How do I check if power supply for my PC is working? Heeee..

Gurney, You could have just pointed him/her to the correct location. This
database is extensive and the savy at this know exactly where to go, those of
us who don't, look for the closest heading. And this is "Hardware" in Windows
XP.....

Bebz


"Gurney" wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:04 -0700 (PDT), zalek
> <zalekbloom RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello, I am trying to build a new PC. After connecting all the parts,
> >I turned the switch on and... nothing.
> >I suspect that the power supply is not working, or the circuit on the
> >motherboard that switches the power supply on is not working.
> >When I flip the switch on the back of the power supply on, the
> >keyboard LED turns on for a second. However, when I press the major
> >switch, nothing happens. No fans move, and there are no noises. I
> >checked the major switch with an ohmmeter, and the switch seems like
> >it works.
> >I'm not sure if the power supply or the motherboard circuit that
> >starts the power supply isn't working.
> >So my question is, how can I check if the power supply is working?
> >Thank you very much
> >
> >Zalek
>
> Why ask HERE? What does this have to do with the OS? NOTHING.
>
> Ask elsewhere
>
>
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zalek wrote:

> Thanks to everyone a lot for the suggestions.
> In the meantime, I connected the motherboard with a known working
> power supply, and still nothing happened. I also checked the original
> power supply, as you guys suggested (connecting the green and black
> wires) and the fan did start spinning. I also checked the voltage.
> It showed 5.25 volts. I double checked the master switch, so it seems
> that the problem is not with the power supply, but with the
> motherboard.
> Can you guys suggest anything I can test the motherboard with before I
> return the motherboard?
> Thanks a lot
> -Zalek

I assume that you have plugged in the four pin plug from the PSU to the
mainboard ?

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:11:00 -0700, bebz
<bebz.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Gurney, You could have just pointed him/her to the correct location. This
>database is extensive and the savy at this know exactly where to go, those of
>us who don't, look for the closest heading. And this is "Hardware" in Windows
>XP.....
>
>Bebz
>
>
>"Gurney" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:04 -0700 (PDT), zalek
>> <zalekbloom.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Hello, I am trying to build a new PC. After connecting all the parts,
>> >I turned the switch on and... nothing.
>> >I suspect that the power supply is not working, or the circuit on the
>> >motherboard that switches the power supply on is not working.
>> >When I flip the switch on the back of the power supply on, the
>> >keyboard LED turns on for a second. However, when I press the major
>> >switch, nothing happens. No fans move, and there are no noises. I
>> >checked the major switch with an ohmmeter, and the switch seems like
>> >it works.
>> >I'm not sure if the power supply or the motherboard circuit that
>> >starts the power supply isn't working.
>> >So my question is, how can I check if the power supply is working?
>> >Thank you very much
>> >
>> >Zalek
>>
>> Why ask HERE? What does this have to do with the OS? NOTHING.
>>
>> Ask elsewhere
>>
>>
Sure, but questions regarding the PS have NOTHING to do with XP, so
the question does NOT belong here.

Where should they post? That's up the them. There are DOZENS of
forums that are active that relate to pure hardware.
 >> Stay informed about: How do I check if power supply for my PC is working? Heeee.. 

Appreciate your reply and just to be clear, you are saying that if anyone has
questions regarding hardware not to come to Misrosoft Forums for
help/questions? Is this correct, or did I misunderstand your reply?

Bebz

"Gurney" wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:11:00 -0700, bebz
> <bebz DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Gurney, You could have just pointed him/her to the correct location. This
> >database is extensive and the savy at this know exactly where to go, those of
> >us who don't, look for the closest heading. And this is "Hardware" in Windows
> >XP.....
> >
> >Bebz
> >
> >
> >"Gurney" wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:04 -0700 (PDT), zalek
> >> <zalekbloom DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hello, I am trying to build a new PC. After connecting all the parts,
> >> >I turned the switch on and... nothing.
> >> >I suspect that the power supply is not working, or the circuit on the
> >> >motherboard that switches the power supply on is not working.
> >> >When I flip the switch on the back of the power supply on, the
> >> >keyboard LED turns on for a second. However, when I press the major
> >> >switch, nothing happens. No fans move, and there are no noises. I
> >> >checked the major switch with an ohmmeter, and the switch seems like
> >> >it works.
> >> >I'm not sure if the power supply or the motherboard circuit that
> >> >starts the power supply isn't working.
> >> >So my question is, how can I check if the power supply is working?
> >> >Thank you very much
> >> >
> >> >Zalek
> >>
> >> Why ask HERE? What does this have to do with the OS? NOTHING.
> >>
> >> Ask elsewhere
> >>
> >>
> Sure, but questions regarding the PS have NOTHING to do with XP, so
> the question does NOT belong here.
>
> Where should they post? That's up the them. There are DOZENS of
> forums that are active that relate to pure hardware.
>
>
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bebz wrote:

> Appreciate your reply and just to be clear, you are saying that if anyone
> has questions regarding hardware not to come to Misrosoft Forums for
> help/questions? Is this correct, or did I misunderstand your reply?

Excuse me Bebz, but you are having a conversation with a known troll.
"Gurney", as he is calling himself now (he changes names frequently
although this fools no one) has trolled the MS newsgroups for quite some
time now. He never helps but only tells posters that their posts don't
belong in whatever newsgroup they are in. In case you aren't familiar with
the term, here is a link explaining "troll":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

The only way to deal with trolls is "don't feed the troll". This means
ignoring them. They want you to respond because they need the attention.
You know that someone who does this sort of thing has to be mentally
unbalanced because a healthy person would never behave this way.

So don't feed Gurney. Killfile him and move on. Oh, and the rest of us are
happy for you to ask your questions here. If there is a better venue,
someone will tell you - not to be cruel or rude but merely to help you find
the answers you seek.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
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"Malke" wrote:

> bebz wrote:
>
> > Appreciate your reply and just to be clear, you are saying that if anyone
> > has questions regarding hardware not to come to Misrosoft Forums for
> > help/questions? Is this correct, or did I misunderstand your reply?
>
> Excuse me Bebz, but you are having a conversation with a known troll.
> "Gurney", as he is calling himself now (he changes names frequently
> although this fools no one) has trolled the MS newsgroups for quite some
> time now. He never helps but only tells posters that their posts don't
> belong in whatever newsgroup they are in. In case you aren't familiar with
> the term, here is a link explaining "troll":
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
>
> The only way to deal with trolls is "don't feed the troll". This means
> ignoring them. They want you to respond because they need the attention.
> You know that someone who does this sort of thing has to be mentally
> unbalanced because a healthy person would never behave this way.
>
> So don't feed Gurney. Killfile him and move on. Oh, and the rest of us are
> happy for you to ask your questions here. If there is a better venue,
> someone will tell you - not to be cruel or rude but merely to help you find
> the answers you seek.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>
Malke thanks for the input, I don't participate in discussion groups very
often so I am not familiar with the term. I will remember this, but I just
keep wondering that if you killfile him are you also not killfiling the
individual who asked the question? Where does he go from here if no other
input is entered? I am just a little confused...
Thanks again, Bebz
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bebz wrote:

> Malke thanks for the input, I don't participate in discussion groups very
> often so I am not familiar with the term. I will remember this, but I just
> keep wondering that if you killfile him are you also not killfiling the
> individual who asked the question? Where does he go from here if no other
> input is entered? I am just a little confused...

How your killfile works depends on what newsreader you use. You're using the
web interface, which is pretty dreadful. I have no idea if the web
interface to these newsgroups allows you to manage posts/posters since I
use a real newsreader. Setting up a newsreader is extremely easy. Here is
information about that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have
it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm

How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on
Usenet
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

Other Newsreaders for Windows:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte
http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird
http://gravity.tbates.org/
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:24:01 -0700, bebz
<bebz.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Appreciate your reply and just to be clear, you are saying that if anyone has
>questions regarding hardware not to come to Misrosoft Forums for
>help/questions? Is this correct, or did I misunderstand your reply?
>
>Bebz
>
>"Gurney" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:11:00 -0700, bebz
>> <bebz.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Gurney, You could have just pointed him/her to the correct location. This
>> >database is extensive and the savy at this know exactly where to go, those of
>> >us who don't, look for the closest heading. And this is "Hardware" in Windows
>> >XP.....
>> >
>> >Bebz
>> >
>> >
>> >"Gurney" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:04 -0700 (PDT), zalek
>> >> <zalekbloom.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hello, I am trying to build a new PC. After connecting all the parts,
>> >> >I turned the switch on and... nothing.
>> >> >I suspect that the power supply is not working, or the circuit on the
>> >> >motherboard that switches the power supply on is not working.
>> >> >When I flip the switch on the back of the power supply on, the
>> >> >keyboard LED turns on for a second. However, when I press the major
>> >> >switch, nothing happens. No fans move, and there are no noises. I
>> >> >checked the major switch with an ohmmeter, and the switch seems like
>> >> >it works.
>> >> >I'm not sure if the power supply or the motherboard circuit that
>> >> >starts the power supply isn't working.
>> >> >So my question is, how can I check if the power supply is working?
>> >> >Thank you very much
>> >> >
>> >> >Zalek
>> >>
>> >> Why ask HERE? What does this have to do with the OS? NOTHING.
>> >>
>> >> Ask elsewhere
>> >>
>> >>
>> Sure, but questions regarding the PS have NOTHING to do with XP, so
>> the question does NOT belong here.
>>
>> Where should they post? That's up the them. There are DOZENS of
>> forums that are active that relate to pure hardware.
>>
>>
It would make sense if it was RELATED to WINDOWSXP (see group title).
A PS problem has nothing to do with ANY OS and as such is out of place
here.

Oh, and replies are supposed to go down HERE.
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Gurney wrote:


(snip more deranged nastiness)

You need to get back on your meds.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
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"Malke" wrote:

> bebz wrote:
>
> > Malke thanks for the input, I don't participate in discussion groups very
> > often so I am not familiar with the term. I will remember this, but I just
> > keep wondering that if you killfile him are you also not killfiling the
> > individual who asked the question? Where does he go from here if no other
> > input is entered? I am just a little confused...
>
> How your killfile works depends on what newsreader you use. You're using the
> web interface, which is pretty dreadful. I have no idea if the web
> interface to these newsgroups allows you to manage posts/posters since I
> use a real newsreader. Setting up a newsreader is extremely easy. Here is
> information about that:
>
> Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
> really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
> to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
> can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have
> it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:
>
> About Usenet:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
> http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
> of newsgroups
>
> Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm
>
> How to Post:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question
> http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on
> Usenet
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
> properly
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting
>
> Other Newsreaders for Windows:
> http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte
> http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird
> http://gravity.tbates.org/
> http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
> http://xnews.newsguy.com/
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>

Thanks Make, I am going to go through the links you sent me they will be of
great help. I really appreciate your input..

Bebz
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On Jun 20, 8:47 pm, Sam Goldwasser <s....DeleteThis@minus.seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
> zalek<zalekbl....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> writes:
> > Thanks to everyone a lot for the suggestions.
> > In the meantime, I connected the motherboard with a known working
> >powersupply, and still nothing happened. I also checked the original
> >powersupply, as you guys suggested (connecting the green and black
> > wires) and the fan did start spinning. I also checked the voltage.
> > It showed 5.25 volts. I double checked the master switch, so it seems
> > that the problem is not with thepowersupply, but with the
> > motherboard.
> > Can you guys suggest anything I can test the motherboard with before I
> > return the motherboard?
> > Thanks a lot
> > -Zalek
>
> Double check the configuration of the motherboard - any jumpers and
> other connections and that the CPU is plugged in correctly (if this
> applies).
>
> --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ:http://www.repairfaq.org/
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> | Mirror Sites:http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html
>
> Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is
> ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the
> subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs.

Problem solved!!!! Thanks to all!!
The problem was that the "clear CMOS jumper" was in "Clear CMOS"
position - it should be in "normal" position.
The motherboard was A33G from PC Chips.Now my PC is working!
Other parts I used:

CPU cooler - WATER COOLER XIGMATEK|AIO-S80DP
2GB RAM - MEM 2G|PQI MAD42GUOE R
AMD CPU - CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2 2M R
case - CASE ATHENATECH|A3602BB.400 BK RT
DVD and HD I used from my old PC. HD had WinXP - I didn't have to
reinstall any software.

One remark - water cooler is pretty big - and takes a lot of space but
fits on the MB. Standard 4 pin ATX power connector must be connected
to MB BEFORE installing the cooler - the cooler blocks the power
connector.

Thanks again,

Zalek
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is the pc powering up?

"unknown" wrote:

>
 >> Stay informed about: How do I check if power supply for my PC is working? Heeee.. 

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=77203

regards, Richard


"sgopus" <sgopus RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2830A74-FEFB-441A-B5BD-FA04D28A5083@microsoft.com...
> is the pc powering up?
>
> "unknown" wrote:
>
>>
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