Dear All,
Last night, my desktop shut off suddenly. No unusual noise occurred when the desktop shut off. Attempts to turn it back on cause the PSU to click twice and do nothing. When I attempt to power it on, nothing turns on: no fans, no post, no nothing. Here's a sketch of my system:
PSU: Corsair AX850
Mobo: Asus P8p67 Pro
CPU: Core-i7 2600k (partially loaded during the shutdown)
Video: Asus GeForce GTX 465 (not running any "serious 3d" at the time of shutdown)
Storage: 3 hard disks, 1 SSD, 1 optical (not in use at the time of the shutdown)
OS: Windows 7
So my computer was only partially loaded (I was watching a youtube video) when it shut down. It had run starcraft 2 at top resolution for about 3 hours, earlier last night. And on top of that the PSU is totally underloaded on my system.
Interesting note: nothing else on the same power strip even flinched. My cable modem and router never lost their connection nor powered off, and my monitor didnt just went to sleep mode. It's also a very solid surge protector, but not a battery backup.
I'm guessing it's my PSU. I'm at work now and havent had a chance to rip everything apart and do the unit test, but that clicking in the PSU really bothers me. Can anyone offer some advice on what might be wrong? Any suggestions would be very very much appreciated.
Last night, my desktop shut off suddenly. No unusual noise occurred when the desktop shut off. Attempts to turn it back on cause the PSU to click twice and do nothing. When I attempt to power it on, nothing turns on: no fans, no post, no nothing. Here's a sketch of my system:
PSU: Corsair AX850
Mobo: Asus P8p67 Pro
CPU: Core-i7 2600k (partially loaded during the shutdown)
Video: Asus GeForce GTX 465 (not running any "serious 3d" at the time of shutdown)
Storage: 3 hard disks, 1 SSD, 1 optical (not in use at the time of the shutdown)
OS: Windows 7
So my computer was only partially loaded (I was watching a youtube video) when it shut down. It had run starcraft 2 at top resolution for about 3 hours, earlier last night. And on top of that the PSU is totally underloaded on my system.
Interesting note: nothing else on the same power strip even flinched. My cable modem and router never lost their connection nor powered off, and my monitor didnt just went to sleep mode. It's also a very solid surge protector, but not a battery backup.
I'm guessing it's my PSU. I'm at work now and havent had a chance to rip everything apart and do the unit test, but that clicking in the PSU really bothers me. Can anyone offer some advice on what might be wrong? Any suggestions would be very very much appreciated.
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