Ok, lets start with the *****ic thing I did...
After changing around a few bits and pieces in the PC, i flipped the little red switch on the PSU from 230V to 115V. Yes, a very stupid thing to do, although my only defence is that I felt round the back of the PC and flipped what I thought was the isolation switch that I was told was back there somewhere...
Anyway, I saw a small blue flash, and now the PC simply will not turn on or show any signs of power. Initially I thought it was going to be the PSU that had blown or a fuse in the PSU or something, so I tried another PSU, and the PC still shows no signs of life at all.
I dismantled the PC to look for signs of damage or burning inside, and found nothing. Upon close inspection of the motherboard, I noticed a single capacitor with a domed top near to where the PSU plugs into the motherboard. All other capacitors are perfectly flat.
How likely is it that this is the cause of the complete lack of power? The computer is rather old anyway and its just a case of figuring out if its worth fixing, or buying a new PC.
Many thanks.
Will
After changing around a few bits and pieces in the PC, i flipped the little red switch on the PSU from 230V to 115V. Yes, a very stupid thing to do, although my only defence is that I felt round the back of the PC and flipped what I thought was the isolation switch that I was told was back there somewhere...
Anyway, I saw a small blue flash, and now the PC simply will not turn on or show any signs of power. Initially I thought it was going to be the PSU that had blown or a fuse in the PSU or something, so I tried another PSU, and the PC still shows no signs of life at all.
I dismantled the PC to look for signs of damage or burning inside, and found nothing. Upon close inspection of the motherboard, I noticed a single capacitor with a domed top near to where the PSU plugs into the motherboard. All other capacitors are perfectly flat.
How likely is it that this is the cause of the complete lack of power? The computer is rather old anyway and its just a case of figuring out if its worth fixing, or buying a new PC.
Many thanks.
Will