My guess is that either something got faulty or that your second power supply is badly manufactured
Sep 19, 3:52 pm, KwikOne <[email protected]> wrote: > First off, you would need to get i down to a minimum configuration to > test - you did not indicate that you ever did that. A minimum > configuration in your instance would me NO external devices (by > that I me no dvd, hard disks, etc) and minimum memory. > But before doing that you very much need to a close visual inspection > of all components since from what you describe it is most likely > something has shorted out and that is why the PSU's get blown. > > On Sep 17, 10:21 am, MobileMe360 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I just build this tower about 6 months ago. It had been running fine > > 24/7 since I built it. > > > - antec case > > - i7 core > > - corsiar cpu cooler > > - asus motherboard > > - 6 gigs ram > > - nvida graphics card > > - 1 blueray player > > - 3 sata 3.0 hard drives > > > Two days ago it faulted out my UPS. Replaced the UPS and when I > > turned on the tower, the PSU put on a light show (the smell was > > awful). The one that fried was an 800w, so I replaced it with a > > 1000w. Same thing happened with the new PSU (just a pop, no smell). > > > My problem is how do I keep testing components without killing another > > PSU? I suspect its the motherboard, but there is no way to be sure > > without testing. I put a lot of money into this build and don't have > > much to burn. I really like the computer and don't want to have to > > start over with it. > > > Any ideas? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en.
