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damien66 Original post #1
Sep 11, 2012 at 1:17 PM
I have an old SMPS, that I've had lying around for a few years, & I want to check if it works or not.

I read online that I should short the green & black wires. Doing so, I found that the PSU fan spins, but when I connected an HDD to it & repeated, the HDD (which I know works) does not start. Does this mean it works or not?
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Sep 11, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Could be anything..
Did you short the wires again?
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Sep 12, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Could be anything..
Did you short the wires again?

Yes, after connecting the HDD. The HDD did not start but the PSU fan was spinning as before.
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Sep 12, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Bad SATA power port (!)