power supply, or ...?

"Trent©" wrote in message


The power cable was not fully seated into the power supply on the
back of the machine, and when power was supplied, there was a flash
and a pop. Power was removed from that machine, the cable was
checked for damage,

With a continuity checker? That's the only way to check it. You
can't check it by visual inspection.

It checks fine by using it to power a monitor.

You need to be sure that outlet is now working...both receptacles, if
its a duplex.
[...]
Problem could be...
1. House fuse.
2. Duplex receptacle.
3. Power cord.
4. Loose connection at the PS.
Make sure the switch in the back is set properly to your local
voltage.

Thanks for those obvious hints; humour is always much appreciated at such
times.

I'm reminded of the "idiot user" who called technical support with the
complaint that their screen went blank. After several such reasonable
questions as the above, the tech. support asked the user to check something
on the back of the box, to which the user replied "I can't see anything back
there!"

"What do you mean, you can't see anything back there?" asked support.

"It's dark in here. The power went out in the whole neighborhood about a
half hour ago."


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