Will a Desktop PC Still Work if it is Shut Down but the Power Supply is Still On During a Power Outage
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should not cause any problems. i can't say i have ever bothered turning off the psu itself and have been through many power outages with no issue. once the power is restored it's not like the psu all of a sudden goes into overdrive. even if the system boots up it's still a normal boot up as far as the psu is concerned.
the only thing that might cause any issues is a massive power spike when the power fails. this is rare but can happen. i have seen a transformer blow down the street and the power surge damaged a friend's pc. but this was one time a long time ago and the pc was running at the time and he did not have a surge protector on the pc at the time. newer (quality) psu's have all kinds of protection built in to prevent something like this from happening anymore.
the only thing that might cause any issues is a massive power spike when the power fails. this is rare but can happen. i have seen a transformer blow down the street and the power surge damaged a friend's pc. but this was one time a long time ago and the pc was running at the time and he did not have a surge protector on the pc at the time. newer (quality) psu's have all kinds of protection built in to prevent something like this from happening anymore.
Kenneth Barker
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The PSU is designed to protect your computer from the elements coming into it. The PSU would (Or should blow before causing any damage) plugging into a surge protector is also a good idea.
No real way of knowing unless you try to turn it back on. Either the psu is dead or it is fine, you will do no further damage trying to turn it on.
If you had the PC plugged into a decent surge protector then you have nothing to worry about.
If you had the PC plugged into a decent surge protector then you have nothing to worry about.
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