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first of all, i deserve to be shot for this absent mindedness. No matter how hard i try to blame someone else, i can't. it's all my dumbass fault. yesterday the power company put a note in the mail box saying they will cut off power for 3 hours in the morning for "improvements" (which turned out to be a replacement of a hydro pole).
Like usual i had projects i wanted to process overnight, so i decided not to shut it off last night. "do it first thing" i thought. like a bonehead i FORGOT and the power was cut out (bonus: NO surge suppressor). when i came home i smell "burnt motor" smell - not good. sure enough, the bastard wouldn't turn on and the exhaust area of the power supply just reeked of fried wires.
i gotta guy comin in friday with a couple power supply's and a new MB and CPU just in case. now i have to use this POS for the next two days. i could just spit i'm so pissed off at myself. When Mrs. Columbo comes home i'm going to tell her to punch me right in the mouth - i deserve it.
Anyway it's a 350 Watt "elitech" i think is the name. is this a POS? what (IYO) are the chances of further damage besides the PS? when the power went out during a couple storms last summer a few times there was no harm, maybe it finally had enough...
So, i'll be getting one or all of these parts this weekend and a surge suppressor. i knew i should have installed one of these but some folks say it isn't nec. I'll update as things happen.
Like usual i had projects i wanted to process overnight, so i decided not to shut it off last night. "do it first thing" i thought. like a bonehead i FORGOT and the power was cut out (bonus: NO surge suppressor). when i came home i smell "burnt motor" smell - not good. sure enough, the bastard wouldn't turn on and the exhaust area of the power supply just reeked of fried wires.
i gotta guy comin in friday with a couple power supply's and a new MB and CPU just in case. now i have to use this POS for the next two days. i could just spit i'm so pissed off at myself. When Mrs. Columbo comes home i'm going to tell her to punch me right in the mouth - i deserve it.
Anyway it's a 350 Watt "elitech" i think is the name. is this a POS? what (IYO) are the chances of further damage besides the PS? when the power went out during a couple storms last summer a few times there was no harm, maybe it finally had enough...
So, i'll be getting one or all of these parts this weekend and a surge suppressor. i knew i should have installed one of these but some folks say it isn't nec. I'll update as things happen.
seriously?
! Hope you get it all fixed up and working soon.
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