Is this a PSU or motherboard problem?
One of my desktops had a melt down last night and I don't know why. It's a pretty old build, I built it about three years ago with this setup, and it never had problems. It has an Antec PSU and an ABIT KN8 motherboard.
Last night I put it into sleep mode as I do every night, but this time as it was going into sleep mode and the hard drives were winding down, it suddenly started to wind up again, then a half second later down, then up, as if it were struggling to turn on. I heard a little crackle and immediately turned off the APC UPS.
I smelled something like a circuit had burned coming from the case. I opened the case and looked at it and everything looked fine with no evidence of damage.
Naturally being a glutton for punishment, with the side of the case off, I turned it back on to see what would happen. It started to turn on, fluctuated and then shut off dead.
It not a crisis if the hard drives are still good as I was debating upgrading it anyway, now my decision was made for me.
Does what happened sound like a motherboard burning out, or a PSU burning out? I don't have another PSU available to swap out to test it.
Last night I put it into sleep mode as I do every night, but this time as it was going into sleep mode and the hard drives were winding down, it suddenly started to wind up again, then a half second later down, then up, as if it were struggling to turn on. I heard a little crackle and immediately turned off the APC UPS.
I smelled something like a circuit had burned coming from the case. I opened the case and looked at it and everything looked fine with no evidence of damage.
Naturally being a glutton for punishment, with the side of the case off, I turned it back on to see what would happen. It started to turn on, fluctuated and then shut off dead.
It not a crisis if the hard drives are still good as I was debating upgrading it anyway, now my decision was made for me.
Does what happened sound like a motherboard burning out, or a PSU burning out? I don't have another PSU available to swap out to test it.
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If by chance, another PSU gives the same result, take a look at your motherboard. Check for any burns, cracked soldering or burned or busted resistors.