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| Thread ID: 85669 | 2007-12-18 03:46:00 | Dead Tin Box. | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 622310 | 2007-12-18 22:33:00 | more or less. some have more plugs, some have less. It's not a hyena by any chance? ????? Don't know about Hyena But it is a bit of a Dog at the moment. PSU Brand. Times. model CTX-300WCE 240v & 2.5a words on it in english & german. date is 2001, so I cannot complain. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 622311 | 2007-12-18 23:35:00 | Sounds like a pretty cheap one, probably same quality as hyena. Not surprising it burnt | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 622312 | 2007-12-19 01:01:00 | you did of course check the power switch on the back of the psu itself? sorry but sometimes it helps to ask the obvious. To elaborate a little, the front power switch is indeed a momentary switch which triggers a logic circuit on the motherboard, which in turn earths a pin on the 20 or 24 pin connector which starts the psu. If the motherboard is the problem you can sometimes short 2 pins on the psu to force it on pinouts.ru pins 13 & 14 should do it |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 622313 | 2007-12-19 01:14:00 | actually, thinking about my post, take the 20 pin connetor of the mb, short pin 13 & 14, measure voltages with multimeter to see if the psu is outputting anything using the link as a guide. Can quickly confirm if it's ok, although bear in mind open circuit voltages are not always the same as under load. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 622314 | 2007-12-19 07:44:00 | Dugimodo...Thanks for that Info. Will drag all the bits out in the morning & do as you suggest. Will let you know what I find. Thanks. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 622315 | 2007-12-19 08:05:00 | Or, Just go to DSE, Put her in the PC, carry on with a functioning PC. And in the event that it doesn't fix the issue, Take it back to DSE for full refund. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 622316 | 2007-12-19 08:49:00 | Hasn't some one got a spare PSU you can borrow - geeeees turning a 30 second test into a full blown (no pun intended :D Mission) Plug in another PSU and see if it boots. Its times like this I wish hardware could be sent like an email - I have about 10-15 PSU's just laying about the workshop - grrrrrrrrr. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 622317 | 2007-12-19 15:56:00 | Or, Just go to DSE, Put her in the PC, carry on with a functioning PC. And in the event that it doesn't fix the issue, Take it back to DSE for full refund.That's good advice, except instead of returning the PSU keep it for helping to fix next time's problems. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 622318 | 2007-12-19 18:02:00 | Well, if you can hold off for a bit, I have an Excel 350W ATX PSU I can deliver around Jan 1st or 2nd Supposed to be heading to Otaki that day, can drop in on way through (with you, Metla, or beetle.. whoevers home) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 622319 | 2007-12-19 18:23:00 | .. missed the cutoff Incidentally, the Excel isn't a great PSU, but it works, and will either get you out of a bind, or you can hang onto it as a tester |
Myth (110) | ||
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