Dead Computer, any ideas?

[Franco]

My computer died on me yesterday. Before I take it somewhere I thought some of you may have an idea what the problem may be.

I switched my cab on yesterday and after a while all of a sudden I lost all power. I had a look and it seems one of the power contacts that powers my marquee light touched one powering my coin door lights. (the coin lights are connected to a seperate PSU, the marquee plugs straight into the mains).

This blew one of the coin door lights and knocked off the trip switch killing all power and thus turning of my PC.

When I tried to switch my PC on again after resetting the trip but nothing happened!!

[Fat_Trucker]

Depends entirely how far any discharge got before the power was cut. Strictly speaking It could have fried anything on your board.


If the PSU is ok you could have fried just about anything (or everything) connected to the PSU (including RAM, Processor etc).

Test everything individually and replace all the broken stuff.

Good excuse to upgrade though.

[Hoagie_one]

id start with teh power supply.  Sometimes a good surge is all it takes to pop those babies....good luck.

[Matt Berry]

Does the motherboard post at all, do any of the drives light up and start spinning. You say you see a light on the MB but you fail to say exactly where it is hanging. If no post it could be the power supply or motherboard,  or even the memory sticks. Like another poster stated you are better off trying each componet individually.

[Franco]

Thanks guys.

The only indication power is going any further than the PSU is that LED on the board, no drives or anything start up.

I contacted our house insurance company and there gonna send someone out to look at it, seeing as we had a power surge, he he.

If they cant fix it there gonna replace it new for old. I paid

[quarterback]

Get a multimeter and check all the connections coming out of your PSU.  Then move on from there.

[krick]

I contacted our house insurance company and there gonna send someone out to look at it, seeing as we had a power surge, he he.

I hope you know what you're doing.

[Franco]

I contacted our house insurance company and there gonna send someone out to look at it, seeing as we had a power surge, he he.

I hope you know what you're doing.

[quarterback]

No offense chief, but what you're talking about sounds like insurance fraud to me.   I'm sure lots of people do it, but that doesn't make it right, or legal.

[Franco]

No offence taken.

Im not 100% sure it was my fault anyhow. I thought the marquee supply may have touched the coinlights but Ive realised the contact that came loose was on the 'dead' side of the switch.

Also when it all happened, power was knocked off in our kitchen too (in another building and power circuit completly) And when it came back on the digi clock was scrambled for ages before it sorted itself out. So i reckon it was some kinda surge.

[Gunstar Hero]

That's why you pay for insurance, right? To cover losses caused by mishaps in the home?

I think either way that qualifies as a mishap.

Go get 'em!

[Franco]

Thanks, I will do.

Getting my remaining graphics delivered next week so Ill get some pics of my first cab up ASAIC.