I think my Power Supply is shot, but the lights on the MB still light up

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    Hello all,

    I was just wondering if anyone could offer some insight to a problem I have. My computer died the other day and won't turn on. I wasn't around when the computer died but I could smell burning coming from my PSU.

    However, the lights on my motherboard still light up. I guess what I want to know is, can the lights on the MB still light up even with a dead PSU?

    Thanks in advance
     
    blazinCrazy, Sep 13, 2007 IP
  2. Disguised

    Disguised Notable Member

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    This happened to me 3 months ago with my power supply died. Mother board's Light was working even though Power Supply was dead. I opened the whole CPU thinking that It could be RAM (because of a beep) but it turned out to be power supply.

    Get your PSU changed and it will work fine.
     
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  3. flash902007

    flash902007 Banned

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    yeah i build computers and this definately sounds like the power supply to me mate. swap it over and it should start working again. failing that, your motherboard could be on its way out
     
    flash902007, Sep 13, 2007 IP
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    Same thing has happened to me too. its the problem with your PSU.
     
    Zoomone, Sep 13, 2007 IP
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    Thanks for the help everyone.

    Come to think of it, I think I just pushed the limit on the PSU. It's only 450w and I have dual graphics cards, dual processors, multiple drives and stuff.

    I swap out the psu tomorrow and post up my results and hopefully this thread will be useful to someone else someday.
     
    blazinCrazy, Sep 13, 2007 IP
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    well, if u smelled smoke, i would naturally unplug the computer. there u go, light works no more :)
     
    mybluehair, Sep 13, 2007 IP
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    if you have a spare PSU or another computer, try to swap the PSU and see if it's works or not. for sure just carry it to the comp shop and let the experts check. (hope you will not find the shop like me that I even think i know about the comp stuffs more than the comp shop staff...)
     
    tradeya, Sep 13, 2007 IP