The PSU activated and displayed a message during PC boot, then powered off the system.
The PSU activated and displayed a message during PC boot, then powered off the system.
When i turned on my PC my PSU (Seasonic Focus Gold 650W) popped and i saw a white flash, the pc immediately shut down and i unplugged the power cable from the PC and turned it off, i haven't tried to turn on my PC ever since, is there a chance that my other components can be damaged or even dead? Isn't there like a protection mechanism in PSUs like these and should i be worried ?
seasonic provides a 10-year warranty. Consider borrowing a reliable PSU to verify functionality, as the PSU includes protection features, though they do not completely eliminate the risk of damage.
Yes, you might be unlucky and have some dead components. There should be a bunch of overload protection features in most ATX PSUs, but there's no guarantee they'll all function perfectly when the PSU goes bang. I had a PSU explode earlier this year but everything else worked fine after I fitted a brand new unit.
Inspect your wall outlet for correct grounding phase and polarity.
A basic $10 tester will suffice:
https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Power...VL...gIehvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Your components should be fine.