Computer exploded

[thistlechaser]

Nearly literally exploded. On iPad, forgive typos.

For a week or so, computer seemed to be overheating. Cleaned out dust, opened housing, left open.

Came home today. Soon after sitting down, it powered down like overheating normal. I reached to turn it off so I could blow it out again, and it exploded. Electricity arced out almost a foot wide and there were two loud bangs and then another electric arc. Never saw anything like it. Dived to unplug it.apartment smells like electric fire.

Carted it off to computer repair place. They might call me tonight with what,s wrong, but it might be tomorrow. No computer D: too hard to make big unhappy faces, imagine more.

iPad has Twitter and AIM but not MSN/Trillian. No idea what to do with no computer. Sad face.

Comments

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I've heard of magic smoke before, but mine came with questionably magic electricity. :/

Thanks, I hope so, too!

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Magic genie smoke comes with angry genie UNPLUG IT OH GOD!

I've had this happen before because bad wiring in power supply. Only it arced through my hand when I was working on the machine. Couldn't use that hand for about a day (none of the muscles responded -- happens with electrocution sometimes), and had a nasty burn on either side of my hand. So yea, don't touch the angry computer genie.

With some luck, your computer will be salvagable and just need a new power supply...unfortunately if it blew your motherboard it probably blew everything attached to it.

Glad to hear you're ok.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Wow, going through your hand is scary! Eek! I'm glad you got use of your hand back!

I have a laptop picked out, in case I need to replace the desktop. /worry