Alienware X51 power sensor failure

May 12, 2018
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i gutted a old x51 pc and put it in a new case and got a new psu and gpu. when i turn it on it says 'power sensor failure' and it freezes. its been happening for a while and i haven't found a fix online.
 
May 12, 2018
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Question from shayorpen1 : "Alienware x51 power sensor failure"

i recently gutted my old alienware x51, i got a new case, psu, gpu, ram all that. but when i try to go and turn it on, it say 'power sensor failure' then freezes. i havnt found a fix online yet.
 

firebirdude

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This happens because you're no longer using the PSU daughter board from the X51. No actual problem is present. To get around the annoying prompt, you can go into BIOS, into the BOOT menu, and tell it to halt on "No errors". This will just skip that, and all other, prompts.