Smoke from computer HELP!

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sfang42369

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I turned on my computer and it made a pop noise. Smoke started emitting from the fans. What happened? Im too scared to turn it on again. It smells like something is burning. What should i do.
 
Should i take out all the parts?

Is there any chance that my computer will be okay?

Should i try turning it on again?
 
A pop is usually a capacitor blowing. Do not turn it on again. Look on your motherboard for a burnt/popped capacitor. Look hard, it should definitely look different than other caps (cylinder things). If you can't' find any, look on your graphics card.
 
Yes take out all the parts.

No, not really.

Hell no. Find out where the smell/smoke came from first. It could be from the PSU as well.
 
More than likely something shorted inside the power supply. I've fried a motherboard this way, but the rest of my parts were fine.

Be sure to inspect everything before you put it back together after replacing whatever seems to have failed. Check the back of your video card and the back of your motherboard for little burn spots. This sounds weird, but smell it if you think it could be a burn spot. That will let you know for sure.

Oh, and welcome to the club!
 
I looked at the back of the motherboard. Theres a burnt spot there. Are the chances for the survival of my other parts good? I did the smelling of all the other parts and only my motherboard smells burnt.
 
So now that theres a burn spot on my old mobo, should i buy a new mobo now? Theres no chance that the burned one could work anymore right?

What mobo should i buy now? I had a p5k-e before, i guess id be fine with anything from asus. I just need 4 slots of ram and i only have 1 video card, the eVGA 8800GT.
 
Its an asus p5k-e and its only 11 months old. So it should be under warranty.

How do i get it repaired? Do i have to contact newegg or do i go to asus?
 
You would RMA it to Asus. I believe they can advance RMA you one so that you don't have to go a month without the motherboard while it is being fixed.
 
I'd use this opportunity to upgrade to a new mobo, lol, then sell the RMA replacement to help offset the cost. :p
 
Maybe, if they're still under warranty, and if they company decides to accept the RMA.
 
I have a problem with the motherboard... The fan i installed on it came with this X shaped thing that i attached to the bottom of the mobo, and now i cant take it off. Am i supposed to brute force it or something? I have no idea what to do. Also Asus has requested that i ship the mobo in, they didnt mention if they would advance ship me one, but how do i ship the mobo? Am i supposed to have special packaging paper?

Also, how should i take care of the rest of my computer stuff, like my vid card, cpu, ram, soundcard, as i no longer have a mobo or a spot to put them in.
 
Use special care when removing the backplate. You can use a hair dryer to hopefully melt the adhesive, making it easier to remove. If Asus inspects it and notices you damaged the board, they will reject your RMA. To ship it back to them, you need to use an anti-static bag and a box with proper padding, otherwise, again, they may reject your RMA.

The rest of the things go back into their anti-static bags.
 
Removing the adhesive seems to not be feasible, ive tried blow drying it but it wont come off.
 
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