CoolerMaster UCP 1100w - DOA?

[papaTRIX]

intro:
i'm finally getting back into the game, of building my own rig after several years. i ordered a bunch of stuff off of newegg for an all around system - main purpose is for media serving / gaming.

rig won't power on:
i connected everything up, plugged the power cord in an outlet which i know works (lamp test), hit the power switch on back of PSU. the led next to the switch did not light. pressed the power button on the case and nothing. i double checked the power switch, reset switch, hdd led, etc ... case wires to the m/b (ground to negative) and everything seemed to be connected correctly. i turned the power switch on the psu off, unplugged, wait 5 min, retried again w/ same result; nothing happened.

psu, no signs of life:
i took the psu out of the case, not connected to any peripherals in the case, and plugged it into the wall (again in a outlet i know that works - lamp test). turned on the power switch and nothing, again. the led next to the switch has not once been on. finally, while still plugged in and turned on i put a voltmeter to the cpu connector, a molax connector and m/b connector; nothing registered. tested the power cable to the psu; it registered 120.6V.

question(s):
- its safe to say that i got a doa and its time to rma?
- do you need to have the PSU connected to the m/b correctly before it will turn on? (i assume yes - but i also assume that plugged into the wall, standalone, i should see some hint of power)

though:
below is a list for the rig. some might say overkill on the psu for what i got but i was planning on getting another video card in the near future and adding 2 more 1Tb drives.

RIG:
- COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution
- ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
- EVGA GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
- COOLER MASTER UCP RSB00-AAAAA3 1100W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply
- Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366
- (x2) G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit
- Fujitsu MBA3300RC 300GB 15000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Hard Drive
- (x2) Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
- LG Black Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk

 

[mpilchfamily]

Pull the PSU out. Now take a metal paperclip and stick it in with the green wire and one of the black wires on teh 24 pin main connector. If the switch on the back is on then this will turn on the PSU. If it doesn't come on then its DOA. In which case you need to contact Coolermaster about a replacment.

 

[jonnyGURU]

First, do as mpilchfamily suggests. Here's a visual:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...es&op=Story&ndar_id=25

If that works, your problem may be between the power button on the chassis and the PSU. It could be something as simple as a grounded out board, broken wire at the power switch, etc. Follow these steps here:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...es&op=Story&ndar_id=16

 

[papaTRIX]

thanks:
thanks for the help. i did as you suggested mpilchfamily, following the visuals from jonnyGURU and still no love. the PSU was plugged into the wall and the switch was turned on. applied a metal paper clip to the green wire and various different black wires (grounds) and nothing happened. the led on the back of the PSU did not come on nor did the fan w/in. i guess its just bad luck. i read lots of good things about that unit (5 eggs from everyone on newegg + tomshardware gave it great reviews also) and im sure its a great product but i get the dud - oh well. thanks again!

 

[Zap]

Welcome to the forums, papaTRIX, and too bad about the DOA part. It can happen to anyone and any brand.