[SOLVED] PC won't turn on after power outage

[Tomtomtomy]

Yesterday there was a power outage while PC was running. It shut off and won't turn back on. I have tried the paper clip method on the power supply and the fan turns on, so My Guess is that the motherboard is broken. Any way to fix it? Is it broken forever? Please help

 

[Grobe]

Any power outage has the potential to excert high voltages spikes. That have also the potential to not only take out the PSU, but also travel through the PSU and damage components on the "inside".

 

[Nerdy Nerd]

Like Grobe said, power outage tends to take out multiple components, not just PSU, so you should actually get a spare PSU and start going through the normal diagnostic and test each component of the computer. In terms of fixing actual pc components, you need to have extensive knowledge on logic board repair and ect if your going to try to "fix" a component. Fixing a psu can be dangerous and not recommended as there are capacitors in there that have a high amount of electricity and can kill you. So again, if you find a component is damaged, replacing it is your safest option.