This reminds me of something last year. Someone brought me their computer to have it looked at, because it supposedly "wouldn't turn on".
So my friend took the case lid off, and we plugged it in. When he hit the power button, the power supply literally "exploded". It sounded like a gunshot, and there was smoke pouring out of it.
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