I replaced a PSU and have received the original, cheap so-called 500W power supply. It has a dead fan. Works great except for the fan; cleaning didn't revive it. I don't own a desktop computer. Makers, hackers, what fun can I have with this PSU? What should I read to bring me up to speed?
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posted by mayurasana
on Nov 11, 2012 -
8 answers
I installed a new video card and power supply in a new desktop computer, but the machine had problems (restarting occasionally for no obvious reason over a few weeks) and now the card seems dead. I need help figuring out what has gone wrong!
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posted by ZeroDivides
on Nov 24, 2011 -
9 answers
How can I find a "laptop style" power supply that is good for more than 120 watts?
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posted by Esefa
on Jan 20, 2011 -
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PSU was missing from computer. Bought a new one, now it gives me one continuous BIOS beep when I turn it on. What have I done wrong and how do I fix this?
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posted by battlebison
on Dec 10, 2009 -
4 answers
I am looking for a band that played the Rathskeller in Penn State with a song titled "Procrastination". This was between the years 1999-2002. Anyone know who this was or where I can find a digital copy of this song?
posted by elgalan207
on Nov 10, 2009 -
5 answers
The power connect for my motherboard is partially burned! Should I replace the plug, the whole PSU or the entire motherboard?
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posted by GuyZero
on Jun 8, 2009 -
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My desktop computer's power supplies (three thus far) keep overheating and then fail permanently -- but only when they are plugged in through a power strip (i.e., everything is perfectly fine when the computer is plugged directly into a wall outlet).
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posted by astrochimp
on Mar 23, 2009 -
13 answers
Help me to understand the brain-melting world of computer power supplies, why my new PC is having issues, and what I should be looking for in a new PSU... see within for the usual technical guff.
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posted by malpractice
on Jan 23, 2009 -
5 answers
So I start my post-bacc in July. I'll be in State College, PA for 15 months or so. Where are the good restaraunts/bars? Specialty grocery stores? What do folks there do for fun (on the offhand chance I manage to find time for it)?
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posted by The White Hat
on Jun 7, 2008 -
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For about a year now, I have been having major problems with my home built PC. In the middle of 3D games (of any kind really), it will freeze for at least 10 seconds, sometimes more. Sometimes it will give me back control, sometimes it will reboot. More recently, it will blue screen (referring to
nv4_disp) if it does not give me back control. During that freeze time, the sound will continue for a few seconds and then repeat like a skipping CD for a few seconds.
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posted by JLobster
on Feb 11, 2008 -
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Electronics filter: What can I do to make a 24v PSU turn into a 18-19v PSU? It's 0.5A power supply which as far as I can tell is important to know when using, say a resistor to lower voltage. But how resistant should the resistor be? I've found information on how to tell a resistor's value, but not how it will actually effect a line's voltage or how to calculate it. Are there any good sites with this information? Also what will happen to the amount of amps the PSU supplies when I do change it to 18/19v??
Also, what can be done to increase the amperage of a power supply? What inside the circutry is actually dictating the amperage?
posted by Napierzaza
on Dec 3, 2006 -
25 answers
How did I manage to blow up a computer power supply when I tried to connect audio out from a VCR to the line in on the computer soundcard.
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posted by The Monkey
on Apr 5, 2006 -
12 answers
My computer is making a funny noise and overheating. Can you help me fix it?
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posted by MrZero
on Dec 29, 2005 -
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