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Is my PSU dead???

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Deathcoffin

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Hi there i just bought the seasonic X series 660w psu for my new build. Was trying to connect my casing fans to it to test if both are working but its not. From my understanding the PSU fans doesnt kick in <20% load. But my casing fans are not working:confused: Btw i only connected "just" the fans to my PSU with the peripheral cable and nothing else...

Am i missing something?
 
The PSU isn't on. Google "PSU paperclip test".
 
You need to "jump start" the power supply using the paperclip trick. Simply use a piece of metal or wire to short out the green wire and a black wire on the motherboard connector.
 
Ok i googled but still confused. Where do i insert the clip? Into the mobo cable with it being connected to the PSU?
 
Deathcoffin said:
Ok i googled but still confused. Where do i insert the clip? Into the mobo cable with it being connected to the PSU?
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As Tsumi said, use the clip on the 24Pin ATX connector thats connected to the PSU.
 
Power supplies do not start up on their own and automatically start providing power to components. Simply plugging in components will not turn on the power supply. It requires the "on" signal to be sent in order for it to start providing power, and that's where the green line comes in. If you didn't know, this is on the 24 pin motherboard connector.

When the green line is shorted out with a black one, it turns on the power supply. By shorting out, you run a wire or piece of metal from the green line to the black one. This completes the circuit and tells the power supply to turn on.

If you're still confused, start looking up diagrams and videos.
 
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