Hey guys
So I was using my computer yesterday when it randomly shut off. When I tried to turn it back on, nothing was appearing on the monitor. I could hear the hard drive and fans spinning, but there was no display. After i tried to turn it back on, my room smelled strongly of something electronic burning and i quickly shut it off.
Earlier today I tried to turn it on again. The monitor was working this time, and it tried to start windows in safe mode. About 5 seconds into the Windows XP loading screen, i smelled something burning again and the computer shut itself off on its own.
Anyone have any idea what's going on and/or how to fix it? My best guess would be a bad power supply, but my knowledge of computer hardware is pretty slim, so some input from people who know what they're doing would be nice before i go out and start spending money. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I was using my computer yesterday when it randomly shut off. When I tried to turn it back on, nothing was appearing on the monitor. I could hear the hard drive and fans spinning, but there was no display. After i tried to turn it back on, my room smelled strongly of something electronic burning and i quickly shut it off.
Earlier today I tried to turn it on again. The monitor was working this time, and it tried to start windows in safe mode. About 5 seconds into the Windows XP loading screen, i smelled something burning again and the computer shut itself off on its own.
Anyone have any idea what's going on and/or how to fix it? My best guess would be a bad power supply, but my knowledge of computer hardware is pretty slim, so some input from people who know what they're doing would be nice before i go out and start spending money. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
