New Rig, whoops!

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PabloTeK

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Built my new PC today, check the sig for more info on that.

BUT, Jeantech didn't supply a proper PCI-E connector to the motherboard so I think the power supply fried as there was an acrid smell and a small amount of smoke, and now the PSU doesn't fire.

I think the Prepheral connector shorted as the manual states that there is an over-voltage protector, I'll have to admit defeat and get one from PC world.:eek:

Should work though.
 
PCI-E connection to the motherboard? I hope you didn't plug that onto the motherboard... The only power plug that connects to your motherboard besides ATX is the typical 4pin "CPU power" PCI-E is 6 pin...
 
The DS4 has some PCI-E connector on the board that gives the card a boost to stop the PSU tripping from high-load, I think this is 12V. I think I overloaded the Prepheral plugs as Jeantech didn't supply a cable that could handle such an idea. Baring in mind they only operate at 5V methinks. The motherboard didn't do much...

EDIT: If it was indeed the Prepheral connectors, the MB would have attempted to draw 12V and then blown the PSU as the voltage got too high...
 
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OK, I find a DS4(looking at a DS3 previously) There is a Molex connector onboard(beside ATX), but still no PCI-E connector. If that's what you're refering to, it's got both 12v and 5v wires. And I have no clue what you mean by the cable couldn't handle it. Unless you did some weird daisychain deal or something, I'm sure you wouldn't overload a "cable".

If you plugged 12v in a 5v connector on the motherboard...yeah, it's not going to do much. I'd say both the PSU and motherboard are probably fried.
 
I plugged what should be a 12V connector into what I think is a 5V socket, reason being that the PCI-E socket draws 12V so the PSU has to try and keep up with demand, but it also has to stop itself from overloading so it died, just went over the manual with my dad and there seems to be little possibility that the board has died.
 
Hey, I wasn't there to see how the machine was built, but I find it very unlikely that the power supply was "trying to keep up" If it's on a 5v line, that's all you get. It's not going to start pumping more voltage out just because its needed.

Well, get yourself another PSU and fire it up again. That's about the only way now to see if the motherboard's still good.
 
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