How to check your PSU so easy a bunny could do it.

[hercules71185]

As the title says, a guide to make it really easy. DON'T RELY ON ANY SOFTWARE OR BIOS READING!! They are a good idea and sometimes almost 100% accurate. Then again sometimes they are not. If you have had a reading as I did where all your voltages are either low or high then do it yourself.




Here is how to for the people scared of a voltmeter.




Checking your PSU so easy a bunny can do it.



You will need 2 things.




And something like this which I got for $2 at harbor frieght.



First you will have to open your case, usually by 2 screws. Like these.





Now turn on your volt meter on the settings shown below




Hook up the leads into the 2 connectors



Turn it on, and touch the leads together, to make sure it still reads 0.000





Good, if it doesn't return it, and now take the molex connector.



Insert the black lead into the black cable



Now we will measure the 5v rail

Insert the red lead into the red cable in the molex.



Obviously the closer the better. To the 5v rating.



Now move the red connector into the yellow wire, this will test the 12v rail



You should get a reading within 5% of the 12v range.



Now put it under load with a program like 3dmark, and retest, you should not drop much at all if your PSU is good.

Mine dropped to 11.91 now test yours!


Now you should get a reading within 5% of 5v.

[dicecca112]

Stuck

[Darkstar]

Good one....lol

btw, isnt it Zeus?

[hercules71185]

[Evasion]

What is that first picture using? The one program posted in imageshack, it looks like something I'd want to have.

[geokilla]

How come I didn't see this before? Lol anyways never knew it was that easy to test the PSU rails. How bout testing the Vcore and Vdimm?

[bobletman]

thanks for the tip and I want to see pics of the bunny doing it.

[hercules71185]

that was him doing it I was taking the pics, he is kinda shy he things his hands are too big.