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Old 01-05-2008, 07:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Confused [SOLVED] PSU, or not PSU!

Hi there my computer was a
3500 64 Athlon
1gb DDR1 RAM
6800 GT xtreme 128mb
foxxconn M-Board with a 450watt powersupply

I have now upgraded to
6000 64 X2 Ahtlon
2gb DDR2 800mhz RAM
RADION EAX1550 256mb
asus n-force M-Board with the same powersupply

now the problem is that i THINK all the wires are in the right place but when i switch on the computer the lights flash the fans spin for all of a second then stops dead do you think it could be the power supply or something else.

I would be thankfull for any help.
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:33 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

That sounds like you have a motherboard post or standoff shorting out. When you put in the new motherboard, did you make sure that you had a post for every hole in the board....NO MORE, NO LESS????? Is this the same 450 watt power supply and if so, what brand name???
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

yeh there are a few pins left but could not find any wires to put on them.
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Old 01-05-2008, 09:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

standoffs are what screw into the backing plate and then the m/board is screwed to
they stop the m/b from shorting out on the backing plate
the screwholes are required earthing points for the m/board
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

soz for the misunderstanding to answer both of the questions.
yep it is the same powersupply as before, and the 6 standoffs are all good there are 3 more but there not touching the motherboard (extras incase motherboard was different size) any other thoughts.
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Old 01-07-2008, 10:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
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You must use one for each hole....no more, no less, so if you have extras in there, take them out.
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

they are not under the motherboard they stand alone to the side not touching any component they will not be having any effect on any component. i hope you understand thankyou.
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

hi there i have now removed excess standoffs and still not working, puzzling.

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the green LED power light on the motherboard is always lit wether i try booting or not.

hope this triggers a few helpful thoughts thankyou
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Old 01-07-2008, 02:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

the m/b light is supposed to be on it's shows power to the m/b
take it out of the case and set it up on a piece of cardboard with
cpu
video
ram
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what brand is the psu
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

if you want pictures the guide is in my sig under bench test
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OK Strangest thing just happened i press the on button and she just booted up and it booted straight into windows i didnt have to change anything or reinstall windows it just worked how come.
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did you reboot a few times to check if it has started booting normally
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Re: PSU, or not PSU!

yep its the PC I'm using to write this with.
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i will mark it resolved if the problem reoccurs post back to this thread
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