i recently wiped my advent pc and when i inserted the restore cd and left the computer it turned itself off as i was leaving the room, i came back to it and turned it on and nothing much happened apart from a little smoke from the back of the pc, i now assume my psu is screwed so i open it up and i can see something that looks like melted plastic or a melted resistor or something and this must be where the smoke was from, (see photo) i assume this is what is wrong with my pc and i need to know if i can replace it with a higher rated wattage of psu without damaging the system. and should i just buy a psu myself and fit it (im capable of that just about) or take it to a specialist to do it incase something else has been damaged.
PICTURE :- http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2917/picture25rp.jpg
my pc is advent 3412 (spec here: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/3412.htm) and the only thing i have done is change the dvd rom drive to a 16xdvdrw so i cant see this damaging the psu. anyone know of a good psu to use with my pc, its original is a 250w would i be able to use any wattage of psu as long as its atx and works with p4?
PICTURE :- http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2917/picture25rp.jpg
my pc is advent 3412 (spec here: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/3412.htm) and the only thing i have done is change the dvd rom drive to a 16xdvdrw so i cant see this damaging the psu. anyone know of a good psu to use with my pc, its original is a 250w would i be able to use any wattage of psu as long as its atx and works with p4?
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