I'm building a new system with a PentiumD 830 on an AOpen i95Pa-PLF motherboard. I installed a new Thermaltake 430W. When I booted up for the first time, it went through everything fine. Because I had no CD in, it sat at the "Press any key to boot from CD" screen for a bit, and then started the boot process again. About halfway through, there was a flash and a *pop* from the PSU. Of course, I turned it all off and unplugged everything. There was no burning smell.
Because I'm also building a second system, I have a new Thermaltake 500W. I plugged that into the mobo, etc, but it won't boot now. I get the whole "one fan spins for a bit but that's it" situation. I haven't tested the 500W with my other system yet to see if it boots.
I guess I have two questions:
1) Is there a way I can test the motherboard to see if it's been damaged?
and
2) What would cause the 430W to go flashy-pop on me?
Thanks for any insight you might have. I'm going to pick up a power supply tester tomorrow to see if that yields any insights, but any help is welcome.
Kyle
Because I'm also building a second system, I have a new Thermaltake 500W. I plugged that into the mobo, etc, but it won't boot now. I get the whole "one fan spins for a bit but that's it" situation. I haven't tested the 500W with my other system yet to see if it boots.
I guess I have two questions:
1) Is there a way I can test the motherboard to see if it's been damaged?
and
2) What would cause the 430W to go flashy-pop on me?
Thanks for any insight you might have. I'm going to pick up a power supply tester tomorrow to see if that yields any insights, but any help is welcome.
Kyle