Lan Barnes wrote:
On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 02:15:37PM -0800, DJA wrote:
Of course, in order to test the PS, you don't need to attach it to the
mobo at all. Just short the green wire with any black (ground) wire at
the mobo connector. This will turn the PS on, if it's good. Note that
this requires a load to work. The tech at PC Power & Cooling told me
that that means at least one, possibly two IDE hard drives, or one SCSI
drive[1].
[1] I bought one of PCP&C's ATX power supply testers (about $10) which
includes the load and and LED which just plugs into the PS's mobo connector.
This sounds deliciously dangerous. But I'm not clear if this is to be
done with the connectors removed from the MB (and if so, how to add
load?), or by opening the box and probing, which sounds like an
invitation to magic smoke.
Because the potential consequences of misunderstanding this are dire, I
don't plan to experiment.
For your comfort (I've done it and no smoke):
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/support/ATX_troubleshoot.htm
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~DJA.
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