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Antec SL300S PSU toast
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:20 am
by bubba
think my PSU died, along with my board. was an antec sl300s psu and asus a7v8x
what ya think, click to for bigger image.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:43 am
by Apoptosis
You see my link on my Antec 380W PSU?
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=1269
The 20-Pin ATX Connector
The 12-Volt Connector
Your board may not be dead though... mine was fine, so good luck!
I just noticed that yours is burnt on the orange 3.3V rails... Were you running an AMD system? Mine was burnt on the yellow 12V rails and was on an Intel system.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:18 am
by bubba
It was an amd xp1900, fans did the same thing as they did in your post.
when I whent to fire up it post then shut off, did that twice, then bad smell then nothing.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:41 am
by Apoptosis
Hopefully you didn't fry your board. I really lucked out when mine burnt up. I wonder why some of the lower wattage Antec PSU's are melting up!
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:40 am
by bubba
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:17 pm
by -mogwai
wow... i will never buy an antec psu ever.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:32 pm
by LVCapo
Antec puts together some of the best PSUs on the market. A single bad one (an older model at that) happens to every company. don't base your impression of a company on one negative experience. I currently use 4 ANTEC PSUs without a single problem, as well as a few OCZ models that run very well.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:40 pm
by Apoptosis
yeah I second Rich! Antec warrantied the burnt PSU in my pictures above and the new one is working like a champ.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:43 pm
by LVCapo
Man, I'll tell you. If I gave up on a company each time I had a negative experience.....I would be doing all my work on a pad with a pencil. Over the past 2-3 years, every company I have worked with has sent me a faulty part, or i've bought one....it just happens.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:51 pm
by bubba
Mine was around 3 years old, would have got a newer antec to replace it but no funds at the moment, due to getting a new board as well.
I like my antec case, only thing I don't like about it is my old vid card (fx5700) was a tad cramped. other that that its built like a tank, wieghs almost as much to
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:04 pm
by -mogwai
i was basing that off of both bubba and nate's burned out psu's
however, i've been pwned and i'm an idiot
disregard my post
by the way, nate, check your voicemail
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:20 pm
by LVCapo
shut up.... you are not an idiot.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:44 pm
by shwA
::hugs audio::
