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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 620835" data-attributes="member: 59833"><p>The thing is with such situations is that it is really hard to determine if the PSU took out the connected device, or if whatever took out the PSU also took out the connected device. For example, a surge that was not sufficiently suppressed could make it through to the connected components. It is pretty rare for a failed PSU to take out the connected devices since the output voltages of these supplies are low voltage DC. But it can happen. Years ago, a client's eMachine's PSU went up in smoke and took out everything but [fortunately] the hard drive. The mobo, RAM, graphics were destroyed. So was the network adapter, which caused the network to crash. Not pretty but at least no data was lost and the network came back up after a server reboot. </p><p>My first love in consumer electronics was audiophile quality electronics and audio reproduction. I got into that before I got into computers and that was in the mid-70s! I recently started a debate on another forum about how worthless the integrated speakers put in monitors are - except, maybe, for Windows sounds. I brought it up because I am getting more and more frustrated by the fact it is getting harder and harder to find good monitors without integrated speakers. I feel they are a waste of money, not to mention bezel space. </p><p></p><p>I went so far as to drill holes in the hardwood floor/ceiling barrier between my computer room and the basement below to run wires for the rear surround speakers for my computer speakers (he types while listening to Skynyrd's "Gimme Three Steps" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 620835, member: 59833"] The thing is with such situations is that it is really hard to determine if the PSU took out the connected device, or if whatever took out the PSU also took out the connected device. For example, a surge that was not sufficiently suppressed could make it through to the connected components. It is pretty rare for a failed PSU to take out the connected devices since the output voltages of these supplies are low voltage DC. But it can happen. Years ago, a client's eMachine's PSU went up in smoke and took out everything but [fortunately] the hard drive. The mobo, RAM, graphics were destroyed. So was the network adapter, which caused the network to crash. Not pretty but at least no data was lost and the network came back up after a server reboot. My first love in consumer electronics was audiophile quality electronics and audio reproduction. I got into that before I got into computers and that was in the mid-70s! I recently started a debate on another forum about how worthless the integrated speakers put in monitors are - except, maybe, for Windows sounds. I brought it up because I am getting more and more frustrated by the fact it is getting harder and harder to find good monitors without integrated speakers. I feel they are a waste of money, not to mention bezel space. I went so far as to drill holes in the hardwood floor/ceiling barrier between my computer room and the basement below to run wires for the rear surround speakers for my computer speakers (he types while listening to Skynyrd's "Gimme Three Steps" ;)). [/QUOTE]
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