Any suggestions, please?

[David Fletcher]

I've not seen anybody else suggest it, so I will.

Anybody who has a PC who is capable of rebuilding/modifying/repairing it, 
should have an ATX power supply tester. They're cheap, easy to use and give 
and instant pass/fail indication. The one I have in my hand also has probe 
points to check the voltages with a multimeter if you want to. For the tenner 
or so it cost, it's saved me a great deal of time and trouble.

Power supplies can go wrong in various ways. My favourite is when all the 
voltages are present and correct but the signal for the motherboard to boot 
fails to activate. I've seen several do that trick.

Just buy a tester, keep it handy somewhere, and one day it will pay for itself 
in about 5 minutes.

Dave


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