“Insert one end of the paperclip into the pin slot with the green wire, and the other into a black ground pin. Be careful not to touch anything metal.”

She showed him how to straighten the paperclip into a U-shape. Then she had him unplug the large 24-pin motherboard cable from the motherboard. “See the green wire on the connector? And any black wire next to it?”

Leo nodded.

“Now the switch.” She tapped the small rocker switch on the power supply unit itself. It was marked with and O . “Is it on the ‘I’ side?”

“So what was it?” Maya asked.

Maya smiled and handed him a multimeter. “Then you become a detective. Set it to DC voltage, 20V range. Touch the black probe to a black ground pin, red probe to a yellow wire—that’s +12V. Orange is +3.3V, red is +5V. If they’re off by more than 5%, the PSU is dying.”

He plugged it in, flipped the switch, and whirrrr —the power supply fan spun to life.

“Classic,” she said, stealing his chair.

В тренде

How To Check The Power Supply Of My Pc [cracked] [SAFE]

“Insert one end of the paperclip into the pin slot with the green wire, and the other into a black ground pin. Be careful not to touch anything metal.”

She showed him how to straighten the paperclip into a U-shape. Then she had him unplug the large 24-pin motherboard cable from the motherboard. “See the green wire on the connector? And any black wire next to it?”

Leo nodded.

“Now the switch.” She tapped the small rocker switch on the power supply unit itself. It was marked with and O . “Is it on the ‘I’ side?”

“So what was it?” Maya asked.

Maya smiled and handed him a multimeter. “Then you become a detective. Set it to DC voltage, 20V range. Touch the black probe to a black ground pin, red probe to a yellow wire—that’s +12V. Orange is +3.3V, red is +5V. If they’re off by more than 5%, the PSU is dying.”

He plugged it in, flipped the switch, and whirrrr —the power supply fan spun to life. how to check the power supply of my pc

“Classic,” she said, stealing his chair.

Наиболее просматриваемые

Загрузка...