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Hallicarnassuss   08-14-2009 at 09:40:20 AM

Okay,
I gave my friend the wrong RAM (SDRAM128MB) Instead of DDR-400 1GB. Well, when he was putting it in, he obviously short-circuted something or blew up some part of the power supply because I/He can smell electrical smoke. It powers up and everything, just no signal to the monitor and no start up "beep". If anyone can help please respond!
His specs are: (Forgive the oldness)
A Gigabyte GA-8IE800 (Rev 1.1)
2 DDR 400 512mb RAM
A 9600XT ATI Radeon/Can use 5500FX NVIDIA
A 300WATT PSU
2 DVD drives
A 2.8ghz P4 478 socket CPU
And a 60GB HDD

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masterjaw   08-14-2009 at 10:04:56 AM

that smoke may also come out from other parts other than the psu. check the mobo for busted circuitry.

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Hallicarnassuss   08-14-2009 at 10:09:26 AM

Checked, the Mobo is fine, and I can still smell it when i unplug the mobo, will i have to buy another PSU for my friend? And what will i need to power that system with room for "Upgrades"?

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masterjaw   08-14-2009 at 10:30:56 AM

I wonder how huge is that 'room for upgrades' that you want. For now, the system may run with a decent 400w like a cx400. If you want to upgrade soon, you could opt to buy a 550w psu like a vx550. That would cater any single card gpu out there without worries.

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Bronze CPUs badge ulysses35   08-14-2009 at 04:35:34 PM

I have to ask...

For the RAM to short out during installation..... please tell me the power was disconnected ??

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Hallicarnassuss   08-16-2009 at 05:09:11 AM

ulysses35 wrote :

I have to ask...

For the RAM to short out during installation..... please tell me the power was disconnected ??



Yup

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