Hey everyone...
Odd story. The night before i'm on my computer and shut it off for the night. When I wake up, I tried to turn on my computer and nothing happens! instead i hear this wheezing sound coming from the psu as if it was trying to start but couldn't and so wheezed. And since it didn't turn on with one push of a button.. I tried to press a few more times assuming it just was faulty. The same results happened and all of a sudden I started smelling burnt plastic.
So I opened up my case, and was trying to observe what was happening, but when I tried all of a sudden I see this huge flame rise up as soon as I press the power button!! and then after that I assumed that my mother board was shorted and fried. I tried contacting newegg and they said that it violated their warranty and won't replace.
My PSU still works after unplugging it (i checked by sticking a paperclip in the mother board plug and the fan is working). So i'm not sure if that was the problem.
Can you guys help by identifying the problem so I know in the future it won't happen again? and what products could have suffered problems from that malfunction? Then also what should I do.. Since newegg won't replace? I would assume that since newegg won't replace the manufacturer has the same policy and thus won't replace also. Should I just buy a new one?
Thanks.
Odd story. The night before i'm on my computer and shut it off for the night. When I wake up, I tried to turn on my computer and nothing happens! instead i hear this wheezing sound coming from the psu as if it was trying to start but couldn't and so wheezed. And since it didn't turn on with one push of a button.. I tried to press a few more times assuming it just was faulty. The same results happened and all of a sudden I started smelling burnt plastic.
So I opened up my case, and was trying to observe what was happening, but when I tried all of a sudden I see this huge flame rise up as soon as I press the power button!! and then after that I assumed that my mother board was shorted and fried. I tried contacting newegg and they said that it violated their warranty and won't replace.
My PSU still works after unplugging it (i checked by sticking a paperclip in the mother board plug and the fan is working). So i'm not sure if that was the problem.
Can you guys help by identifying the problem so I know in the future it won't happen again? and what products could have suffered problems from that malfunction? Then also what should I do.. Since newegg won't replace? I would assume that since newegg won't replace the manufacturer has the same policy and thus won't replace also. Should I just buy a new one?
Thanks.