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4th Mar 2009, 01:30
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HI all this is my first build and for a start i have bought a coolermaster elite 330 witha trimax 600w powersupply (off ebay),
i plug in the power supply and turn the switch on but the the fans on the psu do not start up, please help |
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4th Mar 2009, 04:36
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That's why people don't:
1. Buy no-name PSUs 2. Buy PSUs off eBay. Return it if you can or cut your losses, it's dead.
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4th Mar 2009, 04:42
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yeh i kind of had feeling that was going to happen when i bought my case off ebay, oh well ill sell to cashies,
what do you recommend for a reasonable power under 100$?? |
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4th Mar 2009, 17:22
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Corsair 400CX shouldn't be too expensive, even over there.
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5th Mar 2009, 04:49
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hmm, i was looking for something around the 500 watt range as i am building a gaming pc, and would like more power to upgrade in the future,
haddo, |
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5th Mar 2009, 05:38
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Silly question maybe .... but your original post suggests you are new to building, you just have a Case & PSU and when plugged in and switched on, nothing happens ...... is that the situation ?
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5th Mar 2009, 05:43
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Yeh i am very new to building, yeh when i plug my psu in and switch it on the fans do not start, i have opened up the case and checked connections but i am very lost, lol. Also the fans in the case are plugged in but they seem to be receiving no power.
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5th Mar 2009, 05:55
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OK .... first off, without a motherboard fitted and the switch cable fitted to the motherboard, you wont see any signs of life ..... that would be normal.
The PSU has to be switched on to work, but you can test it by shorting the PS_ON and GND pins with a short piece of wire see here |
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5th Mar 2009, 05:59
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cheers man thats what i though it may have been in the first place but i went back ony my judgement and assumed the power supply fans should at least be working,
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5th Mar 2009, 06:03
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No problem .... although I would consider Carbon's advice seriously.
All too often unbranded PSUs will blow and often take out other stuff with them. Kick off with a good brand and you may well save yourself expensive repairs 6 months down the line 
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