Smoke coming out of computer - what caused it?

tacklesmars · 03-03-2009, 02:12 AM

Hope someone can help me. I have an Advent computer and when I switched it on smoke started coming from the socket in the computer where the mains cable is plugged in. It had been working okay a few hours earlier. The computer ran fine on battery but would not charge or run off the mains. I took it back to the store as it is still under warranty but after checking it they said the problem was caused by a liquid spill and they refused to repair it. I have never spilt anything on the computer and would like some advice on what may have caused it so I can go back to them. Grateful for any advice you may be able to give me.

dai · 03-03-2009, 04:14 AM

sounds more like a short between the m/b and the power connection or a faulty power block

take photo's of the laptop
remove the bottom covers and take pictures so you have a record of no signs of a spillage
then take it back to them,if they refuse to repair contact your consumer affairs[fair trading] and lodge a complaint

03-03-2009, 02:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
tacklesmars Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	Smoke coming out of computer - what caused it? Hope someone can help me. I have an Advent computer and when I switched it on smoke started coming from the socket in the computer where the mains cable is plugged in. It had been working okay a few hours earlier. The computer ran fine on battery but would not charge or run off the mains. I took it back to the store as it is still under warranty but after checking it they said the problem was caused by a liquid spill and they refused to repair it. I have never spilt anything on the computer and would like some advice on what may have caused it so I can go back to them. Grateful for any advice you may be able to give me.

03-03-2009, 04:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Smoke coming out of computer - what caused it? sounds more like a short between the m/b and the power connection or a faulty power block take photo's of the laptop remove the bottom covers and take pictures so you have a record of no signs of a spillage then take it back to them,if they refuse to repair contact your consumer affairs[fair trading] and lodge a complaint __________________