Did my psu blow out? Or could it be MotherBoard?
Ok... I just got this computer in the mail yesterday. I pluged the monitor and other stuff up to it. Brand new computer BTW. I had it on for 10 minutes tryin to figure out why my monitor was not getting a signal, because the computer was on and it was connected. I think maybe I should have had the monitor connected to the video card, but I had it connected in the other monitor socket that goes to the mother board, but that is beside the point. Anyhow, while I was screwing around in the back of the computer. I went to adjust the power plug, into the psu (Why I do not know) but i pushed it in or wiggled it, which proves to have been a very stupid mistake on my part, and then It kinda made a popping sound like, i don't know may a shock or a blown fuse, Coming from the area of the psu power plug and unit, then I remember there being like faint plastic burning smell. But the computer powered off and I could not get it back on. Now , even though I have done this many times and never had it happen, I believe that when I was messin around back there , that maybe I caused a spark of static somehow that blew out my PSU. I am not really too worried about it, I have another part coming right now. What I am worried about is what if it is my motherboard and not the PSU, or what if not only did the PSU get damaged, but the MOBO did aswell. I know that if the computer does not power up at all, then there can be 2 problems. Bad PSU or Bad MOBO. The people at IBP said that they tested the system and that the power wattage is fine, that it was probably a faulty PSU then. I was also worried that when I hook this new one up that the same thing is going to happen again. Or that I might plug in something that doesn't need to be plugged in. I'm just a lil surprised that the first 10 minutes of it being on that something like this happened and I find it kinda hard to believe that me adjusting the power plug would be enough to blow out a brand new PSU. So , what do you guys think? Also , what is the easiest way of testing this motherboard , without having to hook up a PSU to everything? I got a Dell PSU , but it is 305 Watts and the cords are not long enough, because they were designed for that machine only. But I think I might want to use it to test my motherboard. And when I do hook up the new PSU to my system I know where the plugs should go pretty much. I know which one goes to HD, and the 4 socket ones that go to the MOBO and other components, but my question regarding that is, what if I plug something up that doesn't need to be plugged up? IS that gonna damage anything? I am really tryin to be carefull with this computer. It is my first customized gaming computer I bought from Ibuypower, and not one that I got from Dell , or Best Buy. I have invested alot of money into , and plan on upgrading alot of things in the future as I see the need to. This lil incident within the first 10 minutes of the ccomputer being on though, has kinda got me wandering if I shouldn't have just ot a Dell.
I didn't get it from Dell, I got it from IBUYPOWER. I will send it back if this new psu doesn't seem to fix the problem. But since I waited 15 days to get it and I am pretty sure it is the PSU. I didn't want to go through all of that. The first guy may be right about the surge. THere is alot of stuff plugged in there and that thought did cross my mind. But we also had another computer there before that never had a problem. My questions haven't really been answered, so if anyone else has any ideas for me then please feel free to add them.
For that guy that said, cheap components. Not really. Most people i talked to said that everything on it was really good, but I coulda got a lil bit of a better GFX card. The GFX card will suit my needs for what I need to do. I don't have to have the Best of everything, just somethin that is good.
Anyhow, They know I am going to install the PSU, I bought it from IBUYPOWER.com they are sending me a replacement PSU for it, and know I am installing it.