(D) Tales of the Unexpected
That was impressive, I was sitting at the computer, listening to music when all of a sudden there's a "Whoomph", the music cuts off and the monitors go dark. The UPS started beeping frantically and an interesting burning smell wafted up.
I pulled the plug on the PC, hauled it out from under the desk and took the lid off. I replaced the power supply (I keep spares) and put it back together again. I didn't immediately realise that the input fuse on the UPS had gone, so everything shut down again due to a flat battery, but having replaced that, hopefully it's now all OK.
I dismantled the dead power supply and noticed that (a) the fan doesn't rotate and (b) several capacitors are bulging. I assume one has vented but it's not immediately obvious which one.
I pulled the plug on the PC, hauled it out from under the desk and took the lid off. I replaced the power supply (I keep spares) and put it back together again. I didn't immediately realise that the input fuse on the UPS had gone, so everything shut down again due to a flat battery, but having replaced that, hopefully it's now all OK.
I dismantled the dead power supply and noticed that (a) the fan doesn't rotate and (b) several capacitors are bulging. I assume one has vented but it's not immediately obvious which one.