Hi!
So last night I was building a computer for a friend and while mounting the psu, one of the screws went in a lot easier than it should have.
Later when I plugged in the psu, while it was still flipped off om the psu switch, there was a blue flash, a pop sound, and the power in my room went out (breaker to my room got tripped).
Well after some imvesitgating, I decided that the screw was the culprit. I took that screw out and then plugged in the psu. All good, no booms or power outs. I flip the switch on the psu. No spark or flash, but the breaker to my room tripped again.
Okay, so I fixed the breaker to my room again. The psu switch was still set to on and plugged in. The power didn't go out again so I hit the power button on the front of the pc and nothing happened.
I'm guessing I've brutally murdered the power supply, but I don't know if anything has happened to the other parts. Tonight I planned to put the psu from my computer into the one I'm working on to make sure all the parts are still alive.
1. Is this a good idea?
2. What if part (s) are dead? How do I figure out what's dead and what's alive.
3. If any parts are dead, what can I do at this point?
Thanks!
So last night I was building a computer for a friend and while mounting the psu, one of the screws went in a lot easier than it should have.
Later when I plugged in the psu, while it was still flipped off om the psu switch, there was a blue flash, a pop sound, and the power in my room went out (breaker to my room got tripped).
Well after some imvesitgating, I decided that the screw was the culprit. I took that screw out and then plugged in the psu. All good, no booms or power outs. I flip the switch on the psu. No spark or flash, but the breaker to my room tripped again.
Okay, so I fixed the breaker to my room again. The psu switch was still set to on and plugged in. The power didn't go out again so I hit the power button on the front of the pc and nothing happened.
I'm guessing I've brutally murdered the power supply, but I don't know if anything has happened to the other parts. Tonight I planned to put the psu from my computer into the one I'm working on to make sure all the parts are still alive.
1. Is this a good idea?
2. What if part (s) are dead? How do I figure out what's dead and what's alive.
3. If any parts are dead, what can I do at this point?
Thanks!