StarGunner
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I have just run into the weirdest problem I have ever heard of.
Here's the story.
Powersupply (Antec TruePower 430W) randomly died on me overnight 2 months ago.
Bought new one, Antec TruePower2.0 430W, and everything was fine.
A few days ago, I took apart my computer and cleaned it, leaving some components outside the case overnight. I also switched the surge protector to a better one, not wanting a repeating of the PSU incident. The computer doesn't turn on! The HDD read light is on the whole time, but nothing else happens.
I switched power outlets, on the same surge protector, and it suddenly works.
Today I come home, and its the same HDD light situation. I switch power outlets, no help. I switched surge protectors, no help.
I decide to unplug a case fan; bingo the computer powers up with a green light, but no beep or POST or monitor signal, whatever.
I try switching video cards to a Radeon 7500, thinking it might just a missing signal. No help.
I switch powersupplies(Enermax something or other), and everything works fine.
I go back to the other powersupply(TruePower2.0), and suddenly it works too. WTF
Then I go back to my Radeon 9800, and it doesn't work.
So I got used to the fact that my loveable 9800 pro all-in-wonder is dead.
I go to reassemble the computer from which I took the Radeon 7500 and the Enermax PSU.
Suddenly, the hard-drives whine like mad, the Enermax's fan is rattling, and Windows fails to load. I have dual boot 98 and 2000, on physically different hard-drives. Neither load. All of this because I took out a video card and powersupply?
What the hell happened?
I lost my 2 best computers in under 30 minutes
Here's the story.
Powersupply (Antec TruePower 430W) randomly died on me overnight 2 months ago.
Bought new one, Antec TruePower2.0 430W, and everything was fine.
A few days ago, I took apart my computer and cleaned it, leaving some components outside the case overnight. I also switched the surge protector to a better one, not wanting a repeating of the PSU incident. The computer doesn't turn on! The HDD read light is on the whole time, but nothing else happens.
I switched power outlets, on the same surge protector, and it suddenly works.
Today I come home, and its the same HDD light situation. I switch power outlets, no help. I switched surge protectors, no help.
I decide to unplug a case fan; bingo the computer powers up with a green light, but no beep or POST or monitor signal, whatever.
I try switching video cards to a Radeon 7500, thinking it might just a missing signal. No help.
I switch powersupplies(Enermax something or other), and everything works fine.
I go back to the other powersupply(TruePower2.0), and suddenly it works too. WTF
Then I go back to my Radeon 9800, and it doesn't work.
So I got used to the fact that my loveable 9800 pro all-in-wonder is dead.
I go to reassemble the computer from which I took the Radeon 7500 and the Enermax PSU.
Suddenly, the hard-drives whine like mad, the Enermax's fan is rattling, and Windows fails to load. I have dual boot 98 and 2000, on physically different hard-drives. Neither load. All of this because I took out a video card and powersupply?
What the hell happened?
I lost my 2 best computers in under 30 minutes