PC went bang

[Hot Flatus]

Last night. Tripped out the fuze box.

Tried a new power lead, but still no worky. What should be my first port of call?  I am fairly inept electronically... I have a voltmeter but little idea how to use it.  New psu?

[Ian H]

Last night. Tripped out the fuxe box.

Tried a new power lead, but still no worky. What should be my first port of call?  I am fairly inept electronically... I have a voltmeter but little idea how to use it.  New psu?

That's what mine was. There was even a flash. Nothing else damaged.

[токамак]

try a new psu. if it still don't work, might have also blown capacitors on the motherboard. not so easy to replace but can be done. or get a new motherboard.

[border-rider]

I must admit I did wonder if a fuxe box was some sort of some sort of very interactive cyber device - like an x-rated X-box

Maybe Mr Pumpe just plain wore it out.

[Greenbank]

I must admit I did wonder if a fuxe box was some sort of some sort of very interactive cyber device - like an x-rated X-box

I was thinking more along the lines of the flux Fuxe Capacitor in Back To The Future.

Lash it to your rack and sprint up to 88mph.

[Ian H]

Is a fuxe box something akin to a wanksock?

I'm baffled by this technical jargon.

[Air Dancer]

What's a Wanksock?

From a PC blowing-up to wanksocks within a handfull of posts, who'd have guessed it.