WhipperSnapper
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I think my PSU may have died. While gaming the image on my monitor froze up and after about 5 seconds I concluded that the rig had crashed, so I shut it down manually. The PC still had power since the HDD light was on. I came back about 15 minutes later and it would not even attempt to post as though it had no power at all. I took the side panel off and the PSU felt hot or at least very warm (but maybe that would be normal). However, I did see a mobo light flicker whenever I pressed the power button. I know it isn't the main HD because I moved that to another computer an it works. I attempted to start it several times over the next couple hours, but no dice.
This failure occurred without warning; the computer has been fine for the past several months.
Does it sound like the power supply? Will PSU's suddenly croak without warning--without having caused any performance problems in the recent past? Could the mobo or CPU have suddenly died?
In the past, perhaps once every 6 months the computer would freeze and then would not restart immediately, but would start again after being down for a minute. Could it have a problem with overheating? (I also discovered that all three intake fans were caked with dust.)
The suspected dead power supply is: Fortron 550W EPS
I don't own a PSU tester. Would it be a good idea to test this by taking a PSU from an old computer, connecting it to the mobo, and then seeing if the PSU fan and mobo fans turn on?
<EDIT> I just tried it again and it started up! 27 hours after it went down. I'm pretty sure I tried starting it up earlier today. Any ideas? Does it sound like the PSU?
This failure occurred without warning; the computer has been fine for the past several months.
Does it sound like the power supply? Will PSU's suddenly croak without warning--without having caused any performance problems in the recent past? Could the mobo or CPU have suddenly died?
In the past, perhaps once every 6 months the computer would freeze and then would not restart immediately, but would start again after being down for a minute. Could it have a problem with overheating? (I also discovered that all three intake fans were caked with dust.)
The suspected dead power supply is: Fortron 550W EPS
I don't own a PSU tester. Would it be a good idea to test this by taking a PSU from an old computer, connecting it to the mobo, and then seeing if the PSU fan and mobo fans turn on?
<EDIT> I just tried it again and it started up! 27 hours after it went down. I'm pretty sure I tried starting it up earlier today. Any ideas? Does it sound like the PSU?
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