ash89

Just thought i would give you an update... I have replaced the PSU however when i turn the PC on the hdd light just lights up. and when i turn the PSU off the blue ring of light comes on for a few seconds on the power button. I am guessing this means i need a new motherboard lol the PSU i brought is a Enermax Liberty 400w Modular PSU.

haha, if i brought a new PSU (one is on order should arrive later today lol as its 00.48 at the moment lol). If there is a problem with the mainboard then will this damage the new PSU if i install it and power up the PC?

have you checked for screws under stickers?

any PSU's that people recoment for a budget? the current PSU is a Bestec ATX-250-12E Rev F2 250W 20-Pin ATX PSU i have herd different things about PSU's as some people have said eMachines computers dont work with generic PSU's however i dont really understand what this means, eg if i brought a new 400w PSU would this cause any problems with my eMachines Mobo?

ok a few days ago my computer for some reason (think it was after a reboot) had the power light flashing and the HDD light flashing. I turned off the copmuter and back on and all seemed fine except the ethernet port didnt work, so i tried to shut down and the computer would shut down but not power off ... the PSU fan was still running and the HDD light was on. so i turned the computer off at the mains. Today i turned the computer on (at the mains) and herd a quiet sort of crack noise, and my computer would not power up, the PSU just powered up but the computer was still off, then i could smell what i think was a buring sort of smell so i am assuming i may have burnt out my PSU. What do you guys think has gone on here? Im thinking i need a new mobo and psu, any idea's? ------------- My comp is a eMachines 820 mobo - Trigem alaska3 (stock) PSU - Bestec ATX-250-12E (Stock) the rest of the computer is stock apart from a Creative soundblaster live soundcard and a Pinoeer DVD+/-RW drive in place of the stock CDRW. ------------- If any of you have had a problem like this then please get in touch as i duno weather buying a new PSU will solve the problem or if i will need a new mobo aswell!