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..was making some strange noises...finally gave up last night whilst landing at Wanaka in the Catalina. I think it is the PSU...if it is anything beyond that my flight siming days are over (for now anyway)....too many other priorities and bills - wifes car needs repairing, dish washer needs fixing, waste disposal needs replacing, kids need feeding, ...etc etc

What size PSU, I have one gathering dust you can have if you pay postage. May only be about 450W tho.

Hell off a nice gesture Dean I would have parts but already given them away .. power units is something i never had spare ... MB's i just seem to blow the caps on em .

deeknow wrote:

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jul 5 2012,3:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What size PSU, I have one gathering dust you can have if you pay postage. May only be about 450W tho.

Aawesome thanks a lot ...actually Im not sure what size my PSU is ...I will let you know...and whether that is actually the issue

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Jul 5 2012,2:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

..was making some strange noises...finally gave up last night

When you say "gave up" ... what actually happens now when you try and switch on?

Deathly silence?

I've had the odd PSU go down over the years (they don't make 'em like they used to!). With any luck it just conked out and didn't send 3,000V across the motherboard when it did! Sometimes they're fused and replacing that can solve it ... though not if the original cause of the blown fuse is serious. Occasionally, they simply overheat (clogged fans) and cr@p out.

The power rating is usually marked on the back of the PSU. They're not too hard to take out and replace. The hard part is getting one that has the same m/b connectors. Maybe if you can rip yours out and put up a pic somewhere, showing all the connectors?

Nothing happened - deathly silence ..when trying to switch it on...sent the PC to Brother in Law who more techy than I am...apparently its now going - maybe only a lose wire (touch wood)...just heard today that oldest son needs braces (as in teeth) so new PC is about 10 years away now!

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Jul 6 2012,4:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

maybe only a lose wire (touch wood)...just heard today that oldest son needs braces (as in teeth)

I'm hoping those two facts aren't related in any way

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Jul 6 2012,4:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

deathly silence ..

Sounds familar... have had a few PSU's go on me over the years. Hence the mother of all in my new system.
Sounds like the Brother n Law has you sorted...

Anit Family Great!

Its now going with no repairs necessary ...its actually going very well in NZ with unusually high FPS (?)...but crashing a lot when I fly in PNW Orbx which is probably an unrelated software issue..still making an odd noise and I am pretty sure the PSU is on its last legs...lets see how long it lasts ...

Thought , when was the last time it got a good dusting ?

Yes that was my first thought too....took it apart a few weks ago and gave it a good dust (lots of dust!) but noise continued

Fingers crossed or lets hope its still a runner , matter of interest - how old is it ?

Its a bitsa...some parts are older than others but most of it about 4 years old most of it...the MB and PSU would be older though...the GPU is about 2 - 3 years old

PC now fixed....have got a new (second hand) PSU

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Jul 6 2012,4:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nothing happened - deathly silence ..when trying to switch it on...sent the PC to Brother in Law who more techy than I am...apparently its now going - maybe only a lose wire (touch wood)...just heard today that oldest son needs braces (as in teeth) so new PC is about 10 years away now!

Hey there,

Just thought I could add a little useful knowledge into the mix here. I'm a techie by trade so a good way to test your power supply is to use a voltmeter to test that you always have 5 volts through the standby wire on the main 20 or 24 pin power plug on your motherboard, usually this wire is purple. If not then you can be sure that the PSU has had it's days. If you're not too savvy with this at least you could pop over to a computer store and they could test it for you.
Cheers,

Kelvin