Hey All,
I'm new to this forum. It looks like it's a kickass forum, so I'm feelin' pretty lucky right now... Anyway, I just have a question about PSUs. Several months ago, I was trying to replace the PSU in my comp. I had recieved the computer from a friend, so I didn't kow much about it, except for its specs and the fact that it had a lot dust inside, and the PSU made an unhealthy whirring noise. I'm guessing it's the fan, but I don't know how to replace it, and I've heard that the PSU can store a lethal dosage of electricity, so I figured I'd just replace it. I got a generic CompUSA 500 watt PSU and took out the old 400 watt PSU. The case is quite small, so the PSU didn't fit as a comfortably as the old one, but I got it in there and plugged in all the necessary plugs (I just saw what the old PSU was connected to, then I put the same plugs in the same ports). Try as I might, though, I couldn't get the computer to turn on. After a half hour of fiddling the on/off switch and plugging/unplugging the PSU, I just put the old one back in. Wouldn't you know, it started right up without a glitch. Does anyone know why something like this would happen? The only guess I could have was that the old PSU didn't have a physical on/off switch on it like this one.... I'm planning to have another go at replacing the PSU. If anyone has any suggestions about what to do, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm new to this forum. It looks like it's a kickass forum, so I'm feelin' pretty lucky right now... Anyway, I just have a question about PSUs. Several months ago, I was trying to replace the PSU in my comp. I had recieved the computer from a friend, so I didn't kow much about it, except for its specs and the fact that it had a lot dust inside, and the PSU made an unhealthy whirring noise. I'm guessing it's the fan, but I don't know how to replace it, and I've heard that the PSU can store a lethal dosage of electricity, so I figured I'd just replace it. I got a generic CompUSA 500 watt PSU and took out the old 400 watt PSU. The case is quite small, so the PSU didn't fit as a comfortably as the old one, but I got it in there and plugged in all the necessary plugs (I just saw what the old PSU was connected to, then I put the same plugs in the same ports). Try as I might, though, I couldn't get the computer to turn on. After a half hour of fiddling the on/off switch and plugging/unplugging the PSU, I just put the old one back in. Wouldn't you know, it started right up without a glitch. Does anyone know why something like this would happen? The only guess I could have was that the old PSU didn't have a physical on/off switch on it like this one.... I'm planning to have another go at replacing the PSU. If anyone has any suggestions about what to do, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
