Mains cable missing from box

arknor · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:12

if it doesnt have a fuse in the psu it will have something else most likely such as https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/rev...tection-power-supply-definition-psu,6242.html

Stephen Runnalls · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:15

Done that - put a 5a fuse in. Powered up fine. Won’t accept WiFi password now, though. Does it need to be wired first time?

HoneyBadger · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:17

touch · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:23

Stephen Runnalls said:
Done that - put a 5a fuse in. Powered up fine. Won’t accept WiFi password now, though. Does it need to be wired first time?

It's fine to connect over WiFi without needing a wired connection first. Check that your shift/caps lock keys are working properly and you've got all the right capitals and small-case letters in the password. There would have been keyboard region options to choose when you went through the setup so if you accidentally selected the wrong region ("English - US" rather than "English - UK" is a common mistake) then the keys printed on the keyboard won't match up with the characters actually entered in some cases. The @ symbol for example is in a different place on US keyboards.

Stephen Runnalls · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:48

I have got to it in settings and entered the password, so it is correct, but it’s as if there is no bandwidth. I get about 60mps.

Stephen Runnalls · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:55

Got onto BBC but it’s like a dial up modem speed.

Diddums · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:56

Stephen Runnalls said:
Got onto BBC but it’s like a dial up modem speed.

Can you link to the PC? Also, where are they located in your house, and where is your router?

touch · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:59

Is it effecting other devices? If you've just set up both new computers they'll both be downloading windows updates and things so might be sucking up your broadband capacity with that?

Rannoch · 25 Dec 2020 at 12:59

Likely Windows updates.

Stephen Runnalls · 25 Dec 2020 at 13:08

As I ran through the initial setup, it couldn’t see the WiFi at all. I had to continue without WiFi, then go to settings. Troubleshooting got it connected, but it’s very slow. Just running a speed test.

Stephen Runnalls · 25 Dec 2020 at 13:10

My phone is currently getting 62 mbps in the same spot where one of the PCs is. The PC is still on the ping test.

iamdjdz · 25 Dec 2020 at 13:54

Also it's a pain in the ass getting kettle leads tbh I've pinched some from dead equipment from work in the past as kettles now normally have the leads wired in!

Josh · 25 Dec 2020 at 13:55

Cheer up Acme.

OP, Windows might be pulling down some updates in the background, it'll probably take a couple hours to get it ready to install games on and be ready to play - sure the kids will love them.

Akagi · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:01

Sorry.

E; ah apparently OcUK have accepted responsibility for your kids crying.

james.miller · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:19

The PSU will have it's own fuse. The fuse in the plug is there to protect the cable, NOT the appliance. It'll be fine

Akagi · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:20

james.miller said:
The PSU will have it's own fuse. The fuse in the plug is there to protect the cable, NOT the appliance. It'll be fine

Pretty much, I just use any old kettle lead. No idea what fuses are in all of mine.

cu3ed · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:37

Yea, internal PSU will only take what it needs, only an issue if the fuse is too small, which 99% of the time they are not.

andy_mk3 · 25 Dec 2020 at 16:09

Stephen Runnalls said:
Got onto BBC but it’s like a dial up modem speed.

Still on Wifi? Are the Antenna's screwed into the motherboard?

Dave M · 25 Dec 2020 at 16:16

Stephen Runnalls said:
My phone is currently getting 62 mbps in the same spot where one of the PCs is. The PC is still on the ping test.

Is there a wifi antenna in the motherboard box, if there is it would screw into a little brass port on the back of the motherboard.

Stephen Runnalls · 26 Dec 2020 at 09:56

Hi - thanks. These are pre-builds - there were no antenna in the boxes. I could try that. Would you recommend any particular brand? The motherboard is a MSI B450 Tomahawk Max (socket AM4) DDR4 ATX.