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New Power Supply Problem (w/picture link)
Sorry left off the pic link...
http://www.mcgwire.com/300ATX.jpg Just bought a new PSU for my AMD K-7 950. I posted here about it a bit ago. Well, I opened it up and looked at it. The fan is built inside the PSU case and the ventilation holes are on the top of the unit (picture below) and then there are about 10 more on the wire side (you can't see it in the pic). What I'm asking is, the holes on the top, they are going to be facing the top of my tower, they won't be out in the open, is that bad? My old PSU had the fan on the outside attached under the PSU case and didn't have the holes on the top, they were all on the wire side and on/off side so it was venting directly into the PC, not the case top wall...If that is a problem would installing this PSU upside down fix it maybe? I know next to nothing about PSU so if this is a really dumbass question sorry...I just don't want the air to go the wrong way or bounce back in and have the thing overheat or something... Smith |
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Actually I'm throwing this into a Gateway case with a clip that holds it, it
doesn't screw in anywhere. I put it in with the vent down. So that is right-side-up? Sorry for the question then, I looked at the one I pulled out and it was installed with the plug slot up, not down like this one, I guess my original one was upside down...I dunno. Thanks again, Smith "~misfit~" wrote in message ... "Ken" wrote in message ... On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 03:49:07 -0400, "Smith" wrote: http://www.mcgwire.com/300ATX.jpg Just bought a new PSU for my AMD K-7 950. I posted here about it a bit ago. Well, I opened it up and looked at it. The fan is built inside the PSU case and the ventilation holes are on the top of the unit (picture below) and then there are about 10 more on the wire side (you can't see it in the pic). What I'm asking is, the holes on the top, they are going to be facing the top of my tower, they won't be out in the open, is that bad? My old PSU had the fan on the outside attached under the PSU case and didn't have the holes on the top, they were all on the wire side and on/off side so it was venting directly into the PC, not the case top wall...If that is a problem would installing this PSU upside down fix it maybe? I know next to nothing about PSU so if this is a really dumbass question sorry...I just don't want the air to go the wrong way or bounce back in and have the thing overheat or something... Turn it in the right way, the holes chould be in the bottom. Exactly. There is one screw-hole that isn't in the same place as the other three relative to the corners of the PSU. It only goes one way into the case. The picture is of the PSU upside-down. And it isn't "venting directly into the PC", it's pulling air out of the PC, over the heatsinks in the PSU and venting outside the case. -- ~misfit~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/2003 |
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Smith wrote:
Actually I'm throwing this into a Gateway case with a clip that holds it, it doesn't screw in anywhere. I put it in with the vent down. So that is right-side-up? Sorry for the question then, I looked at the one I pulled out and it was installed with the plug slot up, not down like this one, I guess my original one was upside down...I dunno. Not necessarily. There is no orientation in the power cord plug in slot. The only orientation that matters is getting correct air flow ... on some of my computers the "V" part of the cable is down and in some of them it's up. That's not what's significant. -- Usenet is a strange reality where you see people beating up a patch of grass where nine years ago there used to be a horse. -Nuke |
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"Ken" wrote in message ... The picture of my PSU is also upside-down! The fotografer likes to put the PSU:s upside-down :-) http://w1.857.telia.com/~u85710476/d...e/antec550.jpg Nice PSU. -- ~misfit~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/2003 |
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"Cyde Weys" wrote in message ... Smith wrote: Actually I'm throwing this into a Gateway case with a clip that holds it, it doesn't screw in anywhere. I put it in with the vent down. So that is right-side-up? Sorry for the question then, I looked at the one I pulled out and it was installed with the plug slot up, not down like this one, I guess my original one was upside down...I dunno. Not necessarily. There is no orientation in the power cord plug in slot. The only orientation that matters is getting correct air flow ... on some of my computers the "V" part of the cable is down and in some of them it's up. That's not what's significant. Yeah, what he said. Don't confuse yourself anymore by worrying about which way up the cord goes! -- ~misfit~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/2003 |
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Yeah, hehe, as I said I know nothing about PSU's, was just kinda looking at
how it was and wanting to put it back in that way. Guess there's the downside of self-teaching Thanks again guys, Smith "~misfit~" wrote in message ... "Cyde Weys" wrote in message ... Smith wrote: Actually I'm throwing this into a Gateway case with a clip that holds it, it doesn't screw in anywhere. I put it in with the vent down. So that is right-side-up? Sorry for the question then, I looked at the one I pulled out and it was installed with the plug slot up, not down like this one, I guess my original one was upside down...I dunno. Not necessarily. There is no orientation in the power cord plug in slot. The only orientation that matters is getting correct air flow ... on some of my computers the "V" part of the cable is down and in some of them it's up. That's not what's significant. Yeah, what he said. Don't confuse yourself anymore by worrying about which way up the cord goes! -- ~misfit~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/2003 |
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