when PSU's go bang, for each other major component flip a coin, heads its dead, tails its "alright", for all alright parts flip again if tails part is fine if heads part will be just dodgy enough that its too much hassle to replace it. btw for a more relaiable method get a dead fish of moderate size, lay it in a pentagram aligned north south, lube the center of the fish with virginil chicken blood and spin on the spot, replace heads with north and tails with south in the above text -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of John J. McDonough Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:42 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT:] "The computer went Bang!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Winter" Subject: [OT:] "The computer went Bang!" > How likely do prople think it is that the PSU itself has > failed, as against something else shorting? Bearing > in mind this machine is standing on the floor, so it's > unlikely that something *moved* and shorted. Seems to me the only think likely to go bang is a cap in the power supply. Some MB parts could go bang, and probably wouldn't leave a lot of burning, but that isn't likely unless the PS went nuts first. > Does anyone know of any friendly, reliable, honest (!) > computer repair shops in Queens, NY, who could have a > look at this? You're talking about New York City here. You might have better luck finding a friendly, reliable, honest axe murderer. --McD -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body