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Asked: 2021-12-08T04:07:50+00:00 In:

Solved Computer Power Supply Went Bang…….

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I flicked the small red slide switch above the power cord at the back of the computer. Spose I’ve blown the power supply up now.

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      If the computer does not ever work again, you MAY be able to get the pictures IF the hard drive itself was not damaged. You can do this by removing the hard drive and either installing it as a second hard drive on another computer, or purchasing an external hard drive case, putting it in there, and plugging it in via a USB port. You will have to see if it is a SATA or PATA (IDE) drive in order to know which case to purchase or if it will be usable in some newer computers (without IDE channels).
      The only way to know if the computer can work again, probably would be to replace the power supply. If there was another problem already and it is really old, this may not pay to spend the money on, especially if you may need to pay for someone to do the testing and/or repair. If you like a project and do not mind spending the time and some money and can do it yourself, it may be a good learning experience.

      You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

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