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Taf · 20-09-2014, 10:22

Have you added any more components (memory, drives, fans, etc.) to the machine since you bought it? They are usually sold with the lowest possible power rating PSU, so adding components can demand more power which will eventually kill the PSU.

As for the paperclip trick, it does work but will hit the PSU hard as it's expecting a resistive short not a total short to kick it into life. And as Heero yuy said, it's not a good idea to go inside a Switched Mode PSU without a lot of training... they bite hard even after being powered down for ages!

20-09-2014, 10:22	#18
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 70 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,414	Re: psu help Have you added any more components (memory, drives, fans, etc.) to the machine since you bought it? They are usually sold with the lowest possible power rating PSU, so adding components can demand more power which will eventually kill the PSU. As for the paperclip trick, it does work but will hit the PSU hard as it's expecting a resistive short not a total short to kick it into life. And as Heero yuy said, it's not a good idea to go inside a Switched Mode PSU without a lot of training... they bite hard even after being powered down for ages!