Help! My desktop smells burnt and stopped working!

[Jay567]

Hi,

Hopefully you guys can help me. I was using my desktop as usual and when I went to plug in my printer with usb cable I got a burn smell starting coming from it and it froze. When I tried turning it back on, all that happened was a female voice that said "system failed" and something else that I couldn't make out... What should I do?

Thanks!

 

[Ricemarine]

Did your power supply burn out?...

Unplug all the power cables from the case and then see the damages.

 

[Jay567]

how do i know if the power supply has been damaged?

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: Jay567
how do i know if the power supply has been damaged?

Smell it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

If you were inserting a USB device AND the system responds(female voice) when you power up, chances are it's your Motherboard. To test, try a different power supply. Try your current power supply in another system.

 

[neutralizer]

Separate all your components and smell them. The one that smells the worst is the one that broke.

 

[Jay567]

thanks for the suggestions guys... i think i'll call one of those computer repair guys to help me out... i don't really know much about fixing computers.... thanks

 

[lenjack]

Do not turn it on again until this issue is resolved, or you may do more damage.

 

[magreen]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Separate all your components and smell them. The one that smells the worst is the one that broke.

If he has a USB footwarmer that might not be true.

 

[betasub]

^ LOL

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: lenjack
Do not turn it on again

QFT.

 

[DEredita]

The smell could be me - I had Starbucks this morning.

j/k sorry to hear about your computer. Hope it's nothing big man.