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BrianG · 09.27.2007, 05:39 PM

Well, I don't know about connecting an orange wire to a red wire (shorting 5v to 3.3v), but try hooking that resistor to an orange and black wire instead. Maybe the 5v line is not the one being used for regulation.

And, like brijar said, check the power switch in the back of the PS (if it has one) and also make sure the voltage selector switch (if it has one) is set to the right wall voltage.

Also, checking to see if the 12v has power by shorting it to ground is not the best method. Hopefully, any short circuit protection should kick in, but you could also blow something. The internal fan runs on 12v, so that is a good indicator to see if the 12v line has power.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	09.27.2007, 05:39 PM Well, I don't know about connecting an orange wire to a red wire (shorting 5v to 3.3v), but try hooking that resistor to an orange and black wire instead. Maybe the 5v line is not the one being used for regulation. And, like brijar said, check the power switch in the back of the PS (if it has one) and also make sure the voltage selector switch (if it has one) is set to the right wall voltage. Also, checking to see if the 12v has power by shorting it to ground is not the best method. Hopefully, any short circuit protection should kick in, but you could also blow something. The internal fan runs on 12v, so that is a good indicator to see if the 12v line has power.