well i am building a AMD for my dad's friend
AMD Athlon 2500+ Barton ofcource
512DDR@3200
Fx5200
MSI KT4AV
well i put it all to together all nicely and stuff...
put the power cable in and then push the power button...
then...
BOOM! i hear a noise and i see a big spark beside the PSU (yes the case was open and i was like 50cms away from it) and then after the spark the computer just turns off... and im like SHYT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
because i know what a spark could mean... (power surge) which can result in to damage parts so i took out all the main hardware... (hdd, memory, video card) and checked it on my computer and they all worked fine!
then i plug in my spare psu which i had lying around here and there and it won't turn on.... now i thought the MOBO was dead and it probably took the cpu with it...
but i could check if the motherboard or the cpu were gone because i have a P4 and that mobo and cpu were AMD
so now im just freaking out :helpsmile: then i remember there was something in the troubleshooting section in the mobo manual so i went to the page and it said to do a couple of things; reset cmos, loosen screws so the motherboard isnt touching chasis... and i did that plugged in MY p4 psu in (dual Fan) and guess what?
IT STARTS working!!!
i almost had tears in my eyes (of happiness)
well that is what i did today...
also the reason the spark came out was the damn PSU i think it was a really cheap one... it was 400W max. and came with the case...
i hope i never see a spark in a computer again... its quite STRESSFUL... i havent had lunch and its almost 5pm and i dint have a good breakfast because i was to excited to build the computer
i just thought id share this with you...
what should i do next time to prevent this?
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