Author Topic: R.I.P My old pc :'( (Read 2784 times)

Dascoo · « **on:** September 19, 2006, 05:59:58 am »

NOOOOOOO! My celery pc is gone! I plugged it back in and pressed the power button and a bunch of sparks flew out of the power supply.......now it's dead

AND IT WAS MY FIRST PC.

Is it even worth getting it a new power supply, I have some stuff on the hardrive........The same exact things happened to another computer a month ago. But there's a really really old pc that I can maybe get the power supply off.....I'm confused

Maybe it has to do with it being 6 years old?

SadistAtHeart · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:03:23 am »

My brother finally got a new PC after 8 years... ant it still works too, just needs a new sound card. >.>

Maybe I'll run a Soldat server on it.

jrgp · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:17:48 am »

the age doesnt matter. i have several old pentium pros running dos from the early 90's that still work fine

Chakra · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:42:03 am »

Sounds like your motherboard fused or your PSU packed it in. Or more likely, both.

...put it together yourself, didn't ya.

Dascoo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:48:03 am »

No it used to be the family computer, and I used it alot....and still used it alot when my sister goes on this one because she doesnt want to go on the crappy computer.

This thing had a celery processor also.

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2006, 07:54:20 am »

Well, bummer dude. Still, good new excuse for a new one, eh?

echo_trail · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2006, 01:06:29 pm »

I mourn with you, brother. Perhaps, if they aren't too brutal, we could be allowed pictures of this incident?

Dascoo · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:17:42 pm »

It looks like a regular computer....it's still intact it's not like it exploded.

Mancer · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:19:15 pm »

Something tells me you shouldnt have been using celery as a computer.

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2006, 04:44:19 pm »

lol, knew someone would say that.

Zero72 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2006, 03:28:11 am »

Harsh. I don't know too much about the sort of thing, but chances are, you can just plug the hard drive into a new PC to get everything you want off it, unless there was a power surge that 'sploded it or something. Bah, don't listen to me.

As I think of it, the only component left of my original computer is, of all things, the monitor. It's old and ugly, but still works like a charm. I think it's just starting to go, though.

The Red Guy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2006, 04:19:01 am »

I don't really care if the latest monitor is some crap super-flat-screen, I don't care how flat the screen is, all I want is a cheap CRT working monitor.

I'm using an AOC CRT Monitor and it works better than ever.

Zero72 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2006, 05:26:16 am »

I'm not a big fan of flatscreens, either. If I were to get one of those, it'd have to be one with a really good refresh rate. I hate ghosting.

My dad has a really nice one, though, so I might look into one of those.

Victory_March · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2006, 05:44:54 am »

Quote from: Mancer on September 19, 2006, 02:19:15 pm

Something tells me you shouldnt have been using celery as a computer.

[img celery.jpg/img]

XDDDD... I laughed my ass off at that picture.

About the PC, I really dunno what to do. I've never heard about anything like that before. Best of luck for you ^__^;

Dascoo · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2006, 06:11:14 am »

Yeah it happened to 2 pc's I have, one was from my dad's school. O yeah i kicked the computer over....woops i cracked the case.

Unlucky XIII · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2006, 09:59:54 am »

That's peculiar, I have heard of... what, 4 PC's now "dying" from the exact same thing. I even caused one to die that way about a year ago (stupid-"flick-me-to-blow-up-your-power-supply"-voltage-switch). You didn't accidentally switch the voltage switch on the back, did you? That usually causes sparks, a loud bang, and funny coloured smoke once it gets plugged back in.

Dascoo · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2006, 02:33:35 pm »

Nope^ I saw it before but I never touched it.....actually after is exploded i switched it just to see if it does anything :/

And unlucky that's what exactly happened...green smoke for you too?

Death MachineX350 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2006, 06:15:57 pm »

Just get a new one. Sounds like you need a newer one anyway.

Unlucky XIII · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2006, 08:37:01 pm »

Quote from: Dascoo on September 20, 2006, 02:33:35 pm

And unlucky that's what exactly happened...green smoke for you too?

Yep, green smoke with a weird smell to it (as I said before, I experienced it myself). Fortunately the motherboard wasn't damaged in the process, so we could save the computer with a simple PSU replacement.

Quote from: Dascoo on September 20, 2006, 02:33:35 pm

actually after is exploded i switched it just to see if it does anything :/

Heh, I did that too, hoping that it would turn on if I switched it back. I always thought they should have a warning sticker or engravement near the switch, because I do think that curious people (me) will flick it without thinking that the consequnce might be a dead power supply and a small fire if you have paper on top of the tower.

Dascoo · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2006, 08:44:30 pm »

Quote from: Death MachineX350 on September 20, 2006, 06:15:57 pm

Just get a new one. Sounds like you need a newer one anyway.

Wow, think before you say something.

Note: OLD pc/

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