ATX power supplies?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Fri Jun 14, 2002 12:13 am

I've got a dead 350 Watt Sparkle sitting here. There a way i can turn this thing on to test it out. I'm sure whatever is wrong with it is minor. There a good site for trouble shooting these things? I looked on google and couldn't find much info on these.

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Fri Jun 14, 2002 12:34 am

If you want to turn on an ATX power supply, you need to connect pin 14 (a green wire) on the mainboard connector to a ground wire (black). The pinout for the power connector is here

I have not seen any good sites on how to diagnose and fix power supplies. I think that is because diagnosing the problem is not worth the time when replacements are relatively cheap.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:12 am

Dead PSUs are not worth messing with. As LMandrake says, you can jumper two wires to turn it on. If that doesn't turn it on, it's a deader.

You don't want to replace any parts in a PSU since you're liable to affect the voltage stability. Since a flaky PSU can fry your mobo, ram and CPU.

I'd just yank the fan out (you can always use a spare 8 cm fan) and toss the rest of it.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:30 am

I heard (from a reliable sourse) that PS's are now LOW IN FAT!!

Eat the damn thing.

Greg