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Bad Power Supply????? - Just starting to assemble

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mrfederalist   01-19-2006 at 10:37:34 PM

If I plug my power supply in and turn it on without having anything connected will it run?

Antec TP ATX12V 550

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Vascular   01-19-2006 at 10:51:53 PM
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If you mean buy run, supply voltages then yes.
The fans won’t necessarily come on unless there is sufficient heat.

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mrfederalist   01-19-2006 at 10:59:39 PM
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So I'd need a multimeter to check the voltages...

Fans didn't come on and this is my first time, so I'm wondering about anything out of the ordinary.

Now I'm wondering why some of the offset screws for the motherboard have small male ends that would fit inside the holes the the MB. I'm assuming these will hold the board in place as it is placed over the offets.

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Vascular   01-20-2006 at 01:04:12 AM
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Yes you would be correct. They are for people who install motherboards with the case standing up.

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Mr_Bill   01-20-2006 at 02:18:44 AM
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An ATX power supply does not power up all of it different leads until it is signaled to by the motherboard.

There are power supply testers available: http://www.antec.com/us/productDet [...] odID=77003

There is also the 'manual" method: http://www.duxcw.com/faq/ps/ps4.htm

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