[Gllug] Somewhat OT - seeking reassurance

[Alain Williams]

On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 11:18:44AM +0100, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> About three months ago the power supply on my desktop (Pentium 4 2Ghz,
> 1Ghz RAM) burnt out and I got a replacement - 300W
> 
> Last night, set the thing to process some video (so pretty processor,
> memory and disk intensive), went to fill dishwasher, came back and PC is
> off and will not come back on. Press the power switch and power light
> flickers on but none of the fans even think of starting.
> 
> Power supply was hot and there was a very slight smell of burning.
> 
> This is just another burnt out power supply isn't it?

Looks as if it may be so.
What else have you got plugged in, ie how many disks, etc ?

PSUs aren't expensive, you might think of getting a decent one, not just capable
of more power but also quieter.

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Alain Williams
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