Motherboard problems after power supply failure

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cannouu

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Hey guys i am having a big problem. see i was testing my fan noise because my computer was being loud. i stuck a screwdriver in my power supply fan but i stuck it too deep and my power supply sparked and stopped. i unplugged it and plugged it back in, it popped again. i then grabbed anotehr power supply and tried it. everything worked, started up. i then tested the popped power supply on my computer and it sparked again. i put the other power supply back and now my motherboard doesn't work. its getting teh standby light but when i click power button nothing happens, sometimes the standby light will flicker. i did everything i could, reassemble my computer, test with 2 other power supplies too. help me please.
 
Yup, your motherboard is definitely fried, sending 3 power surges through a motherboard is definitely not a good thing... Please don't stick metal objects near electrical items in the future, it causes many problems... :)
 
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okay now that i know my mobo is bad, what i am concerned now is if my core 2 quad, 2 sticks of 4gb ram, and video card okay?
 
aww man i hope to god my components didn't go bad. i have an ip35-e you think it has an anti surge prtotection or something like that?
 
Ahem...

Lesson 1: Do not stick metal objects into a power supply. This is bad, m'kay? Not just bad in a "something might break" sort of way, this is bad in a dangerous and life threatening manner.

Lesson 2: If you see sparks, unplug it. Sparks are bad. This means something is shorting or arching. Also, very bad. Electricity flying through the air in such a device as a power supply is a good sign that something has gone horribly wrong.

Lesson 3: A power supply that is sparking and popping and generally making noises and producing fireworks that it shouldn't under normal operation is NOT WORKING. Do NOT use this unit ever again. That means you don't plug it back in to either an electrical outlet for starters and not into any sensitive equipment like a motherboard. This WILL damage your other equipment that would much rather not be involved in such foolery in the first place.

Lesson 4: When testing fan noise, do not stop the fans. Do not impede their rotation in any manner. UNPLUG THE FANS if you want to hear how they sound when not moving.

Lesson 5: Consequences. You have damaged your motherboard, and quite possibly other components of your system along with it. Learn from this mistake and do not prey upon any further helpless electronics with such reckless abandon. You escaped with your life. Be happy with that.

That is all. Dismissed. ;)
 
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cannouu said:
aww man i hope to god my components didn't go bad. i have an ip35-e you think it has an anti surge prtotection or something like that?
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Components don't have surge protection built-in or anything. Power strips and surge protectors are there for that reason... :)
 
dude take this as a word of advise, because i'd like to see you NOT kill yourself. PS use a transformer to step down the voltage coming out of your wall, almost all electronics use these. i'm not exactly sure of the construction of a computer PS, or where the transformer is... but i can tell you, you DO NOT want to touch something running 120V signal through it. that's what comes out of your wall and it WILL hurt.

even if it's unplugged, theres a special way to discharge any remaining electricity... so don't even try opening it up. just buy a new one
 
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