The motherboard could be damaged if the power supply released a surge of electricity during the destruction.
It does not happen often. Most likely your motherboard or power supply is dead or both.
You should not bother to check any power supply in the motherboard. You need to take the motherboard to service centre if faulty.
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Power supply or motherboard is bad.
It will drawn a large amount of current which can destroy the shunt
Case: minitowers:compact cases,low-profile cases or slimline cases. Power supply: ATX power supply
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The power supply provides electricity that support current to allow the component to run. For example: (The motherboard) the motherboard is useless without the help of power supply. Any component or hardware were useless without the power supply.
I do not know what the motherboard you have so your question is a good one. Find someone in your neiborhood who has the same motherboard as see what power supply they use. The other way is to fit one of the power supplies to the motherboard and see if it catches fire
The flashing amber light on a Dell PC means there is a power problem between your power supply and motherboard. Chances are its the power supply, but it could be the motherboard too. Typically this will happen when the PC is put under high-heat, bad ventilation, or dirty/dusty vents.
The mother board, power supply, and chassis
The motherboard does not connect the power supply to the peripherals. The power is supplied directly to most peripherals such as HDDs and CD drives by cables from the power supply. Some special expansion cards, such as network cards, get enough power from the motherboard through the PCI slot to function.