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Slight smoke coming from my PC

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arnaud79 Posted messages 87 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello, I own an Asus X72J. Recently, while I was on the internet, a slight smoke came out from the right side, where the charger connector, RJ45 network connector, HDMI, and USB ports are located.

Since then, there's been no display. First, when I turn it on, either it shuts down after 10 seconds or the fan runs loudly, but there is still no display.

I tried connecting it to another screen, but there was no display either.

I thought it might be the graphics card, but I'm not sure.

Please help me.

Thank you for your help.

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  1. Anonymous user
     
    Personally, I had resistors that burned out (a bit like your story).

    They burn out when the computer overheats.
    When you restart the computer, the resistors are no longer there, so the computer heats up faster and your fan runs at full speed.

    After all, it might not be that!

    Good luck

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  2. arnaud79 Posted messages 87 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   13
     
    If the power supply were dead, it wouldn't turn on at all, right?
    And if it were the motherboard, it would be the same, it wouldn't even start, right?

    No, it wasn't heating up much before.
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    1. mika040 Posted messages 288 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   23
       
      For me, it's the graphics card. I've had this issue with a PC.
      The computer seems to work, but the screen stays black, the same on an external screen. I suppose it's no longer under warranty?
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    2. arnaud79 Posted messages 87 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   13
       
      He is 1 year and 4 months old, so no :(
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    3. mika040 Posted messages 288 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   23
       
      The best thing to do is to take it to a professional who will diagnose the problem for you. If it's the graphics card, then that's another story. The only thing that can be done is a reflow: heating the component to re-solder the chipset onto the board using a heat gun, with results that are more than average, or a complete reballing of the component, which involves unsoldering the graphics card from the motherboard and replacing the solder joints and redoing them like they were originally. However, this method remains relatively expensive.
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  3. intermedias69 Posted messages 768 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   356
     
    Hi there,

    Smoke not very good, the power supply is dead, might even be the motherboard!!!!
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  4. mika040 Posted messages 288 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   23
     
    Hello. Unfortunately, I also think that the graphics card has failed. Did the PC get very hot before the crash?
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