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Originally posted by Preacher
Hi guys,
Need some help asap.
Just plugged my computer in at home. When I plugged it in, there was a loud crackling noise and then smoke pissed out the back of the stack.
Obviously, i've blown somethin but I need to know asap whether my hard drive and other components are safe. Has anyone ever had this happen to them????
Cheers for your help guys
In a bit
Ash x
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sounds like your power supply has blown.
Does any power get to the motherboard, i.e. are any lights lit on the front, or does it try to boot up if you try to switch back on?
if it has blown the smoke will be from this, rather than any componants, although depending on the quality of the psu (power supply unit) your drives etc should be ok. You may want to check the header on the mobo (motherboard) where the psu plugs in....this may have fried meaning you'll need a new mobo, but usually it's ok.
have you got the pc plugged into a surge protected supply such as an adapter....'dirty' power from overused power sources having too many amps drawn from them can cause this, since cheap psu cant regulate the rails (rails are another name for the different voltages sent to different conectors on harddrives etc) to componants properly so they draw too much power and hence the psu will blow.