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Windows 7 - Power Supply Tester |
05-28-2011
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#1 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
Power Supply Tester The tester that I now have is only designed for a 20 pin ATX connector, and of course, most new motherboards, including the one now on order have 24 pin connectors. When I separate the 24 pin connector and only test the 20 pin portion, it works okay, but short of buying a new tester, is there a way to insure that the 4 pin portion is good?
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
05-28-2011
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#2 | | Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1 |
Power supply "testers" are only a general indication of voltages and that the power supply will turn on, not that the power supply will work under load. Thus they have a very limited practical use. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1 CPU Intel Q6600 Motherboard Intel DP35DP Memory 8GB, A Data DDR2, PC 2-6400 Graphics Card NVIDIA GTS 450 OC Sound Card Ht Omega Striker 7.1 Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED Screen Resolution 1920X1080 Keyboard Microsoft Mouse Logitech Wireless PSU XFX 750 Watt Black Edition, Modular Case Antec Nine Hundred Cooling Zerotherm CF900 Hard Drives 1 TB Hitachi Win 7 system drive
750 GB Western Digital With Vista 32 bit.
1 TB Seagate drive with Windows 8
1.5TB for Acronis Tru Image backups Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable) Other Info ProTools MP9 and Sonar X1D Extended PE DAW with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Cointrol Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, Dell Dimension E510 with Vista 32 bit HP, new iPad |
05-28-2011
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#3 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
While that may be true, at least it does provide some indication of the PSU condition. Is there a means to test a power supply under load, particularly in a bench test mode? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
05-29-2011
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#4 | | Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1 |
There are high $$ lab testers but nothing inexpensive that I know of. If I work on a PC and suspect the power supply I just connect a known good "bench" supply that I have to test. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1 CPU Intel Q6600 Motherboard Intel DP35DP Memory 8GB, A Data DDR2, PC 2-6400 Graphics Card NVIDIA GTS 450 OC Sound Card Ht Omega Striker 7.1 Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED Screen Resolution 1920X1080 Keyboard Microsoft Mouse Logitech Wireless PSU XFX 750 Watt Black Edition, Modular Case Antec Nine Hundred Cooling Zerotherm CF900 Hard Drives 1 TB Hitachi Win 7 system drive
750 GB Western Digital With Vista 32 bit.
1 TB Seagate drive with Windows 8
1.5TB for Acronis Tru Image backups Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable) Other Info ProTools MP9 and Sonar X1D Extended PE DAW with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Cointrol Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, Dell Dimension E510 with Vista 32 bit HP, new iPad |
05-29-2011
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#5 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
Thanks, but the only way that I could use a "known" good PSU, is to tear it out of a working PC, and that is exactly what I don't want to do for bench testing new components. My spare PSU is quite probably good, but I would like to have a means to confirm that it is without any issues, since it spends a majority of the time in the closet. I guess that really isn't possible though. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
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