Shorts and Power Problems

[INFLICTEDPAIN213]

last night at around 3am the breaker tripped and every thing went off. i have 2 desktops in my room one of them powers on this morning the other doesn't. any help?

 

p.s. both where on at the time

 

thanks

- alex

[KaareKanin]

What caused the breaker to trip?

[Snickerzz]

did you see if the surge protector switched on the computer that wont turn on (assuming its plugged into one)

[INFLICTEDPAIN213]

we are not to sure tbh kaarekanin and no it wont turn on and its plugged into one

[INFLICTEDPAIN213]

its a very basic cheap surge protector btw

[Snickerzz]

try plugging the non working computer into the outlet that the working computer is plugged into. aswell as unplugging the PSU cable from the PSU and the mobo cable. if that fails try taking the PSU from the working computer and putting it in the non working computer. if it boots with that then the PSU was killed

[KaareKanin]

its a very basic cheap surge protector btw

 

OK, those might not work well enough. My brother (electrician) told me that the thingies that you plug into the wall socket doesn't do much unless you have proper over current protection in your fuse box. Those which you plug into the wall are good for finer protection, but if a lightning strikes, they might not be.

 

I don't know exactely why this is, but that was what I was told

[MrAlexOneill]

Hey guys I just have a question I wanted to ask:

I had my Pc running and I walked away from it to go use the bathroom,power went out in for 2 seconds, I wasnt running anything intensive and I wasnt downloading, uploading, or transfering files. So I wanted to ask, is my Pc Ok?

 

Oh yea, I have Amd hardware so my pc is power hungry and my ssd is a kingston hyper x 120gb and my 1tb hdd Cavier Black

 

Thanks for Help

[Luc401]

depends.. sometimes your hdd could be moving a inportant file and if it cuts out from there you might loose everything..

[INFLICTEDPAIN213]

try plugging the non working computer into the outlet that the working computer is plugged into. aswell as unplugging the PSU cable from the PSU and the mobo cable. if that fails try taking the PSU from the working computer and putting it in the non working computer. if it boots with that then the PSU was killed

it is on the same line, i.e. the extension lead and it wasn't a lightning strike but i will try a different psu when I get home

[MrAlexOneill]

depends.. sometimes your hdd could be moving a inportant file and if it cuts out from there you might loose everything..

Well I still have everything on my hdd, should I get a battery backup to prevent damage in the future.

[Luc401]

Well I still have everything on my hdd, should I get a battery backup to prevent damage in the future.

If you have the extra money a ups would be a great option but i dont have one .Its recommended i guess

[MrAlexOneill]

Ok thanks

[Art Vandelay]

If you have the extra money a ups would be a great option but i dont have one .Its recommended i guess

From what I've heard, consumer grade UPSs don't actually provide much protection. Only the incredibly expensive server grade ones actually will provide any real protection.

[Luc401]

From what I've heard, consumer grade UPSs don't actually provide much protection. Only the incredibly expensive server grade ones actually will provide any real protection.

Well if your power goes out you will have 5 minutes to shut down your pc that could save you a new hdd and all your family photos if you dont back up

[Art Vandelay]

Well if your power goes out you will have 5 minutes to shut down your pc that could save you a new hdd and all your family photos if you dont back up

Shutting your PC down suddenly can damage hard drives? I know sudden failures can corrupt and lose data, but they can't damage hardware, to my knowledge. 

[James_AJ]

depends.. sometimes your hdd could be moving a inportant file and if it cuts out from there you might loose everything..

yes.. I can't tell you how many times I unknowingly corrupted ext and int hard drives and ssd's by unplugging them from power (or doing a cord-pull) until I realized it much later.