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RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up?
it can still be the PSU, every PSU has more than one output voltage, so it could be that one of them died. I'd try one from another PC before running to the store to get new parts. Actually, I would recommend not to buy any new parts until you're sure it will solve your problem.

The fact that your CPU fan turns a little after turning the PC on does not necessarily point to a faulty CPU in any way. The CPU fan is connected to your mainboard, not to the CPU. In fact, if I cold-boot my pc, the CPU fan also spins only a little before stopping again (smart fan control by the bios, temperature controlled) so that could even be normal behaviour.
How about your PSU fan, is that one spinning? (although that one could be temperature controlled too)

Anyway, if a PSU from another PC does not solve your problem, try removing as much of the hardware as possible (eg. use only one memory bank(try all slots and banks), use onboard vga (if available) and remove the AGP/PCIe card, remove extra pci cards, hdds and cd/dvd/floppy drives, unplug usb devices (except mouse and keyboard ofcourse:P), etc.) and see if it works.
If it does, put the hardware back one piece at a time until you identify the culprit.
If it still does not work, try borrowing parts until you find out what's causing the problem. If you can't borrow the parts it might be better to return it to the shop rather than buying new parts without knowing if they will solve your problem (unless you planned on buying them anyway)


Bit off-topic, my sisters pc wouldn't boot yesterday. No beeps, no errors, monitor displayed "signal cable not connected" message only when the pc was turned on, only the fans would start spinning (no smart fan control :P), turned out my dad forgot to plug in the 4-pin atx 12V connector after switching her PSU :P
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[URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-17-2008 at 03:33 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Chris4 on 02-17-2008 at 03:43 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by MeEtc on 02-17-2008 at 03:46 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Dane on 02-17-2008 at 03:49 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-18-2008 at 09:31 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Th3rmal on 02-18-2008 at 10:07 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-19-2008 at 12:30 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Nagamasa on 02-19-2008 at 01:13 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Chancer on 02-19-2008 at 01:15 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by RaceProUK on 02-19-2008 at 02:31 AM
RE: RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by rav0 on 02-19-2008 at 02:55 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by kao on 02-19-2008 at 07:43 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Anubis on 02-19-2008 at 08:57 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by YottabyteWizard on 02-19-2008 at 08:59 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Phillip on 02-19-2008 at 01:52 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-19-2008 at 09:38 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by MeEtc on 02-19-2008 at 09:58 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-19-2008 at 10:55 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Spunky on 02-19-2008 at 11:10 PM
RE: RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Phillip on 02-20-2008 at 09:33 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-20-2008 at 12:46 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Nathan on 02-20-2008 at 12:57 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-20-2008 at 01:53 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Voldemort on 02-20-2008 at 02:31 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Jesus on 02-20-2008 at 02:34 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Nathan on 02-20-2008 at 03:40 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Jesus on 02-20-2008 at 03:55 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Nathan on 02-20-2008 at 03:58 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Anubis on 02-21-2008 at 09:27 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-23-2008 at 04:08 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Pyro on 02-23-2008 at 10:10 AM
RE: RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by ryxdp on 02-24-2008 at 06:10 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Phillip on 02-23-2008 at 11:04 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by rav0 on 02-24-2008 at 02:04 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Spunky on 02-24-2008 at 03:24 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by KRB on 02-24-2008 at 05:57 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by MeEtc on 02-24-2008 at 06:20 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by RaceProUK on 02-24-2008 at 03:17 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Spunky on 02-24-2008 at 03:23 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by vaccination on 02-24-2008 at 04:13 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Spunky on 02-24-2008 at 04:20 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by vaccination on 02-24-2008 at 04:47 PM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by roflmao456 on 02-24-2008 at 10:31 PM
RE: RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by rav0 on 02-25-2008 at 11:32 AM
RE: RE: RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Phillip on 02-25-2008 at 11:40 AM
RE: [URGENT] my pc blew up? - by Jesus on 02-25-2008 at 01:16 PM


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