Hi guys my year old PSU seems to be acting up. About 6 weeks ago my PC was dead when i pressed the power button. I checked the power cable looked inside checked the cabling and memory was sitting properly and hit the power button again and it returned to life. Week later same thing happened and again it returned to life after a few cabling checking etc. Problem disappeared for a while 3rd time again the same but this time twice it powered up and shut itself down after 2 secs twice.Dead again today so i need to fix it any ideas? Its a Super Flower Golden Green HX 80Plus Gold - 750 Watt. Thanks.
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ive got this problem too but i dont know if its my psu or my motherboard
if i waggle the atx connector on the mobo it shoots into life
try unplugging it and pushing it back in works for me for now
i dunno what to replace psu or mobo
thing is how many z77 boards area available
if i waggle the atx connector on the mobo it shoots into life
try unplugging it and pushing it back in works for me for now
i dunno what to replace psu or mobo
thing is how many z77 boards area available
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ditto
and i wiggled my atx connector before while it was in place and pc shutdown
and i noticed my rear case fan wasnt spinning. pluuged into another point to test and it worked... plgged it back into its original and nothing. rebooted and hey presto all ok...
thing is im skint as .... may have to go finance and upgrade if all else fails
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I have just had this problem, some times the power button works, other times nothing. It hit crunch time on friday when it wouldn't power on at all, switched out the psu and all is fine.
You can rule out certain things quite quickly. Firstly, the case button/wiring - disconnect the power button wire from the motherboard header and then short the 2 pins on the motherboard manually. If this works fine then you have a dodgy connection between the board and the button on the case.
Secondly, disconnect everything from the PSU other than a fan - then carefully short any green and black wire on the 24pin ATX connector on the PSU. If the fan spins reliably after a few goes, almost certainly not the PSU.
Secondly, disconnect everything from the PSU other than a fan - then carefully short any green and black wire on the 24pin ATX connector on the PSU. If the fan spins reliably after a few goes, almost certainly not the PSU.
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tried that ted thanks
worked ok with paperclip but its completely random when it does it
prob just gonna buy a new psu as its something i was gonna upgrade first before cpu+ mobo
just searching round for best price on evga 850w g2
worked ok with paperclip but its completely random when it does it
prob just gonna buy a new psu as its something i was gonna upgrade first before cpu+ mobo
just searching round for best price on evga 850w g2
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Soldato
typical it hasnt done it all day but ill let u know if it does
Why not RMA it ? It is still under warranty.
That was meant for Oasis by the way
Why not RMA it ? It is still under warranty.
That was meant for Oasis by the way
Unfortunately the company from Germany i got the Psu and a whole new build went into liquidation 4 months ago I'm pretty stuck so a new one is my only alternative.
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well got up this morning and zero. nothing happend..
waggled the atx connector and it started for about 1/2 second
and wouldnt start at all
unplugged the atx connector and plugged it back in and nowt, tried again and it started
been to work and come home and it was ok
ive orderd a new psu should be here in next couple of days
ill keep u updated
waggled the atx connector and it started for about 1/2 second
and wouldnt start at all
unplugged the atx connector and plugged it back in and nowt, tried again and it started
been to work and come home and it was ok
ive orderd a new psu should be here in next couple of days
ill keep u updated
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quick update
pc turned on ok this morning
so i went inside case and wobbled atx connector and pc shut down
wudnt start again after that so after a few pushes in and out with the connector she started but ended up doin a bios recovery
new psu arrived this afternoon and fitted it
and all is fine even wobbling atx connector
so for me (so far) my psu was the problem
if pc goes down again ill post back here but ff u dont hear from me then no more problemo for me
hope u get sorted oasis
pc turned on ok this morning
so i went inside case and wobbled atx connector and pc shut down
wudnt start again after that so after a few pushes in and out with the connector she started but ended up doin a bios recovery
new psu arrived this afternoon and fitted it
and all is fine even wobbling atx connector
so for me (so far) my psu was the problem
if pc goes down again ill post back here but ff u dont hear from me then no more problemo for me
hope u get sorted oasis
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Soldato
Would look at all the metal connectors and make sure none are loose or opened too much, could be the cause of the bad contact.
All good again so far but if it happens again think i'll take the plunge and get a new Psu.Thanks for the update appreciate it.quick update
pc turned on ok this morning
so i went inside case and wobbled atx connector and pc shut down
wudnt start again after that so after a few pushes in and out with the connector she started but ended up doin a bios recovery
new psu arrived this afternoon and fitted it
and all is fine even wobbling atx connector
so for me (so far) my psu was the problem
if pc goes down again ill post back here but ff u dont hear from me then no more problemo for me
hope u get sorted oasis
Soldato
Have you tried getting in touch directly with SuperFlower ? That psu has a 5 year warranty so it seems a bit of a shame to just bin it.