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December 31st, 2004, 05:30 AM
#1
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Power supply question
Would a PC that has suffered from a power supply brownout (Monitor has no signal, USB peripherals has no power, HDD stops spinning yet case still has green power light on) have a burned out or weakened power supply? This brownout was caused by a brief lack of power in our high voltage industrial area. The PC has a surge protector but it was not surges that caused this problem, it was the opposite.
It is running only two USB non powered peripherals (ADSL modem and Graphics tablet)
The PC powers up again after fiddling with the power input plug (basically uplugging and replugging it in with electrical shorting out sounds) If the cord is not in properly the PC won't work.
Thanks in advance for any help
And Happy New Year
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December 31st, 2004, 11:37 AM
#2
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Simple enuff to test and yes I have had a few do that or near enuff that
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December 31st, 2004, 07:14 PM
#3
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The relentless pursuit of excellence.
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December 31st, 2004, 08:19 PM
#4
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Put another power supply in there
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December 31st, 2004, 11:45 PM
#5
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Originally Posted by Ferrit
Put another power supply in there
That's not a test! That's a replacement ferrit!
Come on now!!
You can use a multimeter for the voltage readings.
Or, for $10:
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ATX-PT
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January 1st, 2005, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
Look in to a tester from Antec. It only has one actual test LED on it: main power or something like that. But intead of just LEDs on the lines, it has leads where you hook up a multi-meter and check for voltage. 6.5V on a 12V line isn't enough to run a system, but it is enough to light up a LED.
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