Hi to all,
This has to do with a re-build I just did and I want to know if my PSU is still good or if what is a sign of failure. This is the PSU:
https://www.thermaltake.com/smart-pro-rgb-750w-bronze.html
The full story is in this thread:
https://hardforum.com/threads/which...t-for-an-old-asus-maximus-iv-extreme.2030030/
But I'll summarize it here. I wanted to move one of my systems into another case and I did but used a different motherboard. It turned on at the beginning but when I decided to plug in the SSD drives there was no sign of life whatsoever. I bought another power supply thinking the old might have died, but the new one (corsair HX1000) also didn't work. I bought a PSU tester and found that the old one actually works and the new one didn't so I thought it was DOA. I tried again with the old PSU and the pc worked but I had trouble detecting all SSD drives. Anyways, during one of the many experiments the pc didn't want to turn on at all when I added the last drive using a sata data cable and sata power cable. I disconnected the data sata cable but still no go. I disconnected sata power cable but still no go. While everything is unplugged (data and power cables) I turned the PSU off and back on then tried to turn on the pc and it worked. I kept experimenting many times and this is when I discovered that the sata power cable is the culprit. When I connect it to the PSU and disk the pc won't turn on. I tried another cable and everything worked. So it really was the power cable. Could a bad power sata cable cause this when connected to a PSU? Or should I suspect the PSU as well?
I went to return the newly bought corsair HX1000 and they tested it in the computer shop and it worked. I now know what happened. I must have used the bad cable at the very beginning when the pc didn't want to turn on, and I also must have used it with the new PSU when testing with PSU tester (I need to verify this but the problem is that I threw the cable away).
The system is working well now anyways, and it passes stress testing. But I'm little worried because faulty power supplies can do stupid funny problems.
This has to do with a re-build I just did and I want to know if my PSU is still good or if what is a sign of failure. This is the PSU:
https://www.thermaltake.com/smart-pro-rgb-750w-bronze.html
The full story is in this thread:
https://hardforum.com/threads/which...t-for-an-old-asus-maximus-iv-extreme.2030030/
But I'll summarize it here. I wanted to move one of my systems into another case and I did but used a different motherboard. It turned on at the beginning but when I decided to plug in the SSD drives there was no sign of life whatsoever. I bought another power supply thinking the old might have died, but the new one (corsair HX1000) also didn't work. I bought a PSU tester and found that the old one actually works and the new one didn't so I thought it was DOA. I tried again with the old PSU and the pc worked but I had trouble detecting all SSD drives. Anyways, during one of the many experiments the pc didn't want to turn on at all when I added the last drive using a sata data cable and sata power cable. I disconnected the data sata cable but still no go. I disconnected sata power cable but still no go. While everything is unplugged (data and power cables) I turned the PSU off and back on then tried to turn on the pc and it worked. I kept experimenting many times and this is when I discovered that the sata power cable is the culprit. When I connect it to the PSU and disk the pc won't turn on. I tried another cable and everything worked. So it really was the power cable. Could a bad power sata cable cause this when connected to a PSU? Or should I suspect the PSU as well?
I went to return the newly bought corsair HX1000 and they tested it in the computer shop and it worked. I now know what happened. I must have used the bad cable at the very beginning when the pc didn't want to turn on, and I also must have used it with the new PSU when testing with PSU tester (I need to verify this but the problem is that I threw the cable away).
The system is working well now anyways, and it passes stress testing. But I'm little worried because faulty power supplies can do stupid funny problems.