On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 03:34:35 +0000, Tim wrote:

If you need to check a power supply there are several websites showing
voltages off of each pin of the various plugs of the power supply.
You'll need a voltmeter. An ATX power supply has to have a load on it
before it will start. Directions on testing the voltages generally
tells one to use a resistor of a certain ohm and wattage rating.
Instead, I just hook up an old hard drive and grounded the pin necessary
to start the power supply. Worked great. Was able to test voltages
without a problem.

jpsga wrote:

Have bad experience with ANTEC TruePOWER. One failure was attended by a
quiet snap.
JPS

Tim:

Many thanks to you, Jason & JP for the PS comments: Tonight I did the
drill, but came up empty:

000) inspect mobo caps & Inds for scortching etc. ... they all look fresh
and shiny
00) remove RAM & Vidcard ... still nothing
0) remove CMOS battery for 15 minutes ... still nothing

Now for the PS:

1) unplug PS from mobo and short green -- black. Both PS fans spin up
im,mediately and keep spinning.
2) remove mobo from case, plug in PS ... nothing. Neither PS nor CPU fan
spins.

Now what WAS my guess:

3) carefully inspecting mobo back for scrapes, gouges, nicks or dents I find no
damage whatsoever. No broken mobo circuit AKAIK.

Which leaves .... ? Have I missed any homebrew proceedure to run on the
mobo? Otherwise, considering in-good-faith that the mobo/CPU combo were
pre-tested ... looks like a PS problem. The ANTEC can't push 400W into the
mobo no matter WHAT the shorting-test shows.

I don't happen to have a voltmeter: maybe it's time to see if NewEGG.coms
RMA policy is as good as its reputation.