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becklee   11-10-2009 at 01:59:46 AM

installing memory and heard snap and burn smell when powered back up.thought might be psu. cpu fan is running, HD does not powerup. Antec 400w about 2 years old

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   11-10-2009 at 02:19:40 AM
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Run through the checklist at the top of the forum about boot problems first.

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   11-10-2009 at 02:49:50 AM
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IF you can smell, its bad. Look carefully at all components (motherboard, PSU, graphics card, ram, etc for signs of discoloration. Often you can see the damaged component. Also move the parts away from each other and you may be able to smell it.

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