might have a better idea of the issue (no promises) if we knew the specs of the computer and then the make and model of the PSU you were trying to run. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.