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post #11 of 12
10/25/12 at 3:22pm
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My suspicion is that a spider crawled into the vent holes of the PSU and was fried.
Can certify. Very plausible.
Open it up, see what it brings.
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10/26/12 at 9:35am
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Is it worth your hardware?

I've seen PSUs issue smoke and keep working for months.
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