Troubleshoot Computer Power Supply.

        

 Let’s say your power supply just got bad automatically. You can’t fix it for sure, because you do not know anything about electronics. For every computer user who knows what it means by having to extract files from a computer that doesn’t came on, due to one reason or the other, it bits and i bet you it’s possible to go all miles just to get a solution to it. 

The ugliest is when your power supply gets bunt just before you had to copy your data out of the PC. It’s frustrating and you need to find a solution to it immediately. I will not be tutoring you electrical repairs, but I will be helping you find a good and working power supply for your PC. Buying a power supply either from a friend is good same as buying from a friend. What should matter most is if it works, and how do you know if it’s working if there is no means or time to connect to a PC to check? I remember sometimes ago when I went to a computer store to buy a CD-ROM Drive, nobody cared to have it tested before I take it out, all they needed was me to choose the one I wanted and pay their money, and I had nothing to argue about. However, I was ignorant of the fact that the newly looking color of the Drive does not revile the ability and functionality of the Drive, just to pick my shocks when I had it connected to the owners PC and it didn’t even show up in My Computer, Damn. 

I could not imagine such things would easily happen to newly bought Drives. This does not only apply to new powers, but also if you wish to troubleshoot the one you have which is not working anymore.
You can still decide to open your computer to check using the following procedures, to make sure the power is either responsible for the reason your computer is not coming on, or it could be somethng ells.

Same as buying a power supply for your PC. What do you do if no means to have it connected to a PC to check? It’s difficult as most think, but I am going to make it simple here and you will never be taken by the same kind of embarrassment I found myself in.

Carefully go through the following process and you will be able to determine if it works or not, if there is nobody to check or connect for confirmation.

1.       Ask for a power cable or take one along when going to buy one.

2.      Pick a power supply that best suite the one you need; power it ON using the power cable. You will never notice if the power is ON even after plugging to current, because power supplies do not have any power switches on them.

3.      Use a wire or cable of same kind found in the power supply. It doesn’t really matter what wire used, but it should be a good current conductor, maybe soft metals too.

Follow these steps bellow and refer from the image.

a.      On the main standard power plug, count from left to right 1 2 3 and in number 4 pin, insert the wire.

b.      From the right, count 1 2 3 and the wire in pin 4.

At this time, the power should power on automatically once you insert the last wire in the fourth pin from the right.

If it powers on, then the power is functioning and you should be leaving with mind clear. 

 

If the power does not power on automatically, then it’s not working and you shouldn’t fall for such a thing. A bad power supply will hardly came on anyway.

Hope it did work guys?

Caution:

 Remember to change the power voltage switch to your region or country’s voltage range mostly 110 and 220. You might have to pay for what you will not be able to use if you are not careful enough annoying.  The switch is somewhere behind the power supply, image two shows.

That works for ATX PS 100 percent sure.

Only for troubleshooting!         

Good Luck, hope it did help you?

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