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BBnet3000 said:cliffs:
1) build computer
2) turn computer on
3) monitor doesnt get signal
4) 10 seconds later, loud "pop", like those champage popper things. smell of burning, assumed from power supply
so wtf
but we dont know what went popacetic said:That usually means somethings messed up. And/or Burning.
If it came from the power supply, i strongly suggest replacing it, but If it came from something else, replace that. Basically, Replace whatever went "pop," and hope nothing else is screwed up.
no other computers, this is at my friends house. i would say gunshot to be a pretty good description. it was startlingly loud, especially since i was trying to figure out why the monitor wasnt turning on at the time. i can still hear it, over and over again in my head. in fact, its giving me a headache.insanarchist said:haha, I love the suggestion of "look for ribbons or goo". Hah!
Now, for the ON topic part of the post (huzzah!): I had a client who gave a very similar description of a problem, except she said it was more of a gunshot sound... anyway, the point is a capacitor (presumably in the PSU) blew, which also blew a cap on the mobo, frying said mobo/psu. Do you have any other computers around the house that you can test some of the parts on? (e.g. test new psu in spare computer and vice versa)
anyone else notice that these don't work together??? not to be mean or anything, but does the processor chip cover ALL the holes in the socket?? you listed a 939 motherboard, and what I can only guess is a 754 processor.... could cause some wierd stuffMSI "K8T NEO2-FIR" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU RETAIL $120.00
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor Retail $175.00
what does a pop sound mean coming from a computer? [HELP!!]
AMV said:anyone else notice that these don't work together??? not to be mean or anything, but does the processor chip cover ALL the holes in the socket?? you listed a 939 motherboard, and what I can only guess is a 754 processor.... could cause some wierd stuff
AND sometimes they have a broken casing so look for a capacitor that is brokenNazo said:Sometimes they just leak that goo stuff, so also look for that.