Well I took my PC into shop because I just could not figure out the problem without an extra PSU. They told me that the 5V Rail on my PSU crapped, and basically took my motherboard with it. Now what I want to know is what exactly does the 5V rail normally power up? And would it be possible to RMA a mobo because of this?
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PSU and Mobo died!!
- Thread starter XSNiper
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I don't think they will take a mobo back because of your own mistake / some other company's fault. They will basically tell you to do your own research before you even buy / use anything, especially a PSU. Then again, some are nice enough to grant a replacement.
The motherboard requires all volts (3.3, 5, and 12) to run, I believe. 5V runs on most things, sometimes in conjunction with other volts, such as GPU's, CPU's, HD's, etc.
-J.
The motherboard requires all volts (3.3, 5, and 12) to run, I believe. 5V runs on most things, sometimes in conjunction with other volts, such as GPU's, CPU's, HD's, etc.
-J.
Personally, I wouldn't trust just one shops opinion. You never know if you had some A+ asshat looking at your box or if you had an honest to god real tech with honest intentions, not greed motivating his recomendation.
I'd say to go and buy another PS on your own. That may be all you need to get your box back up and running. Even if both are dead, you'll need to buy a new one anyway.
I'd say to go and buy another PS on your own. That may be all you need to get your box back up and running. Even if both are dead, you'll need to buy a new one anyway.
Right on, guys that exactly what I came up with as the plan. Buy a new brand PSU and check the mobo then replace it if it is dead. However I need to know a good power supply that will not fail, and that possibly has failure control that won't kill my other components. Right now I have several including some from my other post here.
1. Seasonic
2. OCZ Powerstream
3. Enermax Liberty
I need to know which of these is the absolute best and won't trash my computer if at all possible. It also must work with a Ultra-D and PCI-E
1. Seasonic
2. OCZ Powerstream
3. Enermax Liberty
I need to know which of these is the absolute best and won't trash my computer if at all possible. It also must work with a Ultra-D and PCI-E
Definately. Hell I've had it happen. Burnt mobo & PSU, but my ram, procs, and everything else were fine after my disaster last spring. Well, actually the PSU still works after some repairs. I don't know about the mobo. Replacing the main power connector on a mobo is a serious pain in the ass. For the PSU I just bought a 20-24 pin adapter, cut it up, and soldered the wires onto the PSU leads.XSNiper said:
I had a Dual Athlon MP (modded XPs) 2600+ system w/ 2GB ram on an MSI K7D Master-L powered by an Antec True550. Somehow all the 5V connections on the main power connector got burnt. I upgraded my "iMac" with one of the procs, the other proc is going to my sister-in-law's dad, and the ram I'm still using in my Opteron rig.
The things most likely to wipe out a PSU and mobo in one shot are shorts, surges, and bad PSUs.
The problem is determining which one. If it was a surge you may have some coverage from the manufacturer of your power strip or UPS if you have a good one. It it's the PSU you should be able to get a new one out of them if it's under warranty. If it's a short, well, that's considered to be "user error", and since it looks like this is a system you built yourself you'll be SOL if that's the case.
Before popping in a new PSU I'd carefully check over the machine, take out the mobo, and reassemble a minimal system. Basically do everything you can to make sure nothing's causing a short. Plus that'll reduce the amount of hardware exposed to risk if something bad happens. Mobo, proc, one stick ram, and video is all you need.
As for what PSU, the ones you listed are all solid. Might as well add PCP&C and Antec TruePower to the list. Usually I'd suggest Fortron as well but since you just had one take a shit on you I'm guessing you probably don't want another one.