power surge

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  1. Rick Rab

    PC not starting up, only powers for 6 seconds

    Power outages and likely surges shorted something, lost ability to boot; no power. Replaced PSU, can't get more than 6 seconds of life out of it. Voltage was unchanged. Everything is plugged correctly, the only thing that was changed was the PSU. Did something else get shorted? MOBO is a MSI...
  2. Mr. KK Ron

    Solved Laptop Powers on, but Screen Remains Black

    My laptop is a Lenovo IdeaPad 5, 15IIL05. I can provide more details, but that should be a good starting point. I was working with an Arduino project. The Arduino was hooked up to my laptop via USB. I though I needed more power, so I found a cable that fit. I forgot to see how many volts the...