Jean-Claude Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Hello, My PC wouldn't start this mornig and it was rapidly clear that there was no nore power out of the PSU (no electrical voltages present). I bought today a GS600, By power on, the blue deco LED and the fan of PSU came for a second. After that I had a surge and now the PSU is short circuit and each time I try to power on the PSU without any load conected the surge comes. It's obvious that my PC has a problem but why is the PSU now out of use if the PSU is full protected? "Over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, and short circuit protection provide maximum safety for your critical system components" in the specs! There must be another problem! What about the warranty at my dealer? Many thanks for your help. Jean-Claude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 It's obvious that my PC has a problem but why is the PSU now out of use if the PSU is full protected? "Over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, and short circuit protection provide maximum safety for your critical system components" in the specs! Unfortunately failures like that can still happen. It just depends on what exactly failed. And there really isn't anyway to find out why other than to let Corsair or look at it. You could definitely send it in for RMA. What about the warranty at my dealer? If they are willing to help you out that would be the best place to start. But if they can not or will not help you then use the link on the left to request an RMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 It's obvious that my PC has a problem but why is the PSU now out of use if the PSU is full protected? "Over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, and short circuit protection provide maximum safety for your critical system components" in the specs! Well, I'll venture to offer that there really is no substitute for a good quality surge suppressor to clean the power coming from the wall and give that to the PSU. While there may be circuitry in the PSU to handle certain levels of spikes, it isn't going to be as robust as dedicated equipment designed to do only that and nothing else. All it would take is one high energy spike that is outside the design envelope of the over-voltage capability of the PSU and the PSU toast. Give your equipment all of the help you can by giving it clean power. NB! There are surge suppressors and then there are Surge Suppressors. Do the research and choose a Good One of high quality and capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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