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Did I kill my PSU?

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Viscouse

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I think I killed my PSU, but I'm not sure.

The PC was running, and I unplugged a fan that was plugged into the mobo. Then I plugged it back in. There was a pop, and smoke came out of the PSU.

Now, I let it sit, and then powered back on. I have a BSOD that may or may not be related to this. All hardware seems to be functioning properly.

Did I fry it, or just trip a circuit breaker? The smoke tells me I fried it. However, the 5V connector still measures 5V. ???

The BSOD leads me to beleive (in a very complicated way) that my PSU is not putting out the designed wattage it's supposed to. This is the PSU (Antec SP-350).

Is there any way I can test it other than voltage?
 
The pop and smoke was a capacitor venting, you now probably have an unfiltered V+ line, which will cause unstable operation. A new PSU is your best bet. I'll let someone else recommend one. Oh and don't run the PC with your old PSU, it may cause damage to other components.
 
Bummer. Thanks for the advice. My fault, my consequence.
Lesson learned.

Another PSU arrives tomorrow.
 
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