just $.02 more - IMO, the best way to test this is by doing a *swap test* - forget the multi-meter. i had the brand-name uber-expensive 400W PSU, the crap-o-generic "600W" (yeah right) PSU, a generic 300W PSU and a 330W uber-expensive brand-name PSU. i took turns swapping them and found that the 330W worked best with my CPU/MB setup. "in theory" any of them should have worked just fine - but the 330W was the only one that did the trick.
i suggest you remove the motherboard from the case, and set it on the desk, hook up your monitor and PSU and then use a screw driver to short the power-up leads - and watch for the POST. working in the case is a PITA, and if you are swapping out your PSU every 2 minutes for testing, it's nice not to have to futz with the case. maybe i was born under a bad sign, but me & hardware have a long running feud. YMMV. Josh Coates http://www.jcoates.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Shaw Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:14 AM To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: New hardware not working blues the return policy at PC Club in great. I think there is a better one around as long as you don't try to screw them. I'd hookd people up several times after their return time at pas at full purchase price. After a certain point it was for store credit though. With power supplies, you can't just pay a little extra sometimes. I paid about 80 for mine. I really like the enermax power supplies. you should be able to check the voltage from the bios ( board pending ). email me directly if you bought the stuff there. I might be able to help you out a little bit more. -Stephen Gabriel Gunderson wrote: >On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 09:00 -0700, Josh Coates wrote: > > >>gabe, >> >>i've had similar nightmare problems with pieced-together boxes. i'm going >>to guess that your CPU is a high-end P4 w/ that extra 1.5V power (IIRC) >>attachment thingy? power supplies are notoriously awful pieces of hardware >>that easily fail and often don't actually produce the power they are labeled >>to produce. >> >> > >If this is it, I'll be ticked. This was the first time I payed a little >extra for a nicer power supply. > > > >>i tried several different power supplies (generic, 'name-brand', 300W, 600W >>etc) and found one that worked. >> >>but, maybe that's not your problem - i'm just making a guess. this is why >>you pay a little bit extra to get a factory made box, because they make sure >>all the components work together. >> >> > >But then what would I do all night? > > > >>this is why i am not an electrical engineer - hardware is non-deterministic. >>;-) >> >> > >My feelings exactly. > > > >>Josh Coates >>http://www.jcoates.org >> >> > >Thanks, >Gabe > >.===================================. >| This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | >| Don't Fear the Penguin. | >| IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | >`===================================' > > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `===================================' .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
