new system not working w/ pico PSU.. despite lower power

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Re: new system not working w/ pico PSU.. despite lower power

Post by mb2 » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:48 am

mb2 wrote:How would i measure the 3.3v line?

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Re: new system not working w/ pico PSU.. despite lower power

Post by Vicotnik » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:55 am

Oh, sorry.

The +3.3V rail is a bit tricky to measure since you can't simply use a molex. Google "atx pinout" and you will see which pins are +3.3V. Measure between one of those and ground. But I don't think this is the problem, but it could be worth checking just to rule it out.

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Re: new system not working w/ pico PSU.. despite lower power

Post by mb2 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:17 pm

So.. you measure it on the back of the motherboard? or how??

It spat it's dummy out with an old PCI wifi card (no boot).. is this indicitive of anything or do old PCI cards not work with newer boards?

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