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I built my own PC in the summer. In the past couple of weeks or so I've been having a problem where my monitor turns off and the PC locks up, meaning I have to restart it using the button on the front of my tower. The sound stays on for a few seconds afterwards before cutting out as well. It...

To conclude for future searches/builders: Looks like the PSU blew up and burned out the motherboard. Replaced both and now currently installing Windows with no problems. Didn't damage any other component (e.g. RAM, HDD). A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to my thread.

Hi all Just finished building my first PC however the internal CD/DVD drive isn't being recognised by the BIOS. It opens and closes so it works mechanically but just isn't showing up. I have an Asus H110M-A motherboard and have flashed it so it's fully updated. I've tried swapping the cables...

I just finished finally building my first PC, however when I went to power it on to test the BIOS (GPU wasn't installed) I instantly heard ticking and spark sounds. Soon enough my computer turned itself off and tons of white smoke was pouring out of the computer, then a strong smell of burning...