Big Bang

[tel]

Hand built PC (The Beast) has just curled up and died.

Monitor went blank with no signal message, PC power button was flashing blue instead instead of solid blue, and would not power off.
After about 20 seconds, a series of clicks and then a big bang noise accompanied by nasty electrical type burning smell.

Haven't looked inside it yet.
So could be mobo fried, graphics card fried, PSU fried or a combination of any or all of those.

Autopsy tomorrow AM.

[boogs]

Hand built PC (The Beast) has just curled up and died.

Monitor went blank with no signal message, PC power button was flashing blue instead instead of solid blue, and would not power off.
After about 20 seconds, a series of clicks and then a big bang noise accompanied by nasty electrical type burning smell.

Haven't looked inside it yet.
So could be mobo fried, graphics card fried, PSU fried or a combination of any or all of those.

Autopsy tomorrow AM.

    Every faith you will rebuild....

[Nick]

You need a good techy. Tel is the best.................OH 

[GROWLER]

I'm yer man.

Shite on all things 'putery, but THE man all the same.

[tel]

Think Mrs Tel may see this as an ideal time to get me to expel another PC into the wild blue yonder. Down to 2 now, plus werk lapdog.

[The Moan Ranger]

Hand built PC (The Beast) has just curled up and died.

Monitor went blank with no signal message, PC power button was flashing blue instead instead of solid blue, and would not power off.
After about 20 seconds, a series of clicks and then a big bang noise accompanied by nasty electrical type burning smell.

Haven't looked inside it yet.
So could be mobo fried, graphics card fried, PSU fried or a combination of any or all of those.

Autopsy tomorrow AM.

Once you have done that, Graham's needs fixing too

[tel]

Hand built PC (The Beast) has just curled up and died.

Monitor went blank with no signal message, PC power button was flashing blue instead instead of solid blue, and would not power off.
After about 20 seconds, a series of clicks and then a big bang noise accompanied by nasty electrical type burning smell.

Haven't looked inside it yet.
So could be mobo fried, graphics card fried, PSU fried or a combination of any or all of those.

Autopsy tomorrow AM.

Once you have done that, Graham's needs fixing too

I think he's got my number.

[Steve]

Hand built PC (The Beast) has just curled up and died.

Monitor went blank with no signal message, PC power button was flashing blue instead instead of solid blue, and would not power off.
After about 20 seconds, a series of clicks and then a big bang noise accompanied by nasty electrical type burning smell.

Haven't looked inside it yet.
So could be mobo fried, graphics card fried, PSU fried or a combination of any or all of those.

Autopsy tomorrow AM.

Autopsy pictures please.  PC gore fest

Bet it's the PSU but what has it taken with it?

[Barman]

I bet he hadn't wound up the video card in ages.... 

[apc2010]

I bet he hadn't wound up the video card in ages.... 

 

[Barman]

I bet he hadn't wound up the video card in ages.... 

 

Rookie mistake eh Apey...? 

[tel]

Hmm. Not like the good oldays when it was bloody obvious what was dead by being able to see melted, twisted, or blackened components - everything looks pristine but doesn't werk.
So it looks like a new PSU and then see what happens.

[apc2010]

Hmm. Not like the good oldays when it was bloody obvious what was dead by being able to see melted, twisted, or blackened components - everything looks pristine but doesn't werk.
So it looks like a new PSU and then see what happens.

Build a new one........

[tel]

Not really into build from scratch any more. Cheaper to buy ready built, prices are silly at the moment as desktop and lapdog sales are falling dramatically as tablet sales rise. There's some absolute bargains out there (including most components, see price of 2Tb & 3Tb drives), but I cannot justify another monolith in the house.

Bigger bigger bang type PSU ordered.

[Steve]

Wot no PC gore fest photos

:-)