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My Tagan TG900-U96 Turbojet 900-watt PSU recently burned out. I returned it, but it was no longer being supported through the third-party vendor I got it from. The vendor sent me an Apevia Warlock 900-watt PSU to replace my Tagan. I swapped it out, but now when I turn on the computer it won’t boot all the way. I get power lights, and the keyboard and mouse light up, but the monitor never kicks on, nor do the other connected peripherals (external Zip drive, printer, and scanner).
What could be going wrong with my computer? I never had this happen with the Tagan. Could something have been corrupted when the original PSU died?
You’ll also want to make sure nothing is shorting out in the case. The Doctor will assume that you are using motherboard standoffs in all the appropriate places—simply screwing your motherboard to the case itself would be one cause of a short.
If you’ve done these steps and you’re still having boot problems, try using another PSU from a friend to see if your new power supply is at fault. The Doctor has seen many startup issues caused by the power-good signal timing that some boards require. Finally, don’t rule out the possibility that your new power supply is bunk. It does happen.
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joeyjr
December 07, 2008 at 5:01am
I had lighting zap one of my computers and it fried the motherboard. Everything else worked fine, including the powersupply. Check to see if all of the components are installed correctly like the video card into the expantion slot. Also, check the spec's on the two different P/S and look to see if they are compatiable or there is enough power on the rails for your configuration. LOL 240V switch on. :)
joeyjr
Gigabyte
November 11, 2008 at 12:28am
I have seen bad hard drives and bad or incorrectly installed RAM cause similar problems.
Disconnect all of the peripherals (DVD/Hard drives/etc..) from the motherboard and PSU and see if it will POST.
If it does not then try one stick of RAM & ensure it is seated correctly. Reset the CMOS.
If it starts then turn it off and attached one device (DVD/Hard Drive/etc..) at a time & try to start it.
Darth_Scanner
November 10, 2008 at 9:51pm
I saw this exact same behavior years ago when building a machine. It turned out that the switch was flipped to 230V mode on the power supply. The fans and some LEDs would come on, but no POST or video. After much hair pulling I noticed the switch on the wrong setting, flipped it, and the machine booted right up.
