[ale] fried innards

[Sean Kilpatrick]

If the power supply had hiccupped I think the hard drives would have been 
affected as well.  And they are OK.  Checked the voltages on the plug and 
they read a steady 12.1 and 4.94 -- which is close enough.

It will take longer to get to Frys or Microcenter and pick up a new DVD 
burner (should I spring for a BluRay one?) than it will to install it. 
Grrrrr!

Sean

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On Tuesday, August 06, 2013 02:40:47 pm Greg Clifton wrote:
> Sean,
> 
> Does it happen often? Not in my 25 years of hardware experience, it is
> actually quite rare.
> 
> The fault could be a short in the DVD, a loose connection ( perhaps
> from failure to securely plug in the power connector during assembly)
> or a failed power supply. If the fault is either the device or
> connection, unplugging that power connection should allow the system
> to run again. If power supply went over voltage on you then other
> things are probably fried as well, but I would expect that to be
> reflected in the circuit boards rather than the power connections.
> 
> I'm guessing the problem is with the power plug. If you have a volt
> meter, you can check for the voltages. I assume this is a 5.25" DVD
> drive. If so, you have a 4 pin connector with 2 black (ground), 1
> yellow (12V) and 1 red (5v)  wires in that plug. Test and see if you
> have voltages near those after disconnecting the DVD.
> 
> Good luck,
> Greg Clifton
> 
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Sean Kilpatrick <kilpatms at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > **
> > 
> > I'm working away at the keyboard, minding my own business, when I
> > smell the unmistakeable odor of burning electrics and realize that
> > the room is suddenly hazy -- as in filling up with smoke.
> > 
> > WTF
> > 
> > No flames in sight and the only thing that seems overly warm to the
> > touch is the top of the computer case. So I - - -
> > 
> > Pull the plug
> > 
> > Open the windows
> > 
> > Open up the box
> > 
> > The problem is easy to see: the power plug to the CD/DVD burner has
> > failed, causing a short that has melted the plug.
> > 
> > Questions: Does this kind of thing happen often? Is it a symptom of a
> > deeper problem, such as a flaky power supply?
> > 
> >  Sean
> > 
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