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Old January 2nd 09, 03:05 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Kevin Childers
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Default 20 Pin ATX Tester

Got a friend selling these pretty cheap, thought I'd pass it along.

BTW, Early on I had a PC die, power seemed OK, but the mother board was dead. Without a thought in the world about the power supply being the cause I replaced the board and it promptly died. My buddy, who sold me the board (new), told me a number of points where I must have screwed up and placing my faith in him I said I'd replace the board (again) but after saying the board may have been bad to start with. Taking this as an insult to his pride, he took the a new board off the self, tested it, installed it and it died. At that point he went looking for the cause and found that the power supply was pumping some odd over voltages on the 5 & 12 volt circuits. Apparently not enough to kill the fan or the HDs, just the mother board. He was some what embarrassed and as a way of joking about it bought both of us pocket sized voltage test meters (still have mine).

So in light of a number of recent post about power issues, I offer this.

KMC

20 Pin ATX Tester
CoolMax 20 pin ATX power supply tester. Quickly isolate and verify power supply failures. Checks all ATX output voltages, +3.3V, -12V, PG, +12V, +5VSB, -5V, and +5V via LED light. Also checks 4 pin peripheral connectors, floppy drive connectors and ATX12V connectors for proper outputs. Very handy and easy to use. Suitable for any ATX power supply with 20 pin mainboard connector. Instructions stamped directly on tester. Retail packed.
Availability: Usually ships the same business day
20-pin-atx-tester price: $9