Power surge!!!

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DarkStar02

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So I just moved into a new apartment complex and had my computer, TV, and xbox 360 all plugged into what I thought was a surge protector, but it turns out it was just an extension cord with a light. I was trying to plug in my printer in the top outlet without using the extension cord, but there was something jammed in the right plug of the outlet and when I tried plugging the cord in there was a giant spark. I heard my computer fans start slowing down and smelled an electrical fire. I unplugged everything and found all my front USB ports charred, and anything plugged into them also got burned. Luckily, the external HD I had plugged in there still works, but my computer won't turn on and the light on the back of the PSU is blinking. The computer is a Dell Vostro 220 that I upgraded to 4gb of RAM and threw in an ATi HD3870. I want to fix my computer, but the power supply was barely enough to power my system as it is, and I don't know what all got fried. Is there a way to tell if the surge killed just my PSU, or my PSU+mobo, or do you think everything is toast? :(
 
Get a new PSU and try it out. Stick with Corsair. Their CX 400W should be enough, or an Antec Earthwatts 430W (an EA380 would be cutting it close).

$50 - Corsair CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80+ PSU ($20 MIR) [FS]
 
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