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Help! System cut out completely! PSU?
Hi All,
Logged on with my main machine this morning and was browsing happily when the whole machine just died on me.
It was as if I'd turned it off at the wall plug.
So. I checked my connection from the electricity supply to the PSU, changed the fuse on the plug. Still no good.
I took the side off of the pc and tried starting again. The interior fans give one feeble kick (eg on the HSF), the 200mm exhaust fans on top of the case actually begin spinning but no sound from the GPU, PSU etc, no post.
I have got a blue light and a couple of LEDs on the motherboard that light up.
If I disconnect the power they go out so I am presuming that power is getting into the machine.
Anyone any ideas about how to troubleshoot this?
The PSU is just over a year old (Be Quiet Dark Power 850watt) so I'm hoping it hasn't failed but it certainly looks like it.
I'm at work now so won't be able to respond for another 5 hours but I'd appreciate any suggestions.
I can't afford another PSU right now so I'm hoping it hasn't failed.
There was no noise/smell etc. Completely no warning signs.
Thanks in advance, John