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New PC blew up!

jem16
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A friend of mine bought a new PC for Christmas. Unfortunately her husband changed it from 240V to 110V ( I'm assuming on the PSU but didn't know you could do this) for some reason.

Of course when switched on it subsequently blew up!

Any idea what damage may have been done? Would it hopefully just be the PSU that's been damaged or would it be other parts too?
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    circuitry/ motherboard could well be damaged too/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

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  • TEDDYRUKSPIN
    TEDDYRUKSPIN Posts: 1,528 Forumite
    free4440273 wrote: »
    circuitry/ motherboard could well be damaged too/

    Hopefully it is under guarantee?

    As above, nearly everything will have been fried, excluding drives and harddrive.

    Main things to be gone will definitely be the motherboard and maybe the RAM (unlikely though).

    If it is self made, you are better getting the motherboard replaced first.
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  • jem16
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    TEDDYRUKSPIN wrote: »
    Hopefully it is under guarantee?

    It's only just bought and so under guarantee.

    Presumably that doesn't cover self harm though?
    As above, nearly everything will have been fried, excluding drives and harddrive.

    Main things to be gone will definitely be the motherboard and maybe the RAM (unlikely though).

    Oh dear - she is not going to be too happy with hubby!
  • chalkie99
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    TEDDYRUKSPIN wrote: »
    Hopefully it is under guarantee?

    Surely even in this "compensate me for everything" world this self-inflicted misadventure is not going to be covered? :shocked:
  • jem16
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    chalkie99 wrote: »
    Surely even in this "compensate me for everything" world this self-inflicted misadventure is not going to be covered? :shocked:

    No I wouldn't have thought so either.

    Perhaps accidental damage on household insurance though would cover it if it's going to be expensive.
  • Browntoa
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    It may just have blown the PSU.......

    and its up to the shop to decide how it was damaged
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    jem16 wrote: »
    It's only just bought and so under guarantee.

    Presumably that doesn't cover self harm though?



    Oh dear - she is not going to be too happy with hubby!

    I've only ever had one in 25 years, I, like others have said expected fried everything. I put a new PSU in to test the extent of the component damage, it booted fine and went on for another 4 years.

    For the old hands it was on of 50 or so i built that year :
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  • jem16
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    It may just have blown the PSU.......

    and its up to the shop to decide how it was damaged

    I doubt she would feel happy not explaining what happened though.

    We'll keep our fingers crossed that it's not damaged too much.

    Thanks for all the help.
  • spakkker
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    I'm with posts #7 and 8.
    Did you get any smoke or flashes on camcorder - may get upto £250 from sad tv.
    Just turn back to 240v and return to vendor.
  • jem16
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    spakkker wrote: »
    Did you get any smoke or flashes on camcorder - may get upto £250 from sad tv.

    It's a PC not a camcorder.
    Just turn back to 240v and return to vendor.

    Not fair on vendor though.
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