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01-05-2003, 01:09 PM
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powe supply
can you fire up a psu with nothing hooked up to it? would like to check it out before hooking it up as the last one went out in a blaze of sparks and smoke, nothing else was hurt but i dont believe thats the right way to test one .
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01-05-2003, 01:55 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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Hi samdry,
A power supply needs a "load" on it to function properly...just trying to start it up with nothing connected may cause it to burnout and fail. Try connecting a bunch of fans to it before you try to start it up. Or you could get the Antec Power Supply tester (not sure how it works though).  Cricket
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01-05-2003, 04:12 PM
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A PSU can function OK with only a fan connected to it (trust me I tested this).
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