DMM to check for continuity in the mobo.

Dilly man 2 · 11-20-2005, 09:06 PM

how do i do so?
as most of you know, my psu was faulty and blew up in my case. the manual says the psu protects the hardwear

"Also included are a variety of industrial-grade protective circuitries: OCP (over current protection), OPP (over power protection), OVP (over voltage protection), SCP (Short circuit protection), and UVP (under voltage protection).

now, if that is true, my mobo should be fine?

and i want to check this out so, how would i use a DMM to check for continuity in the circuits?

thanks-Joe

Dilly man 2 · 11-20-2005, 10:33 PM

my dad came home and said it smelt like a transister burnt or broke.
he said odds are that its was malfunctional.

ghost · 11-20-2005, 11:44 PM

Umm, im pretty sure your system will be fine !,
Yes there is a way to test your mobo with the DMM !!
There are caps on the mobo (capasitors). The CAPS look like little mini barrells with a metal top ! (you might want to have a look on google or summin to get a pic of a capasitor !.
They have little X`s on the top !, when they lay flat they are OK, when they are Expanded !! they are probably blown !! use your DMM to test this if that is the case !

Im pretty sure they wound be the first thing to blow on a mobo if summin were to go.

Dilly man 2 · 11-21-2005, 12:26 AM

thanks, im hoping its fine too. i mean, wtf are all those saftey features for if they dont prevent this fry from happening.

so ill look at those, i know what they are and im hoping 4 da best

Dilly man 2 · 11-21-2005, 12:44 AM

one is a little rounded at the top but the others look fine...

my black ones look ok. the 2 green ones look good but the one yellow looks a little iffy...

those are the ones with the wires wrapped around them. the yellow capaciters wires are buldged and the wire is a bit farther away from the capaciter.

all of the cylinder cap. have flat heads and look ok.

k, the ones on the left on the picture are bad, mine look good.
the one on the far right looks like mine in the picture, but the wires wrapped around are a little swollen, so how much bulging of the wires is tooooo much?

Dilly man 2 · 11-21-2005, 03:01 PM

BIG QUESTION::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

can someone open THEIR OWN case, look at the donut like capasiters and tell me what they look like?
they are easy to find, just give me a description on what they look like.

for example: the green donut capasiters have wires that are skinny and are wrapped around the capasiter tightly

the black capaciter has wires that are fatter and more spread apart, some of the wires arent huging the capaciter tightly.
describe the donut capaciters like that exactly.
look at the picture in the previous post, that is what a circle capaciter looks like.

thanks you so so so much
-JOe

**Cromewell** · 11-21-2005, 05:37 PM

The easiest way is to just get a new PSU and try to power up the system. If it doesn't work try to check everything (RAM, CPU, etc) before you get a new motherboard.

Dilly man 2 · 11-21-2005, 11:11 PM

easy for you to say...
i have no friends and my only other computer has like a 200watt psu...

**Cromewell** · 11-22-2005, 02:23 AM

I suppose it is easy for me, I have a large supply of compter parts a short drive away ready for borrowing if I really need to.

But you need a new PSU anyway, so why not get one and test it with what you have before you go buying all kinds of new hardware?

Dilly man 2 · 11-22-2005, 02:26 AM

i called the antec guys and they said they hardwear should most likly be fine.
they say it has protective features that prevent that, they said it shorted the way it did to prevent the hardwear from dieing...

and im not getting new hardwear, and if the stuff doesnt work and newegg wont take it, antec is gona be in trouble, so im just gona RMA my psu and get a free replacment.

11-20-2005, 09:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	DMM to check for continuity in the mobo. how do i do so? as most of you know, my psu was faulty and blew up in my case. the manual says the psu protects the hardwear "Also included are a variety of industrial-grade protective circuitries: OCP (over current protection), OPP (over power protection), OVP (over voltage protection), SCP (Short circuit protection), and UVP (under voltage protection). now, if that is true, my mobo should be fine? and i want to check this out so, how would i use a DMM to check for continuity in the circuits? thanks-Joe __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-20-2005, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	my dad came home and said it smelt like a transister burnt or broke. he said odds are that its was malfunctional. __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-20-2005, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,050	Umm, im pretty sure your system will be fine !, Yes there is a way to test your mobo with the DMM !! There are caps on the mobo (capasitors). The CAPS look like little mini barrells with a metal top ! (you might want to have a look on google or summin to get a pic of a capasitor !. They have little X`s on the top !, when they lay flat they are OK, when they are Expanded !! they are probably blown !! use your DMM to test this if that is the case ! Im pretty sure they wound be the first thing to blow on a mobo if summin were to go. __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

11-21-2005, 12:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	thanks, im hoping its fine too. i mean, wtf are all those saftey features for if they dont prevent this fry from happening. so ill look at those, i know what they are and im hoping 4 da best __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-21-2005, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	one is a little rounded at the top but the others look fine... my black ones look ok. the 2 green ones look good but the one yellow looks a little iffy... those are the ones with the wires wrapped around them. the yellow capaciters wires are buldged and the wire is a bit farther away from the capaciter. all of the cylinder cap. have flat heads and look ok. k, the ones on the left on the picture are bad, mine look good. the one on the far right looks like mine in the picture, but the wires wrapped around are a little swollen, so how much bulging of the wires is tooooo much? __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-21-2005, 03:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	BIG QUESTION:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: can someone open THEIR OWN case, look at the donut like capasiters and tell me what they look like? they are easy to find, just give me a description on what they look like. for example: the green donut capasiters have wires that are skinny and are wrapped around the capasiter tightly the black capaciter has wires that are fatter and more spread apart, some of the wires arent huging the capaciter tightly. describe the donut capaciters like that exactly. look at the picture in the previous post, that is what a circle capaciter looks like. thanks you so so so much -JOe __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-21-2005, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,446	The easiest way is to just get a new PSU and try to power up the system. If it doesn't work try to check everything (RAM, CPU, etc) before you get a new motherboard. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-21-2005, 11:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	easy for you to say... i have no friends and my only other computer has like a 200watt psu... __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-22-2005, 02:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,446	I suppose it is easy for me, I have a large supply of compter parts a short drive away ready for borrowing if I really need to. But you need a new PSU anyway, so why not get one and test it with what you have before you go buying all kinds of new hardware? __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-22-2005, 02:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	i called the antec guys and they said they hardwear should most likly be fine. they say it has protective features that prevent that, they said it shorted the way it did to prevent the hardwear from dieing... and im not getting new hardwear, and if the stuff doesnt work and newegg wont take it, antec is gona be in trouble, so im just gona RMA my psu and get a free replacment. __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

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