Hi... new here, but feel kind of lost in looking for answers.
My rig died, and as in died I mean power switch does nothing, no light, no fans nada. So I had a hunch it was the PSU. I pulled it out, did the paperclip test... no fan movement so I think my hunch is correct... it's the PSU. Then I read something about putting the PSU under load for a test. This time I did the paper clip and attached the PSU to two fans. Curiously... the fans turned on, but the PSU fan did not. Is this because my PSU fan only kicks on in certain heat conditions? I tried looking up the specs of my PSU and I can't find any info on how it operates in this regard. I'd say its about 7 years old. Any help is appreciated.
The PSU is a "Solid Gear ATX Power Supply" Model: SDGR-800SC
My rig died, and as in died I mean power switch does nothing, no light, no fans nada. So I had a hunch it was the PSU. I pulled it out, did the paperclip test... no fan movement so I think my hunch is correct... it's the PSU. Then I read something about putting the PSU under load for a test. This time I did the paper clip and attached the PSU to two fans. Curiously... the fans turned on, but the PSU fan did not. Is this because my PSU fan only kicks on in certain heat conditions? I tried looking up the specs of my PSU and I can't find any info on how it operates in this regard. I'd say its about 7 years old. Any help is appreciated.
The PSU is a "Solid Gear ATX Power Supply" Model: SDGR-800SC