Is This Safe?

b182tm · 06-27-2005, 07:25 PM

Hey everyone,
I was just wondering if it is safe to plug in your PSU to the wall, and nothing else, just to test it to see if it works? Will that damage the PSU at all, or should it be fine to do?
Thanks a lot,
Derek

lynx6200 · 06-27-2005, 07:29 PM

If you plug it into the wall, and flip the switch, your psu wont start up, so yeah, its safe. In order for your psu to be started it needs to be connected to something, like your mother board, or a psu tester (which would be the best way to test them). You can get a tester at a fairly inexpensive price, $10 or so.

you can also jump your psu, by switching around the wires, check a guide for that.

b182tm · 06-27-2005, 07:34 PM

Alright...Because last time, I put everything together, flipped the switch, and bang, the PSU blew up. I just want to avoid that happening again (And yes, everything was plugged in correctly, no metal touching the mobo).

Thanks,
Derek

lynx6200 · 06-27-2005, 07:59 PM

Well, yeah, if the psu is connected to your motherboard, it should power up, but if it blows up, uhhh, yeah, thats probably not a good sign. Like I said though, your psu wont be able to power up by itself if it is ONLY connected to the wall.

Camper · 06-28-2005, 07:15 PM

Be careful a bad PSU can fry the MOBO or the CPU or any other parts attached to it.

06-27-2005, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
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lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 787	If you plug it into the wall, and flip the switch, your psu wont start up, so yeah, its safe. In order for your psu to be started it needs to be connected to something, like your mother board, or a psu tester (which would be the best way to test them). You can get a tester at a fairly inexpensive price, $10 or so. you can also jump your psu, by switching around the wires, check a guide for that. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

06-27-2005, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Alright...Because last time, I put everything together, flipped the switch, and bang, the PSU blew up. I just want to avoid that happening again (And yes, everything was plugged in correctly, no metal touching the mobo). Thanks, Derek __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

06-27-2005, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 787	Well, yeah, if the psu is connected to your motherboard, it should power up, but if it blows up, uhhh, yeah, thats probably not a good sign. Like I said though, your psu wont be able to power up by itself if it is ONLY connected to the wall. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

06-28-2005, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Be careful a bad PSU can fry the MOBO or the CPU or any other parts attached to it. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

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