Jim wrote:
>That's three quick votes for the power supply, but it has about 50 wires
>coming out of it, so how does one go about testing it?
With a voltmeter and list of which wires carry which voltages you
can test the power supply's output. You have to short the PS-ON wire so
the PSU will power up first. Pinout diagram for the standard 20 and 24 pin
connectors is here:
http://www.smpspowersupply.com/connectors-pinouts.html
The easier way is to go to eBay and pickup a PSU tester like this:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-20-24-Pin-PSU-ATX-HD-SATA-Power-Supply-Tester-/320908749569?pt=US_Computer_Power_Supply_Testers&hash=item4ab7a6eb01>
You plug the 20 or 24-pin motherboard connector into it and it
will show if all the various voltages are present or not.
Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 275,000 miles
'01 Golf TDI, silver. (new work car) 358,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (retired work car) 654,000 miles <- Gone to a new
home :(
http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff
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