Alright, so here goes. I went to put a CD into my disc drive, and it kept spinning partially, then would make a clicking noise. So, I shut everything off, and take out the drive to examine it. Seeing nothing wrong, I put it back in and plug in my computer. I go to turn it on.... and nothing happens. All I'm getting is a high pitched whine from the PSU, (not sure if that's normal or not). I made sure the power switch was on, I made sure all cable and motherboard connections were secure, I tried different outets, and I'm getting nothing. Any suggestions, or is my infant of a computer dead?
Try another power supply before you go thinking your PC is fried.
Unfortunately, I don't have a spare, and I can't afford a new one right now. This computer is only eight months old, what could have caused a power supply to burn out that fast?
[QUOTE=Estolle93;37292482]Unfortunately, I don't have a spare, and I can't afford a new one right now. This computer is only eight months old, what could have caused a power supply to burn out that fast?[/QUOTE]
Was it a cheap powersupply? Is it a prebuilt computer?
If it's only 8 months old, you can RMA the PSU.
A friend made it for me, I want to say it was around $50 or $60. It's a Corsair CX430, which has apparently been discontinued. At least on Newegg.
[B]Edit:[/B] RMA? Is that like some sort of exchange or something?
Must of had some pretty modern parts if it's fried a 430W Corsair.
RMA is where you return the product as per the warranty either to be repaired or replaced. Of course since your friend built the rig, I'd inform him about it and ask if an RMA is still valid (I'm assuming he's built it from spare parts).
I tried the paperclip test, and the fan does turn on. I don't know if it's indicative of anything.
What other parts does the system have?
Uh... an MSI motherboard, AMD processor, a basic Sony optical drive, I think a Radeon GPU... Sorry guys, I'm not so good at identifying parts. :(
If the knowledge is actually worth anything (I wouldn't know,) you can identify all of your hardware using Belarc Advisor.
[url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Most wanteD;37293675]If the knowledge is actually worth anything (I wouldn't know,) you can identify all of your hardware using Belarc Advisor.
[url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url][/QUOTE]
And how exactly would this help if he can't even get into the OS?
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;37293741]And how exactly would this help if he can't even get into the OS?[/QUOTE]
Not to mention belarc isn't really private. What with it spewing out every serial number it can find.
Try looking on the motherboard for a blown capacitor, I guess.
Unplug all other connections to the power supply (Hard drive, CD Drive, fans connected to the power supply, etc), except the one to the motherboard and graphics card (if you have one that uses PCI-E power) and try booting the PC. If it's still squealing and not starting, you're limited to the motherboard or power supply.
With the computer being as new as it is, i'd venture to say power supply. And looking at the reviews for that model shows a lot of people having issues with it in the first year.
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;37299757]Unplug all other connections to the power supply (Hard drive, CD Drive, fans connected to the power supply, etc), except the one to the motherboard and graphics card (if you have one that uses PCI-E power) and try booting the PC. If it's still squealing and not starting, you're limited to the motherboard or power supply.
With the computer being as new as it is, i'd venture to say power supply. And looking at the reviews for that model shows a lot of people having issues with it in the first year.[/QUOTE]
Well, I tried this, and it looks like it's the power supply. Just sent an RMA to Corsair, now to just wait, I suppose.
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;37292411]Sounds like a blown capacitor if its squeeling.[/QUOTE]
Uuh, caps don't squeal. Coils do that.
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
If it's doing that, it sounds like a short in the supply
At least your PSU didn't catch fire a small bit, then you really know you are fucked
The good thing though is that my PC wasn't fried - just my PSU. So the new i5 I just bought and all the parts to go with it weren't all wasted away, thank god
[QUOTE=KorJax;37308313]At least your PSU didn't catch fire a small bit, then you really know you are fucked
The good thing though is that my PC wasn't fried - just my PSU. So the new i5 I just bought and all the parts to go with it weren't all wasted away, thank god[/QUOTE]
That's what I was worried about, wasting all of these perfectly good parts. But, hopefully that's not the problem.
[QUOTE=Estolle93;37308480]That's what I was worried about, wasting all of these perfectly good parts. But, hopefully that's not the problem.[/QUOTE]
Corsair makes pretty ok PSU's so you should be fine.
If it's too low on power, maybe you could sell your RMA'd psu and try for a higher powered one?
[QUOTE=KorJax;37308313]
The good thing though is that my PC wasn't fried - just my PSU. So the new i5 I just bought and all the parts to go with it weren't all wasted away, thank god[/QUOTE]
Had a similar thing happen to me. I always test new power supplies with an old worthless system just to be sure now. (I leave the system running for a couple of hours on a fairly high load.)
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