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04-14-2007, 05:42 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82
|  Computer won't turn on
About a week ago my mobo fried and was smoking, so I got a new one. Today I put it in, and now the computer won't turn on. I turn on the PSU's power, and the switch lights up. (No fan turns on in the PSU, is one supposed to?) I hit the power switch in the front of my case, nothing. No lights, no noise, no nothing.
I'm thinking that my PSU is dead, but I want some imput before I send it back for a replacement.
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04-14-2007, 05:45 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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mb dead may affect the processor too, if computer wont boot, there is no reason for psu fan to be on.
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04-14-2007, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,165
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I'm thinkin' the PSU is messed up. Try the PSU in another computer if you can.
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04-14-2007, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by b1gapl I'm thinkin' the PSU is messed up. Try the PSU in another computer if you can. | or you can hotwire the psu to see if it works =D
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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04-14-2007, 05:53 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82
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Originally Posted by peterhuang913 or you can hotwire the psu to see if it works =D | How would I do that? Switching it into another computer seems like kinda alot of work, but I will if needed.
To the person who said cpu might be dead, I can switch one in from another computer after I try the PSU. | |
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04-14-2007, 05:55 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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on the 20/24 pin connector, use a paperclip and wire the green to a black wire. add a load like a cd drive. turn on the psu to see if drive turns on
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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04-14-2007, 05:58 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82
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Originally Posted by peterhuang913 on the 20/24 pin connector, use a paperclip and wire the green to a black wire. add a load like a cd drive. turn on the psu to see if drive turns on | The 20/24 pin connecter is the big one that goes in the mobo, right?
Yeh.. I'm not that good at this stuff. Could someone please explain this in a noob friendly way. Or I could just look on google.  | |
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04-14-2007, 05:59 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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yes it is
link for "noobs" >> LINK
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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04-14-2007, 06:22 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82
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Can I just leave the cd drive, hdd and such plugged into the psu? or do I need to unplug them?
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04-14-2007, 06:24 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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as stated above, add a load. leave the cd pluged in, dont plug i hdd by itself, werid things might happen afterwords
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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