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Testing ATX power supplies
My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything
is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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Testing ATX power supplies
Did you change the fuse in the plug?
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Patch" wrote in message ... My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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Testing ATX power supplies
There is no fuse in the plug.
"Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Did you change the fuse in the plug? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Patch" wrote in message ... My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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Testing ATX power supplies
Although it does not test much, you can determine if the PSU is alive by using an
ATX tester such as this: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/produc...t.php?show=VBT or you can even try this: http://www.compmodcentral.net/atxtest.html This unit is a little more functional: http://www.powmax.com/pics/accessory/powertester1.htm -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Patch" wrote in message ... My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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Testing ATX power supplies
On/Off switch on the back of the Power supply?
Alan "Patch" wrote in message ... There is no fuse in the plug. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Did you change the fuse in the plug? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Patch" wrote in message ... My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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Testing ATX power supplies
Good point....I've seen folks scratch their heads over a 'no power' problem, not
realising there is a rocker switch on some PSUs. Also have seen the voltage switch set wrong (the red 115/230 switch) cause the 'no power' problem. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Alan" wrote in message ... On/Off switch on the back of the Power supply? Alan "Patch" wrote in message ... There is no fuse in the plug. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Did you change the fuse in the plug? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Patch" wrote in message ... My PS smoked & blew up. I replaced it with one said to be good. Everything is still dead, no fans, lights, nada. Since its an ATX, is there a way to test it on the work bench to see if the voltage outputs are present? Someone told me the only way to test it is to hook it up to a known good Mobo. Surely there is another way? Thanks |
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