problem installing windows, now my hard drive is acting up.

[resopalrabotnick]

looks like the cooked psu released the magic blue smoke that makes it work right and that affected the 12 volt rail. a bit. or are the new design tolerances +-25%? in which case it would be just a bit out of spec. i hope you didn't hurt the rest of the system with that.

[Roco]

"magic blue smoke" ? has the pope died , ?,

at 16.97v you could read a book in the dark by the power of the panel lights ,

If that was my box I would run power fan quick , it shows the system volts as well as Temperature ,and has worked well on all the boxes that I have tried it on ,apart from some old Dell laptops , 

[resopalrabotnick]

every electronic component contains a little magic blue smoke. when they die they sometimes release it. when they do it is a sure indicator that they will no longer work since the magic blue smoke is a requirement for them to function. hence, no smoke, no function.

[granpa]

Well I remember my nerve endings were charged  and I released some of that magic blue smoke once.......or maybe twice........can't remember but I do know everyone cleared out  and the funny thing is that I'm still functioning, at least I think I am. 

[fr0stbound]

Well I remember my nerve endings were charged  and I released some of that magic blue smoke once.......or maybe twice........can't remember but I do know everyone cleared out  and the funny thing is that I'm still functioning, at least I think I am. 

hate to butt in, but i think that smoke is just some exhaust fumes from your behind!