I was flashing my BIOS late last night when all of a sudden, the damn computer turned itself off. I thought I saw a message saying that the flashing was completed successfully but it was all too quick. Usually, it would say hit any key to restart. I tried to turned it back on, but to no avail. I even reset the CMOS, but no go. After a few choice expletives, I went to bed.
After some careful diagnostics this morning, I determine that the PS was the culprit. It makes a high pitched, whiny sound when power is applied, but it won't turn on. I tried jumping starting the PS by connecting the green pin to ground, but got the same thing. I tried another PS and luckily the computer still powers on. What a relief!
This just goes to show, even if you take all necessary precautions such as employing a UPS/surge protector, things can still go wrong if Lady Luck isn't on your side. In my case, I would say I got lucky that the PS held on till the flashing was completed--it gave its last full measure.
Anybody have any idea what's wrong with my PS? It's a Liteon PS-6161-2H 160W for a HP Pavilion. I wonder if it's worth the trouble to replace the fuse at all (if that is indeed the problem). I've been hesitant to open it up to look inside because not enough time has passed for the capacitors to discharge. I could just put in a new PS, but the Liteon was 3/4 the size of a regular ATX unit, so a regular PS would barely fit without sitting on the HSF.
After some careful diagnostics this morning, I determine that the PS was the culprit. It makes a high pitched, whiny sound when power is applied, but it won't turn on. I tried jumping starting the PS by connecting the green pin to ground, but got the same thing. I tried another PS and luckily the computer still powers on. What a relief!
This just goes to show, even if you take all necessary precautions such as employing a UPS/surge protector, things can still go wrong if Lady Luck isn't on your side. In my case, I would say I got lucky that the PS held on till the flashing was completed--it gave its last full measure.
Anybody have any idea what's wrong with my PS? It's a Liteon PS-6161-2H 160W for a HP Pavilion. I wonder if it's worth the trouble to replace the fuse at all (if that is indeed the problem). I've been hesitant to open it up to look inside because not enough time has passed for the capacitors to discharge. I could just put in a new PS, but the Liteon was 3/4 the size of a regular ATX unit, so a regular PS would barely fit without sitting on the HSF.
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