You Do it Electronics down 128 has an ATX power supply tester for under $10...I also have one if you want to borrow it and Newegg should have one too. All you do is plug it in to your PS Motherboard connector, and flip the switch. If a green light comes on, it's good. It also has test points. -----Original Message----- From: Brett Russ [mailto:icycle@charter.net] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:19 AM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] Local service/repair recommendations track@trackspace.com wrote:

Secondly, I jumped the 14 and 15 pins (with a bent paperclip) on the ATX connector while leaving one HDD (and absolutely nothing else) plugged in - nothing happened. If I understood you correctly, that should at least power the HDD up? Are there any other visual/aural clues that I'm looking for?

I'd assume that both the PS fan and the HDD would spin up. You might not hear the HDD spinup, you might have to unmount it and feel for the gyro effect. But without the PS fan spinning, I doubt it's powering the drive.

Should the paperclip get warm assuming there's a current passing through it?

No, there shouldn't be current flowing through the clip.

When I plugged the cord in from the wall into the socket in the back of the case, I did hear that "click" (for lack of a better word) you hear when you plug anything into a socket. I know at least the juice is getting into the box...

I don't usually hear a click when plugging in a PS to the wall. Maybe this is a sign that it's bad.

Based on this, would you assume the power supply is the likely culprit and that the next logical step would be to try testing my hardware on another ATX power supply? My only concern is that the LED lights up, which to me would mean the mobo is getting >>>some<<< power.

I would definitely try another ATX supply if you can. At this point I am not sure what could be wrong if it's not the PS. BR _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug