While working on your computer you may experience some problems like, your system might not boot, or a Blue Screen might appear, or you would see errors in the functioning of the hard drive. It is quite possible that these problems would have been caused by a faulty power supply. When you try to troubleshoot your problems you often tend to forget to check the power supply. But it is always recommended to first check your power supply before proceeding further. By doing this you can save you a lot of e and unnecessary hassles.There are number of ways through which you can check the power supply to your system. Just how to check if power supply is dead or not you need to run these quick tests and you are sorted. They are:
- Testing Power: You first need test if your system powers on or not. For this you need to follow the following steps:
- Shut down your computer
- Open your computer case
- Run a paper clip test
- Find the 20/24 Pin connector that normally attached to the motherboard
- Find the green pin (pin 15) and a black pin (pin 16)
- Insert the paperclip
- Check the fan
- Testing the Output: After you have checked,whether the power is turning on, now you need to check the output of the power supply. For this too you need to run a couple of tests including:
- Check the output through software
- Switch off the computer
- Use a power supply testing unit and test the powersupply
- Use a multimeter to test the power supply
- Reassemble your computer
While checking your PSU, you really need to be very careful because there is always a danger of getting electric shock. If you do not have much of technical knowledge you must not try to run the power on test on your own. You must seek help of a technically sound person or a professional for the same.