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Exploding PC

LeztaLezta Registered User regular
edited February 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
Last night, my PC blew on me. I was browsing these very forums when it decided to make a very undramatic 'phutt!' sound, shut off and then make the room smell of burning electronics. It was late and I was tired so I figured I'd go to bed and check it out this morning. I do check it out - and I can't see anything wrong. Because I left it so long it's hard to tell specifically what bit was burnt from smell alone. Out of curiosity I turn it on. It still works - perfectly, as far as I can tell.

So, any idea what happened? Is using it still a risk to my data etc? My initial thought was that the power supply blew - but the fact she still works seems to suggest this isn't the case. So, basically, I'm stumped.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    The feed probably melted some of the plastic. You're probably fine until it needs to process a lot of information at once again. I urge you to get that stuff repaired asap, because that is a big fire risk right there.

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Make sure all your fans are clean and get the dust pulled out from the fins on your heatsinks.

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