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Bummer. Usually when the caps go it won't start up when plugged in or there's lots of noise in the video or the front panel display is real dim, somethng like that, rarely self destruct mode! It definitely took a serious dump on you. The transistor and/or IC mounted on the heat sink between the primary big cap and the transformer are most likely shorted, along with a diode or two on the secondary, and maybe a shorted protection Zener diode on an output. There's always a reason the primary fuse blew so rule of thumb #1 never just replace a fuse in a SMPS and plug it directly in the wall. You will just do more damage. I think I can count the number of SMPS that just had a blown fuse nothing else on one or two fingers! I This is where a series test light bulb comes in handy. I use 40 or 60 W to test, sometimes bring up slow with a Variac, and an isolation transformer if you plan to work on it powered on because the primary side is HOT AC. To start while you have it apart go through and test every semiconductor for a short.
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