Hey ladies and gents...
Just a few minutes ago I had to switch to my spare old laptop to post this because my main gaming PC did not like the fact that I plugged back in the monitor after I heard something drop; I went to my desk and found out the DVI plug for the monitor had loosened up over time and it fell. The computer was off, of course. So I went to plug it back in and tighten the screws, and at that point I noticed some scrapes and and slight damage on the plastic grip covers around the screws. I figured it was just a simple wear-out on the plastic covers and it was nothing to worry about. When I turned the computer back on, less than two seconds the computer had shut itself off, then back on again and then back off and repeating. I immediately went to the back of my computer and turned off the power supply switch to prevent further damage. I waited for a bit then turned the power supply switch back on and then I turned on the computer. Turned the monitor on, no signal. Then I heard the graphics card's fans were running at full blast and I immediately held the power button down to prevent the fans from blowing out. The problem is persisting.
The thing is, my computer was running perfectly fine with no little signs of trouble before this happened. It's was in really good shape as well. Is it just a blown out capacitor in the power supply? Someone please let me know, thanks.
Just a few minutes ago I had to switch to my spare old laptop to post this because my main gaming PC did not like the fact that I plugged back in the monitor after I heard something drop; I went to my desk and found out the DVI plug for the monitor had loosened up over time and it fell. The computer was off, of course. So I went to plug it back in and tighten the screws, and at that point I noticed some scrapes and and slight damage on the plastic grip covers around the screws. I figured it was just a simple wear-out on the plastic covers and it was nothing to worry about. When I turned the computer back on, less than two seconds the computer had shut itself off, then back on again and then back off and repeating. I immediately went to the back of my computer and turned off the power supply switch to prevent further damage. I waited for a bit then turned the power supply switch back on and then I turned on the computer. Turned the monitor on, no signal. Then I heard the graphics card's fans were running at full blast and I immediately held the power button down to prevent the fans from blowing out. The problem is persisting.
The thing is, my computer was running perfectly fine with no little signs of trouble before this happened. It's was in really good shape as well. Is it just a blown out capacitor in the power supply? Someone please let me know, thanks.