[Cialug] Power Supply Tester

[Scott Prader]

That was my first guess, so I took a magnifying glass to it and they all
seem to be in working order.  Voltmeter is next, but figured I'd save some
time and see if anyone had a spare on hand.

-Scott
On Apr 1, 2012 4:54 PM, "David Champion" <dchamp1337 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Take a look at your motherboard, see if you have any capacitors that are
> domed or bulging, slightly taller than their identical neighbors, or
> sitting at odd angles. That's the cause of many PC failures these days.
>
> -dc
>
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Scott Prader <rigrunn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you everyone that came forward!  I've managed to determine that
> > the power supply is fine, but that either the motherboard or CPU is at
> > fault.  The CPU is an LGA 775 Pentium 4 and I do not have a spare one
> > sitting around.  The closest possible replacement seems to be around
> > $70 in Urbandale and CL appears to be dry, but if anyone has a spare
> > one that I could give a whirl, either by loaning or if I brought the
> > computer to someone's house and plugged it in there to test, it would
> > be much appreciated.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Scott Prader <rigrunn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hi all, I was wondering if anyone might have a 24-pin ATX power supply
> > > tester that I could borrow or use to test a power supply.  I can't
> > > seem to find one to purchase within the state and shipping would take
> > > awhile.  Or, if anyone happens to know a place that sells them...
> > > tried Sears, but their phone support is for the birds.
> > >
> > > -Scott Prader
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