supply, it starts making a very annoying hissing sound, and it's fan doesn't spin. The power supply is 400W, and the motherboard is Asus A7V8X-X. What can possibly be wrong?. Just put together a computer. When I turn on the power supply (rocker switch on the...

been checking RCA grounds, > open resistors, pcboard cracks. Seems like I'm going round and round > with this. >> I'm guessing that the hiss is from the power supply> trying to squat out the power of the output pushing a 60 or 30 hz > signal at full...

rambus ram 1066mhz, 80 gig western digital, radeon 9700pro, sound blaster audigy. What the problem is, is when i try to turn on the computer all i get is a low hiss from the power supply (a brand new antec 380watt true power), and nothing at all from the computer....

the help Madison mmcmajor@apex.net Are you certian its the power supply? When turning on the power, I hear a hissing kinda static like noise coming from the system. The fan on the power supply doesnt move, and the system is pretty much dead. I assume...

parts to fix it. The hissing may well be the power system. if its that loud, it may also be toast as well. I bet it was tossed for a reason. I work on Electronic things all the time... the hissing noise, would be a high voltage issue... meaning a power...

spike in the amount of power needed, which would explain why it was working until then. So I bought the PSU that is listed down in the specs. Well, I installed it no problem, but as soon as I hit the power switch I hear this loud hissing and sparking sound....

have listed for 20$: Power supply ATX 400W Power supply ATX 380W Power supply MS KY 400W GOLD POWER SUPPLY JNC 500W P4 CE ATX,W/CORD power supply ATX 500W POWER SUPPLY JNC 400W P4 24 pin CE ATX, W/CORD Power supply MS Platinum 400W All are the same...

Also, the motherboard has the extra 4 pin CPU power connector that is mainly for P4s on it, which my PSU didn't have. So, I bought myself a brand new 550W Q-Tec Power Supply (I don't know what their reputation is, but it had a quality finish and felt beefy...

New power supply and card whistle sound. OK i just got two power supplys and 2 news video cards they are each by BFG 550 watt power supply and both Nvidia 9600GT OC. I put one of each in my tower and it seems to work fine minimal noise and working great. However...

it my computer shut down. I checked the cpu, it doesn't look fried. I want to check the power supply but I can't get ahold of at tester(CompUSA is out). But the salesman at CompUSA said there is a way to use a paperclip to short the power supply by attaching...