[rescue] x86 power question

[velociraptor]

On 11/13/06, Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net> wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2006, at 10:52 AM, velociraptor wrote:
>
> > I'm still wrestling my x86 box...and have another question.
> >
> > I actually got out the DMM and measured my +12V and +5V rails under
> > load.  I discovered the +5V was low enough to be out of spec.  (+12V
> > is rock solid.)  I'm pretty surprised, as the PSU is a higher end
> > Antec True Power 550W, so I have a query in about a warranty repair.
>
> Are you sure none of the capacitors are bad?  Can you look at the
> underside of the mobo as well (check for anything that looks out of the
> ordinary)?

I haven't cracked open the PSU; I'm hesitant to do so because of it
still being under warranty.

I didn't note anything out of the ordinary on the motherboard, but
didn't check the caps specifically.  I still need to calculate out the
actual load that all the gear in the case was pulling before I started
taking bits out just to make sure I didn't ignorantly overload the
PSU.  As it ran for 6 months without any problems at all, so I'm
wondering if the PSU's +5V rail was just marginal in the first place.

=Nadine=