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Hmm, I made a trade some time ago, but the Enermax EG365P-VE 350w PSU I got out of it did not work when tested. It would power up, but I would never get any video when using it while the stock PSU from an Inwin case worked fine. I tried it in other computers and got the same problem with slightly different results. Here's my description I sent the guy:
The fan I was referring to was the internal fan, which at first would spin, then only twitch. When tried in another system, it would spin but the real problem persisted.
After ordering a replacement from Directron, I got a slightly different type of the same model. The original is an "FC" (Fan Control) type, where the rear fan requires a connection to the motherboard (All three pins). The new one is an "FM" type (Fan Monitor), with only two pins for fan speed monitoring.
Now, after the guy offered me $25 to compensate for the first PSU, everthing seems to work great with both PSUs in the same system I originally had trouble with.
What the heck was wrong before? I don't trust a PSU that didn't work before... So what should I do about the $25? Should I assume there is a short in one of the wires or something? At the time I ordered the replacement, I also ordered a PSU tester from Directron.com. I attached it to the PSU first before finding out it worked (I thought the tester was good for nothing because it said a PSU which was confirmed bad was now good). I doubt it's also a "PSU fixer" but could it be related? I'm sure it had at least a few weeks of off time before the first time I tested it and at least a month after that. I doubt it just needed to discharge a capacitor or something...
Well, I've got some bad news. I was testing everything out last night and when I got to the PSU, I could get no video. I wasn't sure if it was the new video card or the new PSU. I removed everything one at a time until it was just the mobo, CPU, RAM and video card with no drives. Still powered up, but no video. I reseated the video card & memory and powered up but then only got a twitch out of the PSU fan. I swapped video cards with an MX that was lying around the shop. Nothing. I tested the cards in another PC and they worked. I tested another PSU from a friends PC and mine powered right up. Something's wrong with the PSU
I then tried it on my friend's PC which didn't require the +12v or AUX connectors, and the PSU fans would kick in and the drives would power up just like it WAS doing with mine, but still no video.
The fan I was referring to was the internal fan, which at first would spin, then only twitch. When tried in another system, it would spin but the real problem persisted.
After ordering a replacement from Directron, I got a slightly different type of the same model. The original is an "FC" (Fan Control) type, where the rear fan requires a connection to the motherboard (All three pins). The new one is an "FM" type (Fan Monitor), with only two pins for fan speed monitoring.
Now, after the guy offered me $25 to compensate for the first PSU, everthing seems to work great with both PSUs in the same system I originally had trouble with.
What the heck was wrong before? I don't trust a PSU that didn't work before... So what should I do about the $25? Should I assume there is a short in one of the wires or something? At the time I ordered the replacement, I also ordered a PSU tester from Directron.com. I attached it to the PSU first before finding out it worked (I thought the tester was good for nothing because it said a PSU which was confirmed bad was now good). I doubt it's also a "PSU fixer" but could it be related? I'm sure it had at least a few weeks of off time before the first time I tested it and at least a month after that. I doubt it just needed to discharge a capacitor or something...