PSU borked?

manoz · 11 Apr 2010 at 16:51

Got a corsair HX620W. Turned on my computer and heard a popping sound. Normally there's a light on the mobo which is on when it's receiving power but that isn't on either. I take it the PSUs gone?

edit: looked on the corsair website and they recommended the paperclip test but I don't have a fan to test it with as the computer has no case. Any other ways I can test it?

joey2cool · 11 Apr 2010 at 16:55

or the mobo is fried?

Justintime · 11 Apr 2010 at 16:57

manoz said:
Got a corsair HX620W. Turned on my computer and heard a popping sound. Normally there's a light on the mobo which is on when it's receiving power but that isn't on either. I take it the PSUs gone?

edit: looked on the corsair website and they recommended the paperclip test but I don't have a fan to test it with as the computer has no case. Any other ways I can test it?

psu fan should spin up.

manoz · 11 Apr 2010 at 17:04

Justintime said:
psu fan should spin up.

Doesn't spin up :[. Guess it's RMA time. Gona have to buy a PSU from the high street though as I got important work to do on it :/

thingemajib · 11 Apr 2010 at 17:05

just to completely eliminate the board, have your tried unplugging it from the pc and turning it on by shorting it? (i forget which pins you need...)

Happy · 11 Apr 2010 at 17:10

thingemajib said:
just to completely eliminate the board, have your tried unplugging it from the pc and turning it on by shorting it? (i forget which pins you need...)

manoz · 11 Apr 2010 at 17:56

thingemajib said:
just to completely eliminate the board, have your tried unplugging it from the pc and turning it on by shorting it? (i forget which pins you need...)

Tried this to no avail, tried different kettle leads too. Didn't work

manoz · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:15

Was definitely the PSU. Bought a cheap iCute PSU from a high street electronics shop and the computer switches on. Now I got to figure out why it doesn't post