Here's a different post . . . it is a question. I doubt asking it will do me any good because I'll see Jeremy before too long, same with mikex0r, Brad is in Kentucky (where I'm assuming he doesn't check the blog), Mark doesn't read the blog, same with Matt, and although Ted is hosting, I don't think he is reading. Shame really, I think that Ted might be able to give me some good advice on this one.
My desktop hates me again. Last time it was virus ridden and I had to wipe the drive. That was a big problem, but managable (sp?). This problem isn't as much. I was watching some video (someone beating Super Mario World in 10 minutes) and then my computer shut off. It went straight down, like the power chord had been yanked. So I tried to power it up again, but the power button on the front doesn't seem to be working very well (i.e. I get no response). My gut tells me that I fried the power supply, and here's why. The power supply fan has been really noisy as of late, and I could tell that it's RPMs were a bit erratic (one nice thing about a noisy system is that you can tell what is going on). So I'm thinking that is the problem. Are there obvious signs pointing towards something else that I'm missing. I figure if it were the board or a chip that when I hit the power button the fan would at least run, right?
If I'm right, then the next question is how to fix it. I think buying a new case would solve the problem right? My current case really sucks and is missing a wall, so I wouldn't be all that opposed to getting a new case. I guess the cost is an issue, is a case significantly more expensive than just a power supply? Can I even buy a stand alone power supply and expect it to work in my case? Honestly, these are all questions that I could probably answer on my own, but I thought it would be good to get other intelligent people's opinions on the matter. So what do you all think? Out.
M
My desktop hates me again. Last time it was virus ridden and I had to wipe the drive. That was a big problem, but managable (sp?). This problem isn't as much. I was watching some video (someone beating Super Mario World in 10 minutes) and then my computer shut off. It went straight down, like the power chord had been yanked. So I tried to power it up again, but the power button on the front doesn't seem to be working very well (i.e. I get no response). My gut tells me that I fried the power supply, and here's why. The power supply fan has been really noisy as of late, and I could tell that it's RPMs were a bit erratic (one nice thing about a noisy system is that you can tell what is going on). So I'm thinking that is the problem. Are there obvious signs pointing towards something else that I'm missing. I figure if it were the board or a chip that when I hit the power button the fan would at least run, right?
If I'm right, then the next question is how to fix it. I think buying a new case would solve the problem right? My current case really sucks and is missing a wall, so I wouldn't be all that opposed to getting a new case. I guess the cost is an issue, is a case significantly more expensive than just a power supply? Can I even buy a stand alone power supply and expect it to work in my case? Honestly, these are all questions that I could probably answer on my own, but I thought it would be good to get other intelligent people's opinions on the matter. So what do you all think? Out.
M
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