My hp pavilion elite e9220y desktop made several loud popping sounds and smoke came out of it and that's all she wrote it has that something burnt smell.
I immediately pulled the power cord and unplugged everything from the desktop.
I pulled the side cover off and expected to see some capacitors blown apart.
I've had that happen with another desktop computer.
I didn't see any capacitors blown apart.
With a flashlight and a magnifying glass I saw what appeared to be a couple of little square diodes or power regulators around the processor socket had exploded.
I'm wondering if one of the voltage rails in my power supply may have failed and over volted I've read about this kind of thing happening.
It was a good power supply a 600 watt Corsair 80 plus rating.
Oh well it was an old desktop from 2009 I believe and it served us well.
I'll take it down to the local computer store down the road and see what he thinks might have happened he checks them out no charge.
I'll most likely pull what's salvageable and toss the rest to the curb next big trash day.
I immediately pulled the power cord and unplugged everything from the desktop.
I pulled the side cover off and expected to see some capacitors blown apart.
I've had that happen with another desktop computer.
I didn't see any capacitors blown apart.
With a flashlight and a magnifying glass I saw what appeared to be a couple of little square diodes or power regulators around the processor socket had exploded.
I'm wondering if one of the voltage rails in my power supply may have failed and over volted I've read about this kind of thing happening.
It was a good power supply a 600 watt Corsair 80 plus rating.
Oh well it was an old desktop from 2009 I believe and it served us well.
I'll take it down to the local computer store down the road and see what he thinks might have happened he checks them out no charge.
I'll most likely pull what's salvageable and toss the rest to the curb next big trash day.