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pete* · 16th Jul 2009, 11:57

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

Slizza · 16th Jul 2009, 12:05

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

AnG3L · 16th Jul 2009, 12:09

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!

pete* · 16th Jul 2009, 12:40

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!

SNiiPE_DoGG · 16th Jul 2009, 12:43

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

16th Jul 2009, 11:57	#1
pete* Still a PC n00b after 3yrs. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 550	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

16th Jul 2009, 12:05	#2
Slizza beautiful to demons Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,525	Obvious sillys first, try the fuse/another plug socket. __________________ Case: HAF932 :PSU: 850W Corsair :Mobo: Asus Sabertooth Z77 CPU:I5 3570k @4.4Ghz Memory: 8Gb Corsair 1866Mhz :64gb Crucial M4: 2x1Tb F3's :GPU: Nvidia GTX 570

16th Jul 2009, 12:09	#3
AnG3L Ultimate Modder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cyprus Posts: 2,633	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! __________________ AnG3L Mods Official Site Case Mod Project : AnG3L Case Mod Project : ToTecHniKa Scratch Build Project : Future Schlock Scratch Build Project : Sors Salutis Scratch Build Project : Synthetica

16th Jul 2009, 12:43	#5
SNiiPE_DoGG Engineering The Extreme Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beverly, MA / Troy, NY Posts: 535	get a 3rd one, ebay it/sell on forums, buy a corsair = happy ending __________________ [Project] :::Mil-Spec::: @ Bit-Tech [Project] :::Flow::: @ Bit-Tech MOTY Second Prize \|CPU: PHII 955 BE @ 3.8ghz \| GPU: 2 x 4890 XXX @ 950 \| 8gb Crucial ballistix tracer DDR3 1600 CL8\|

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16th Jul 2009, 12:40	#4
pete* Still a PC n00b after 3yrs. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 550	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!