Question Help needed from an old folk's home inmate - er - patient ?

[TobyCatVa]

I am desperate for help/advise

What happened - A staff member came in running a damp rag over all flat surfaces and ignored me yelling STOP! She wiggled my power cord where it enters the PSU. <spark/flash>

Result - The PC shut off and trying to reboot results in an LED coming on but no system beeps are heard my GTX970 fans do not spin, the stock cooler on my AMD FX 8350 does not spin.

Questions - Is my ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Motherboard toast?
Just the EVGA 600W ATX 80 PLUS GOLD PSU?
Everything fried?

As stated I am indeed in an old folks home and bed ridden so my PC was my world. I am on a borrowed Thinkpad to email you. I have a limited disposable income after care expenses of $30 a month. The facility will not repair the damage the GNA did (she quit after that first day) nor will they help me in sending it out. I have no body to help me so I need a plan of action. I built the PC back when I was able to go and do. I can take apart and swap things in the PC.

I would like your thoughts on what parts are toast in order of likelihood.

As if I order a new PSU it will be mine forever as nobody here is going to help with returns.

I need a PC back in my life/as my life and I am left grieving the old one and unsure if I try and save it or save money in misery to buy a replacement as I wait for $30 months to add up to a usable amount to get back what I had or I buy used parts swapping them in until my PC returns from the dead.

Thank you for any advise you can give.

 

[Aeacus]

Just the EVGA 600W ATX 80 PLUS GOLD PSU?

Knowing the exact model (or part number) of the PSU + PSU's age, will answer this question;

Everything fried?

So, what model PSU you have? If you don't know, look the PSUs label. There the part number (or serial number) is listed.

I would like your thoughts on what parts are toast in order of likelihood.

Depends on the model of the PSU, but the order from most likely would be:
PSU - MoBo - GPU - HDD/SSD - RAM - CPU.

to get back what I had or I buy used parts swapping them in until my PC returns from the dead.

Without 2nd, compatible system, to test out individual components, it is impossible to tell what components survived and what didn't. Could be that all are dead. Could be that just PSU and MoBo are dead. But that you can't tell until you start replacing components. Whereby you may end up with completely new system.

In your situation, i'd suggest you buy yourself 2nd hand laptop. Takes up far less space, is portable and not prone of someone poking it to death, as it was with your current build. Also, based on the CPU you have, your build is ancient (CPU is 13 years old) and whole build giving up a ghost isn't that much of a surprise.

 

[artk2219]

Has someone tried turning the switch on the back of the power supply to off, removing the power cable, and hitting the power button on the computer for 20 seconds or so to clear the charge. Then plugging the power cable back in, turning the power switch on the power supply back to on, and seeing if it turns on after that? It could have tripped a protection mode and those steps could help reset it out of that mode.

 

[TobyCatVa]

I can't get to the tower atm to open it for the model number. Will have to wait on that until the night nurse does first rounds as she would cause an issue seeing me digging around in a computer. I replaced a bad ram stick a couple years ago and was yelled at "You could electrocute yourself!"

Tried artk2219 suggestion, Thanks but no bueno.

As to a laptop path what am I looking for to play the steam games my PC did and YouTube at 2X speed. My main activities. Everything at 1080P. My big monitor is fine and jacked into this Thinkpad the former activities girl is letting me borrow It is a potato Thinkpad E545 that makes my 13 year old PC look state of the art before the spark. LoL But beggars and choosers and all I am lucky to be able to post.

Sorry I am wordy, have not been online in awhile.

 

[Misgar]

I have a limited disposable income after care expenses of $30 a month.

It's a shame you're on the wrong side of the Atlantic for me to (potentially) drive over and visit. I have a box full of spare PSUs.

With only $30 per month, it's going to take several months to afford a good quality PSU. Anything (new) priced at $30 or less will be junk. If you're really desperate though .......

Ideally what you need is a Good Samaritan with a spare PSU lying around. Do you have the equivalent of a "Repair Shop" run by local volunteers who give their time for free and fix things?
https://tellyvisions.org/article/repair-shop-seasons-12-where-watch-stream-us

She wiggled my power cord where it enters the PSU. <spark/flash>

I had this happen on a cheap and nasty 900W ATX PSU when I wiggled the power cord. The result was a dead PSU, but the rest of the computer was fine. The PSU was only 1 year old. Serves me right for buying cheap.

Do you know anyone who's competent and trust worthy enough to hand over the computer, or who might be willing to visit with a replacement PSU hidden in a bag? Maybe the son or daughter of a member of staff who enjoys building PCs.

Since you're able to go online, can you check out normal computer repair shops in your area and give them a call. You might find a generous soul who's prepared to drop round without charging exhorbitant call out fees. Worth a try.

Good luck.

 

[Eximo]

Rough geographic area?

There may be some local PC charity/recycling businesses around that would be willing to help.

Another avenue might be calling in to local schools. If they have a computer club/classes it could be someone's extra credit or project to help you troubleshoot at the least.