Alright so for starters i'm new to these forums, so hurray first post!

Onto the real matter though...

I purchased a new computer less than a week ago, and everything runs great. I've yet to have any problems, which is a rare thing for me since i'm pretty much retarded when it comes to personal computers.

I had it plugged up in my room for a few days, and today I decided to move it into the living room. When I plugged my PC cord into the surge protector, it sparked then a spark came out of the power supply ( or the hook up where the wire goes...not sure what to call it ). So of course I unplugged it real quick and a small puff of smoke came out.

I turned off the switch in the back and unplugged the PC, moved it to a different room and it booted up fine, no problems. I'm actually on it right now.

So my question is, how do I find out if the computer is damaged? Everything works fine, plays games, music, CDs, reads the floppy discs and mini disks...flash drive, no files lost or anything. Also no smoke after the initial puff when I plugged it in.

Should I just leave it as is or take it to the repair shop and have it checked out anyway?

I think if its working right now it should be good. Its sounds to me that at worst you might have blew a transister on one of the vital cards, but if it ain't broken, don't fix it

It's never good to let the smoke out of your computer. Each major component only has so much smoke, which it needs to keep tight inside. Letting it out isn't very good, polluting our environment.

But seriously, If you fried any component, it's never good. Since its new, I'd recommend calling in the warranty. The machine may be working fine now, but you could be slowly applying unregulated power to the motherboard, optical device or other component. That will slowly ruin the device. Continuing to operate the computer could very well void your warranty if you knowingly let this problem go.

To me, it's like putting the wrong tires on your car. You get an incorrect reading on your speedometer, and more wear on the transmission, than what it was designed to handle. You may not notice any problems for many miles, but you are not operating within design parameters.

Get the power supply replaced under warranty.

If this is under warranty definatly have repaired /replaced