Dave Bourassa wrote:
Peter Carless wrote:
Hi Jason,
This may be a long shot but have you checked to see if the voltage selector switch on the power supply is set for 115v and not 220 volt.
I once put together a machine with a brand new case and power supply. The computer booted up, but acted really flakey, after trying quite a few things to no avail I discovered that the power supply was set for 220 volts. Switching to 115 volts cured all the problems.
Before this experience I would have assumed that the power supply would not work at all if the switch was set to the incorrect voltage, but apparently this is not the case.
I admit that this is a very long shot, but it will only take a few seconds to check. The voltage selector switch is usually located on the back of the power supply and you should not even have to crack the computer case to check it
Peter
There still could be problems with the power supply in that it is not working proberly due to requlating circuitry malfunctions, etc.
Or it's just a cheap piece of crap that doesn't give anywhere near the rated power. We have seen tons of these cheap power supplies that come with cases. Man I can get a fairly nice case with power now wholesale for $35 bucks. A good power supply should cost more than that alone so since the case is nice the power supply is obvious cheap garbage. We generally just tell our supplier to junk the power supply because it's not worth the extra cost of shipping.
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