RyE
11-23-01, 06:06 PM
Well, today I just plugged in my psu and put everything back in my case. When I pushed the power button, the lights would flash and the fans would start to spin but then immedietly turned off. I then unplugged the power to all my drives and fans (except hard drive and cpu fan). I turned it on and it worked but then tons of smoke started billowing out of my case! I quickly pulled the plug and opened the window and fanned the smoke out. Then I noticed the floppy drive power connector wires were all messed up: it seems as if they were super heated because the zip ties and rubber tubing around the wires are melted! The actual wire broke in one place as well. Only the red and one of the blacks though (5v and ground?).
The way the floppy is power is connected to the psu is the following: Psu goes to a 4-pin molex connecter that powers my harddrive then connects to the floppy power. The place where the floppy power connecter is on the back of the drive is also somewhat melted.
I removed the sparkle psu (and floppy and hd) and tried my enermax 300w and after a cmos clear,it powered up fine. The interior of the sparkle psu smells of burn solder fumes. I do not want to try to plug it in again because I am in fear of it frying something else.
I bought this powersupply (300w amd approved) with my hydrualic case from Directron in August. I am wondering what happened? Can I get an RMA on this psu? Will sparkle pay for the damage on my floppy and harddrive? Thanks for your time.
The way the floppy is power is connected to the psu is the following: Psu goes to a 4-pin molex connecter that powers my harddrive then connects to the floppy power. The place where the floppy power connecter is on the back of the drive is also somewhat melted.
I removed the sparkle psu (and floppy and hd) and tried my enermax 300w and after a cmos clear,it powered up fine. The interior of the sparkle psu smells of burn solder fumes. I do not want to try to plug it in again because I am in fear of it frying something else.
I bought this powersupply (300w amd approved) with my hydrualic case from Directron in August. I am wondering what happened? Can I get an RMA on this psu? Will sparkle pay for the damage on my floppy and harddrive? Thanks for your time.