Power supply
Steven Vollom
stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net
Wed Dec 3 09:39:44 UTC 2008
Ignazio Palmisano wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
>
>
>> Dear Eberhard,
>>
>> Do you think a 400 W power supply would be powerful enough to boot a
>> quad core to BIOS, if I didn't have any additional video card energy
>> draw. I would like to see if possibly my problem with the new computer
>> is a power supply failure. ASUS is pretty sure that the problem falls
>> with them or the power supply. They are willing to return for credit,
>> refund or replacement, but I would hate to return it and find it OK and
>> the power supply the problem. I just don't have access to an 800W or
>> larger PS. Do I need the DVD and HDD installed to boot to BIOS? Mine
>> are SATA, and the 400W PS doesn't have SATA connections. It probably
>> doesn't have the processor power supply plug either. Thanks for the
>> info on the router. I think that will be my protection. I remember I
>> had a concern about when I am sharing data with the torrent system, do I
>> open vulnerability and/or am I able to send out data when I have the
>> firewall?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>
>
> 400 may be a little small for all parts to work, but it should be enough
> for the BIOS to start. You don't need hard disks and dvds (or anything
> except the video card and the keyboard :) ). I'd be more worried about
> the power supply outputting the wrong tensions (i.e. too low on some or
> all the cables) than about its power.
> HTH,
> I.
>
>
I am down to the motherboard and the power supply. If the power supply
is OK, ASUS recognizes the problem as theirs. The Heat Sink Fan does
not run, when I boot up. It did run, when I put it on one of the 3 pin
fan slots. When connected properly, if the 4 pin connector doesn't work
the power to the processor may not work. It also probably supplies the
4 pin. So if the cable from the power supply that goes to the Processor
is defective, that is the problem. Otherwise it is the motherboard. Is
there a way to check the power from the power supply that goes to the
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