2007-07-02 18:21:28 · 5 answers · asked by spike m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Absolutely. I had a motherboard that must have had a short in it and then it got zapped by an increased need for power on a book and that fried the board and it took everything except the modem and ram with it. It even took out my monitor which was a complete shock to me - I thought the video card would absorb the surge but it passed it along. The monitor turned on but everything was tall and skinny and I had black borders at the right and left sides that couldn't be removed. Oddly my harddrive took 2 days before it failed.
Good luck to you
2007-07-02 20:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by ms_Lila 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is "it me again"???
Nick is correct.
Surge protection and Uninterpretable Power Supplies protect you from problems in the power source know as the wall socket. The UPS being the best using a isolation transformer.
Problems from the outside can cause problems on the inside: Vacuum Cleaner, Microwave, heaters, power tools, hand held massage tool. Add loose wires on the outlets and you can get a lot of crap in the power source.
After that it is a crap shoot as to what happens. A PS can die and do nothing but that.
YOU could also be running it hot by having to small a PS to cover all you have connected and be your own worst enemy.
You could also have another board/device that is being a stealthy warrior.
I have found problems obvious because of burn marks and some not so obvious caused by a single loose wire on a connector. I once traveled for 2 days to spend 15 minutes scrapping paint off a chassis so a ground wire was actually grounded. I also called in help when running a diagnostic that created a problem that sent me off course. Turned out the original problem was a 24vac line being grounded when a door was raised by users. It took 4 days to find that.
If it keeps up get a whole new PC before it makes you NUTS.
2007-07-02 18:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by Stand-up philosopher. It's good to be the King 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to be that guy, but chichipac, if you have a bad power supply, a surge protector won't help. A bad PS will most likely give too much power to the Mobo and end up frying it.
2007-07-02 18:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by Nicholas S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
see mother board takes only 5 and 12 volts from SMPS, if high voltage comes through SMPS there may be chances of burn mother board. so better use UPS and your electric should have proper grounding also.
2007-07-02 18:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes,it will mess the system up.but if u have a surge protector,it will protect it from damaging
2007-07-02 18:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋