Before we go forward and run some of the tests that we are going to see hereinafter, let us check a few of the symptoms to understand if those tests are worth doing. We have mentioned some symptoms ...

I have a small mini-itx case that came with a different kind of power supply, more of a pico psu style. It has a regular 90W brick that plugs into the PSU PCB, and then the connectors split out from ...

While using a digital multimeter to diagnose electrical problems on customers’ equipment, I frequently hear the comment, “I’ve got one of those multimeter things, but I never learned how to use it.” ...

Troubleshooting computer power issues can be difficult, as the problem could originate with the power supply unit, or PSU, or the motherboard. Testing each component separately helps narrow down where ...

Today I got a multimeter (nothing fancy, precision is +/-0.5% for DC current to tweak my lines (Antec Truecontrol).<BR><BR>Findings:<BR>- motherboard measurments are generally unreliable, for instance ...