[flyxjedi]

i think its the power supply, but if it is its the 3rd power supply within a year i've had to buy. my question is; is there ant reason why i could keep blowing power supplies?? the one i have is a 550, it should run what i have fine. PLEASE HELP!!!!

[alex]

Rest of p.c spec?

Temps prior to this happening? crashes?

Did you switch the voltage on the psu to your region?

[flyxjedi]

geforce 6600 gt, gig of ram, only 1.5 processor, haven't changed anything

[grush]

Do you have surge protection or UPS? a 550 should eat your rigs needs.

[flyxjedi]

surge protector, i read somewhere, that u should change your surge protector after u blow your power supply, because it my be bad after a few surges???

[Contagious]

You would know if it was the psu cause well from my experience when a psu stops working it normaly goes off with a small bang well most of the time. Open your computer connect the power cord to your psu there should be a little light coming from the motherboard indacating that it has power...

I had problem with my dads pc (wouldnt turn on) what i did was unplugged it totaly from the wall and left it for like 10 secconds and plugged it back in and switched it on and it worked... If it doesnt try unplugging the hard drive power cable and see if it boots up... If still nothing try eliminating components cd/dvd drive floppy...

[flyxjedi]

i figured it out, i took the power supply out and heard a rattle, a piece had came unsottered for some reason. ty for your help tho.
flyx

[Hybr!d]

Power supplies are notoriously bad links in the PC hardware chain.

Spend a bit more on the next one instead of buying a cheap OEM PSU and it should last longer.

Also power surge protector sockets help.