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Post subject: Power supply  Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:22 pm |
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Turned my comp off last night.. can home today after work went to turn my comp on. no power. guessing its my power supply? any ways to test it :\
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elbow=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:30 pm |
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Easy stuff mate - just look at the back of the power supply, if it doesn't say antec then you've got a problem.
But seriously...
Unplug it from anything (this wont be as accurate as loaded but hey) and stick a multimeter accross the outputs (you can find the ATX spec somewhere on the web) to check the +5v +12v +3.3v -5v -12v etc etc lines
also make sure everythings plugged in properly 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:42 pm |
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Its an Antec 
I aint got a multimeter, checked if everything was plugged in still no luck.
Wont be able to afford a new one for another 2 weeks
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:45 pm |
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Johns wrote: Its an Antec I aint got a multimeter, checked if everything was plugged in still no luck. Wont be able to afford a new one for another 2 weeks Hopefully one of my mates will have a spare one Good idea to try that anyway to make sure it isn't the motherboard.... Sure on /off lead from button to motheroard hasn't come loose as well. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:46 pm |
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a multimeter costs £3...much less than a new PSU
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:13 pm |
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How old it the power supply anyways? Cause Antec has good warrenty.
But do any of the fans spin up when you turn on your PC? Cause it doesn't necessarily have to be your power supply.
What Bill says is a good option to try out. This way you'll know a little better if it's power supply or not.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:14 pm |
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Orion=GCHQ= wrote: How old it the power supply anyways? Cause Antec has good warrenty.
But do any of the fans spin up when you turn on your PC? Cause it doesn't necessarily have to be your power supply.
What Bill says is a good option to try out. This way you'll know a little better if it's power supply or not.
no fans at all.. its er.. a year and 3 months.. or just over. _________________ ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:19 pm |
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It could be something stupid like the power switch is borked - try shorting out the 'turn on' leads
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:45 am |
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Johns wrote: Orion=GCHQ= wrote: How old it the power supply anyways? Cause Antec has good warrenty.
But do any of the fans spin up when you turn on your PC? Cause it doesn't necessarily have to be your power supply.
What Bill says is a good option to try out. This way you'll know a little better if it's power supply or not. no fans at all.. its er.. a year and 3 months.. or just over. Got a receipt for it? You mostly get 2 years of warranty so check that out.
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Johns
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:42 am |
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Orion=GCHQ= wrote: Johns wrote: Orion=GCHQ= wrote: How old it the power supply anyways? Cause Antec has good warrenty.
But do any of the fans spin up when you turn on your PC? Cause it doesn't necessarily have to be your power supply.
What Bill says is a good option to try out. This way you'll know a little better if it's power supply or not. no fans at all.. its er.. a year and 3 months.. or just over. Got a receipt for it? You mostly get 2 years of warranty so check that out. Nope sadly, got on from a mate so it will do till i can get money to buy a new one.
Turns out that there was power going threough it but it just aint working :\
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:12 am |
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Antec pwned go Seasonic next time  _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:11 pm |
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Sleeper Service=GCHQ= wrote: Antec pwned go Seasonic next time I was thinking about a Hiper.
htxtp://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Product ... tID=228615_________________ ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:32 pm |
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If you are getting the correct voltages on the lines then its working - it could still be the mobo (spot the desparate antec fanboy)
When my computer died, I would press the power button, the fans would spin (plugged into the powersupply, not the ones plugged into the mobo). So it was the mobo that wasn't distributing power to where it was needed
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:46 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:32 pm |
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