Did I just fry my pc?

[TwistedFury]

Plugged everything up how it's supposed to be, turned my pc on, there was a snap and smokedstarted coming out of what looked to be the atx power area, then it turned off. I unplugged the psu and plugged it back in and turned it on with the same results. I tried another power supply suspecting my new one to be the culprit and there were similar results. I tried my new power supply in a different PC and everything worked there like normal. What's broken?

 

[terry4536]

At the very least , I would guess that the power supply is toast. There is also a very good possibility of other damage as well. You can replace the power supply and hope for the best.

Here are two check lists.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1893016/post-system-boot-video-output-troubleshooting-checklist.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2041564/troubleshoot-boot-display-issue.html

 

[terry4536]

Good power supplies have circuits to detect system shorts and shut down. So there is some hope.

When you investigate the system (unplugged), look for scorch marks and burnt wiring.

 

[TwistedFury]

The smoke appears to be coming out of the 24 pin atx port

 

[terry4536]

Then the motherboard is likely toast as well.

 

[Johan Kryger Haglert]

Just curious: What power supply?

 

[terry4536]

Just curious: What power supply?

That would be the PC AC/DC power supply. It supplies DC power to the entire PC.


Check this page out for example.
http://www.newegg.com/Power-Supplies/Category/ID-32

 

[TwistedFury]

Took the motherboard out of the case and rebuilt it on a non conductive surface and it worked flawlessly. Gonna guess I missed a standoff...

 

[terry4536]

A loose screw or a standoff touching a motherboard trace would cause the fault. Try it out and hope the protection circuit worked. If it is toast, it likely will not cause more damage to the PC (just don't burn down your house).

 

[TwistedFury]

Is it possible that even though my fans are running and pc isn't smoking that I still destroyed the pc?

 

[terry4536]

Did the system boot normally after you reassembled it? The fans could still be running even though the motherboard is damaged. If the PC boots up and Widows loads, then your system survived a close call. But I would be skeptical considering it was smoking.

 

[TwistedFury]

System booted up into biosdand successfully ran a Linux live USB. Should I expect a systemwide failure soon?

 

[terry4536]

There is no way to tell if it will fail soon. I would use it as you normally would until you have evidence to the contrary. Good luck with it.

You can have the power supply tested at a PC repair shop. And you can monitor the voltages using your motherboard utility. You can also use software like hardware monitor..

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

 

[TwistedFury]

There is no way to tell if it will fail soon. I would use it as you normally would until you have evidence to the contrary. Good luck with it.

You can have the power supply tested at a PC repair shop. And you can monitor the voltages using your motherboard utility. You can also use software like hardware monitor..

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Alright thanks for your great support!

 

[Johan Kryger Haglert]

Just curious: What power supply?

That would be the PC AC/DC power supply. It supplies DC power to the entire PC.

Check this page out for example.
http://www.newegg.com/Power-Supplies/Category/ID-32

I rather meant regarding whatever it was crap or not.

 

[terry4536]

Just curious: What power supply?

That would be the PC AC/DC power supply. It supplies DC power to the entire PC.

Check this page out for example.
http://www.newegg.com/Power-Supplies/Category/ID-32

I rather meant regarding whatever it was crap or not.

The OP didn't list it. But given that it's fault protection circuit saved his bacon, I would guess that it was a decent quality unit.

I would suggest that you include more detail in your question. It was rather vague.

 

[TwistedFury]

Pardon me for not listing it, I have a seasonic ss-650ht. It's good I presume?

 

[terry4536]

Seasonic is a great brand for power supplies. It is one of the brands that I most recommend.

The particular model is one that I'm not familiar with. It is an 80+ efficiency model, so it is one of their more basic units.

But like I said above . It saved your system.

And by the way , I was referring to" What power supply?" being a vague question.