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Is My PSU Dead?

post #1 of 4
9/26/12 at 5:01pm
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Dear readers,

I was just playing BF3 with a friend on my new system which is roughly 1 month old, when it suddenly shut down.

I can't turn the system on anymore, but I can see power running through the motherboard. If I hit the start button I can hear a "click sound" from the PSU, nothing else happens.

If I use a PSU Power Starter on the 24-pin motherboard cable, which I used to fill the system, it doesn't start either.

The system consists of:
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Formula
CPU: Intel Sandy Bridge-E 3930K @4.5GHz
CPU Swiftech Apogee HD Black
PSU: Seasonic 1000watt Platinum
GPU: 2x eVGA GTX680 (2-Way SLi)
GPU Cooling: EK - FC680 GTX - Acetal CSQ
SSD: 2x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
Storage: WD 64Mb Cache 1.0TB HDD 7200rpm
Ram: 4x4 Corsair Dominator-GT 2133hz Cl9
Monitor: BenQ XL2410T 120hz 24" Monitor & Samsung SyncMaster P2450H 24" FULL HD
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 [Full Version]

Thanks a lot in advance!! :/
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post #2 of 4
9/26/12 at 5:05pm
if using the psu jumper/starter thingy doesnt work, you likely have a dead psu smile.gif

try it without the tool by connecting the green wire to any black wire manualy, also make sure that every single plug is disengaged.
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post #3 of 4
9/27/12 at 4:09am
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Thank you. I'm quite sure it's dead too.
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post #4 of 4
9/28/12 at 5:43am
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I've now tried another PSU for my system and with the same result.
That said, I've noticed when I pull out the CPU power cable then the system starts, of course without the CPU, but I can get everything else to start.

What can it be?
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