can I ask what parts of the pc are fried when you accidentally switch the red button on the back? My mum just got me a brand n

[Lenliao]

Help! I switched the red button on the back of my pic, and it blew up my pc!

 

[giantbucket]

you mean the 110/220V slider switch? i assume you're in UK / Europe, right? if so, possibly only the power supply is fried (you put 220 UK volts and the power supply was only expecting 110V).

if not, then we need more details!!!

 

[Lenliao]

you mean the 110/220V slider switch? i assume you're in UK / Europe, right? if so, possibly only the power supply is fried (you put 220 UK volts and the power supply was only expecting 110V).

if not, then we need more details!!!

Yes, the red slider. I live in Australia, and my partner had touched it before and left it on 115. While the pc was on, he wanted to know what that button did. Curiosity won him over, he switched it and now the pc won't turn on at all. It's brand new. Hope that helps.

 

[Lenliao]

But, actually, we live in Australia, and it says 230v for Australia. So it shouldn't have fried it right? But we plugged it in and had it on 115v to start with, which was wrong, then switched it to 230v. Am I making sense?

 

[giantbucket]

yeah, makes sense. so Aus is 230V and the PSU was expecting to see 110V, so you certainly fried the PSU, and hopefully it fried itself before it fried the rest of your computer. could be that your partner owes you a new PSU! and you get to cut off his/her fingers. tit for tat and all that.

 

[Lenliao]

yeah, makes sense. so Aus is 230V and the PSU was expecting to see 110V, so you certainly fried the PSU, and hopefully it fried itself before it fried the rest of your computer. could be that your partner owes you a new PSU! and you get to cut off his/her fingers. tit for tat and all that.

 

[Lenliao]

Thank you sooooo much for your fast response. So best case scenario, would be to replace the psu with? And worst case would be a motherboard? Sorry I just don't have that much money, and mum got this pc built as a present. I'm hoping to get it replaced before she finds out! Pc technicians can cost an arm and a leg for their services. I want to try and look as if I know what I'm talking about! Lol. Thank you so much, for your advice. You have no idea, how grateful i am. Especially straight after blowing the pc, before I got to use it!

 

[Lenliao]

Just know that you've taken away the anxiety, and replaced it with a smile. So that's definitely, your good deed of the day accomplished!

 

[giantbucket]

replacing the PSU isn't that hard. buy one that doesn't have the red switch, though! new good quality ones (even affordable ones) will automatically switch, so less chance of things being accidentally-on-purpose blown up. new decent PSU might cost you $50, but if you pay attention to how the current one is connected then swapping in the replacement shouldn't be that hard.

for MOST people, a 430W PSU is enough. i have the EVGA 430W and a few various Corsair CX-M units, all work nicely and don't cost too much. for normal people who don't run wild graphics cards, those are more than enough (though i'm not 100% sure if they have the red slider or not, to be honest)

just make sure to pick one WITHOUT the red slider.

 

[Lenliao]

replacing the PSU isn't that hard. buy one that doesn't have the red switch, though! new good quality ones (even affordable ones) will automatically switch, so less chance of things being accidentally-on-purpose blown up. new decent PSU might cost you $50, but if you pay attention to how the current one is connected then swapping in the replacement shouldn't be that hard.

for MOST people, a 430W PSU is enough. i have the EVGA 430W and a few various Corsair CX-M units, all work nicely and don't cost too much. for normal people who don't run wild graphics cards, those are more than enough (though i'm not 100% sure if they have the red slider or not, to be honest)

just make sure to pick one WITHOUT the red slider.

 

[Lenliao]

Thank you soooo much! You've truly made my day, and saved me a lot of money as well. I think it's a good idea to purchase one without the red slider! I don't want it happening again! I will definitely be recommending your website! You guys are AMAZING! Wow, I'm going to be so much more mindful of just being more helpful each. A simple gesture from you and made such an impact for me. So Thank you once again! Have a wonderful day!