PSU not working on Sonata II

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 17:29

Building a new rig in a Sonata II and I have found the PSU to be non working correctly, would I have to RMA the full case back to OC or does anyone know if I can remove the PSU unit and send that back? I have the PC running on an alternative PSU at the moment but its not really got enough juice for what I wanted as its only 250w

Be a bit of a pain if I have to return the full unit

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 19:05

Actually I probably blew it up myself by being an idiot, so I guess I should just do the right thing and buy a replacement, would the Antec TrueBlue 2.0 480W PSU fit straight in there?

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:31

Ok basically I was doing my first PC build and I put the 20 pin power in then I assumed the extra 4 pin goes in as well, when it did not work I put the 4 pin in the other way round then it made a funny noise and now wont boot the pc when i put the proper 4 pin connection into the mobo, so I am guessing I blew it by being stupid, unless your saying this would not blow it and in fact it was broken to begin with?

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:45

the mobo still works as its running just now but on a 250w unbranded PSU so I am not keen on keeping using it, the 4 pin I put in the wrong way was the 4 pins extra for a 24 pin mobo if you follow me, and really they did not need any force to go in the other way round, the yellow and black 4 pin which should be connected does only go one way but now as I say it wont boot the pc

so i guess i did blow it? so i should just stump up the dosh for being stupid as I doubt they will RMA it due to it being down to an idiot at the controls LOL

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:50

Yeah I'm thinking they will just send it back as they can surely realise its been broken by myself, would the PSU be repairable tho? I may as well order the new one as its on a this week only deal anyway, and learn the hard way from my mistakes.

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:54

Yeah dont worry I am not gonna open it up, was meaning by Antec if I sent it to them

Mr Men · 10 Jun 2006 at 22:33

Yeah I actually dismantled the whole pc last night and re-built it today and the same problem would not boot, just spun the fans, as soon as I tried the other PSU it booted fine, so I think its safe to assume the PSU is gone, I will just order a new one and learn my lesson, thanks guys