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Requiem
12-11-2005, 01:01 PM
I've had this (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153007) power supply for a few weeks after RMAing a faulty PSU of the same make. I've been getting a lot of BSODs both now and before my other power supply died. I was looking at my voltages, and the 12V rail fluctuates between 11.491 and 11.551. When under full load, however, the voltage stays at 11.491 for the great majority. I haven't tested it with a multimeter yet as I couldn't get the two leads on the meter to reach the metal connectors on the ATX plug. Could this voltage drop be the source of my BSODs?

_Korruption_
12-11-2005, 02:51 PM
Try using your multimeter with a molex connector. The +12V reading is the most important in your application.

Requiem
12-11-2005, 04:01 PM
I just tested two different molex connectors and both showed 12.12-12.14V. I guess the software was wrong.

Paul_Johnson
12-11-2005, 04:06 PM
I just tested two different molex connectors and both showed 12.12-12.14V. I guess the software was wrong.

It typically is.....sorry you are back on the hunt for the problem.