ah nuts! i knocked the plug half out of its socket then the tower box went poof and it smells really bad

how do u install a new power supply

would it have killed anything else?

* M73A googles power supplies

Unscrew the old power supply, screw in the new one and connect everything the way it was before. Don't worry, most connectors will only fit where they have to.

hm. doesnt sound too bad then...

im just hoping nothing else went 'poof' along with the power box!

i was thinking of taking it to the local computer shop and just offering him money to do it, but do you think its easy enough to do if i just buy a power supply off him? im not a total newb at thing, just i have never had to replace a power supply before...

Yes, it's a fairly easy process. And it's highly unlikely anything else got damaged, power supply units are specifically designed to prevent this.
Also, there are numerous guides and even videos on how to replace a PSU on the internet. You could even take a picture of how everything is connected before removing the old unit if you want to be sure.

hm. okay thanks mezzanine i'll pop down to the shop in a bit an ask how much for a psu, and see if its much more for them to fit it. if its a stupid price i'll do it myself obviously!

thanks!

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would it have killed anything else?

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I had my last PC killed the same way (sparks from the back of the PSU). PSU, Mobo, TV card, and a harddisk died.

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Me and you are in the same boat..
I'm not sure if you know this, but as i've been told, you must get the correct number of connectors, power for gfx card if needed, and the number of pins on the connectors (ie: 20/24pin mainboard connectors. that's vital)
But if you did know all that, then i apologise for wasting your time.

lol what! okay diodsnt ask about that just went to the local shop and he checked everything....

i have a new psu, cost about £10! and a new hdd that cost £30... the power problem blew that up aswell and it short circuited the system when it was plugged in. damn comp! its running windows setup/drive format as we speak!!

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i have a new psu, cost about £10!

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Buying a cheap PSU is just asking for your system to get fried.

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Trust us - buy a more expensive one

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one thing that should be mentioned in this thread is to NEVER open your power supply to see if you can fix it, there is a capasitor inside that can kill you very easily

It already says not to open those on the PSU itself.

* Menthix still replaced a fan and a fuse on his PSUs tho

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It already says not to open those on the PSU itself.

* MenthiX still replaced a fan and a fuse on his PSUs tho

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power connected though

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brings to mind the old saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me"

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"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

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blah, this computer is old. its not going to get much use, especially when uni starts... i was just looking for the cheapest way to get it running for now really!

thanks for the tips guys! its back up and running (am posting from it!)

lethal capacitors? woooo fun fun! didn't know that, i shall store that information somewhere handy.

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brings to mind the old saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me"

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brings to mind the old saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me"

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yeah, so old ive never even heard of it.

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or maybe your oooold. <3

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or maybe your oooold. <3

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yeah, but your canadian

you're