A friend of mine's PC is dead, and I need to prove it is the PSU...can I do it with a power testing screwdriver ? If so, which pins do I need to touch it to ?
Thanks
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A friend of mine's PC is dead, and I need to prove it is the PSU...can I do it with a power testing screwdriver ? If so, which pins do I need to touch it to ?
Thanks
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/p...nc-pinouts.htm
note: To power up an ATX or ATX-2 PSU for testing, short pin 14 (PS_ON) with one of the grounds.
Remove all connected power cables and only connect a few fans, then fire up the PSU and see if the fan spins.
OK cheers....it's dead then ! Absolutely nothing, not even the PSU fan spins......
Next question then - would this be OK as a replacement ?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...roductID=37215
What spec of the computer you're looking at?
Basic mATX mobo w/onboard gfx, 1 SATA hard drive, 1 CDRW, 1 floppy, Athlon 64 3000+ CPU not overclocked, 1Gig RAM
It is a cheap PSU, you get what you pay for.Quote:
Originally Posted by machinist
I doubt it will die or take the rest of your system with it in under a year as otherwise scan would not be selling it, but for myself I would always expect to pay at least double that for quality.
350W is good enough. I have a similar system pushing off a 380W PSU and without the graphics 350W is just fine. Even a good quality 250W will handle it fine.
That Hiper didn't score very well in a review. I wouldn't buy it.
The SilverPower 350 is in the same price bracket so go for that (Scan sell it).
Cheers guys - ended up going for an Enermax 380W PSU....spend a bit extra, get a better item eh ? :)