Agh feck feck feck (exploded new computer)

Mutant_Fruit

Looks like i'll be RMA'ing my brand new computer. The feckin thing exploded 30 seconds after i built it.

After initially having problems because the heatsink blocked the power cable that connected the powersupply to the motherboard (i fixed that by swapping the new motherboard with my old one. I put the 2500+ in my old motherboard, and the 1800+ in the new one). I booted the thing up, and it worked first time! Which is pretty amazing, as there is usually something i missed.

However, less than a minute later, when i had just started installing WinXP, it turned off. I thought "Hmm, thats odd". And ever since then its refused to boot up.

I removed the motherboard from the case, and tried to boot it with the motherboard sitting on some anti-static wrapped stuff, but it still didn't work. I then got my other motherboard (the new mobo with the 1800+ chip in it) and hooked that up, and it didn't work either. Then i connected the old mobo with the 2500+ chip up to my old computer box (with a mere 135wat powersupply) and it booted perfectly.

I've now come to the conclusion that the fecking powersupply exploded, and i think i have to RMA it. But the odd thing is that when i connect the power to the "broken" power supply, the fan attached to the power supply jumps, as if it nearly starts turning. Is it something else, or is it the power supply?

After it taking 3 weeks for my computer to get here (due to jes-computer ****ing up my address REALLY badly) i really do NOT want to go through a lenghty RMA process, so i will more than likely send the poer supply back to Jjes, and get a refund on it, and buy a proper one from komplett.ie who have always been trust worthy in the past.

CyberGhost

oh man! that sucks sooo much! wait for something for so long and than it blows up!


btw, how does the fan in the psu jump? like it starts turning and then stops and then tries to turn on again?

Mutant_Fruit

When i insert the powercable into the power supply, the fan starts turning, but stops after about 1 second. And no subsequent actions will make it turn.

AdMMM

You mightnt have by any chance switched the PSU voltage to 110/115v??

Mutant_Fruit

it doesn;'t have that switch on it, so now, i didn't

I just got a lend of a Dell powersupply. Is it safe to use that? As i heard before that dell might wire their powersupply's differently to standard.

Col_Loki

The dell psu's are wired differently, same connector alrite but compare the wires........ should say what they are in small writing, would advise against using.

SickBoy

You heard right. DO NOT! use the Dell PSU!!

Mutant_Fruit

**Carefully moves power plug away from dell PSU** Phew... i nearly connected it there. I was about to connect it up earlier when i decided that the niggling feeling that there was something dodgy with Dell PSU's would only be satisfied by a googling. After about 2 minutes i found out that yes, they are wired differently.

Thanks for backing up that finding though. Ah well, its bitching time to the germans now.

hostyle

Originally posted by Mutant_Fruit
But the odd thing is that when i connect the power to the "broken" power supply, the fan attached to the power supply jumps, as if it nearly starts turning. Is it something else, or is it the power supply?

Sounds like a blown PSU. Had the same symptoms about a year ago.

Gerry

What sort of psu blew up on you as a matter of interest?
I doubt you were using a crappy one, I reckon you were just unlucky, maybe something came loose in transport.