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Old 07-18-2009, 06:26 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Blaster86 View Post
So last night my computer randomly shut down while I was playing a game. The power-supply was burning hot and I could smell burning plastic.

Now I am almost positive that the supply died on me but I have two questions:

1. Could this have damaged any other hardware?

2. Why were the LEDs inside the computer still on if the powersupply was dead?
1. Yes.
2. Your motherboard has a battery that keeps your clock running when your computer is off, and other such stuff... especially if they are LEDs on the mobo they could have been running off this battery.
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