[RESOLVED] computer turns on for 2 secs
Hi
I was just watching a movie on my computer, and then it just turns off by itself. I tried turning it on again, but the fans and everything turns on for 2 seconds and it turns off. The day before I noticed a smell from my computer (almost like a burning smell) I let it rest for a day.
The motherboard lights turn on.
I have a 1 yr old 550W power supply.
I narrowed it down to two possible problems:
1) bad power supply (but how come the motherboard lights turn on)
2) overheated cpu (I reseated the heatsink fan after scraping some thermal paste from the sides and spreading it onto the middle area)
not sure what could be wrong, and I really don't want to go out and buy a new power supply if that's not the problem you know?
please help