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  1. Jul 27th, 2004, 03:14 AM #1
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    Power Supply

    Yesterday, I was putting in the new sound card that my dad bought. But suddenly, after I plugged it in, the power supply started making popping sounds and producing sparks! It was 235 W. Any clues?


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  2. Jul 27th, 2004, 04:02 AM #2
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    235W isn't very much in this day and age, but that shouldn't blow it... perhaps the extra load blew it because it was old or something.

    But a new 450W ATX PSU.
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    It wasn't very loaded... A DVDROM, a 1MB Graphics Card (PCI) and a 6GB HD... But still, apparently adding the sound card (Audigy 2) was too much...


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    I just remembered that the sparks didn't start flying when I tried to open the PC, but when I inserted the cable into the power supply...


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  6. Jul 27th, 2004, 11:45 PM #5
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    Is it generic?

    If it's generic it's just what happends I have 3 generic PSU's and each has some sort of problem.

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    Originally posted by made_of_asp
    Is it generic?

    If it's generic it's just what happends I have 3 generic PSU's and each has some sort of problem.

    Buy quality
    Generic?


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    Generic Components as in non-branded components.

    Antec, Enermax make good PSU's

    If you are using a generic PSU, i advise you to swap it for a quality unit. A nasty PSU can take out a lot of things with it

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  9. Jul 28th, 2004, 03:31 AM #8
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    Originally posted by made_of_asp
    Generic Components as in non-branded components.

    Antec, Enermax make good PSU's

    If you are using a generic PSU, i advise you to swap it for a quality unit. A nasty PSU can take out a lot of things with it

    I have no clue... I'll have to look later. I think Herolchi (SP?) is also a good brand?


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