PSU Suspected PSU dead... Could someone help?

Hey there,

A few months back I posted (on CPC forum I believe) about my PSU dying.. it was definately
dead so I sent it off to antec to be replaced - cost me £23 in P+P and no PC for a 2 weeks.

But anyway, its happened again!? But this time I don't quite understand why.
The last time, my PC was running and the PSU died on me... This time, the PC was turned off
the night before, shut down fine it wasn't over heating, running perfectly. Went to turn it on in
the morning and nothing. Absolutely nothing, no fan, no lights. The mobo tray green LED is on,
but I know that doesn't really mean much other than one small rail may be working...

The PSU is an Antec TP Quattro 850. Does anyone have any idea what it could be if it isn't the
PSU? I just don't understand why it would shut down fine, but then die over night? :s

But if not, what should I do? I've had this PSU for only about 3 months!! The last one lasted about 8
months... I'm starting to not trust Antec PSU's! I really don't think I want another 850W from
them... But this is really annoying me because I don't have the money to buy even a cheap
crap generic one (which I wouldn't anyway) and don't want to lose what I spent on this.

ARRGH! Anger

If anyone is able to help it would be much appreciated, Cheers

The spec I run is

Antec Twelve Hundred Case
P5Q Pro
Intel C2D E8400
4 GB Dominator 1066
Radeon HD4870 512mb
X-fi Ti Fatal1ty
2 x 1tb F1's
Cheap DVDDLRW
FC7

 

Obvious sillys first, try the fuse/another plug socket.

 

You might have grounding issues like I did before! Take all of your components out of the case place the mobo somewhere like a carton or wood and check it. The other thing you can do is to power on the psu by shorting it but with the rest of your components on, like fans,cathodes etc.
Give it a try and let us know. On the other hand.... PC Power and Cooling for the win!

 

Yea, i've tried turning it on by shorting the grnd/on connectors on mobo connector, absolutely nothing, no fan nothing.

This takes the piss rly. Think i'm gonna try findin another PSU power cable, if that doesn't work..
Dunno.

May have to email antec see what they say about two of their PSU's failing in the space of a
year. GRRRR!

 

get a 3rd one, ebay it/sell on forums, buy a corsair = happy ending