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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Sorry. Just noticed that the tower light is not lit. The dvd is in the same place as the tower light. Is it possible that the tower light gets power through the dvd sata?
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Oh. One more question. Should i just keep this psu until it fails, or is it possible it could harm something if there i a psu failure. Can a psu sometimes harm the hard drive or cpu or motherboard when they it fails?
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Ok. Seems mission is accomplished. Operating system fires up. Everythings seems to be operating nominally. The pigtail that comes ofF the HD is too short to get to the dvd. Can i just use one of the other wire sets for power to the dvd or does it have to be on the same pigtail as the HD? Thank...
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    So an update where im at. In the DELL theres the 5 wire SATA going to the hard drive and it pigtails to a 2 wire SATA that goes to the dvd. I assume i dont need to have the dvd hooked up to test the HP psu. It doesnt have that 2 wite SATA anyways. So to test this HP psu on the dell, i will...
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Yeah. I was thinking of just cutting that wire and trying it too. Just wanted to get your thoughts. When i fire up the HP, psu fan spins from the get go, but after that, it shuts down. Tries to refire, then shuts down, tries to fire, then shuts down. I didnt let it do that more than three...
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Are you usually active around 4am pst. I will make a point to be up at that time so i can hopefully speed this up. Thank you very much for your help. I am not complaining at all. I highly appreciate your help. I just want to do what i can do to help the process. Thanks
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    So i didnt realize it until i actually pulled it out. The HP atx is actually a 20+4 pin atx. On the HP if you count it as a 20 pin, pin 18 has no wire. If you count the 2 atx’s as a 24 pin then it is pin 20 that has no wire. So the only difference between the two is the dell does not have the...
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Yeah. Its version 2. Sorry. Its 14 and 20 that has no wire. I guess i cant count. Sheesh.
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    On the main power supply Pin 12 and pin 16 have no wires going to them. (On my current computer. The dell) But the other psu, all of the pins have wires. Does it make any difference? (My old computer psu. Is an old hp compaq presario. 2008 or so).
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Just for clarity. What am i testing for? To hook everything up to the swapped psu and and see if it gets signal to the monitor? And to see if it boots up the operating system? Im not completely sure if the swapped psu works. Its on my old computer and i cant remember exactly what was wrong with...
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    As a matter of fact i do have one. I dont know why i didnt think to try that. Not sure if its the same size but it would work just for a quick test wouldnt it? Even if smaller? And thanks for the reply.
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Link is to the service manual of my particular dell. Hopefully all the info on specs is there for you. Manufactured 2018 if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance.
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    Solved BIST test failure. Psu fan not working. On/off button- one amber flash then nothing.

    Had computer powered up and was worki g fine, then i heard a sound like paper flipping in a fan blades then my computer completely shut off. When i pushed the on button, the tower light goes amber for a quarter second then goes off. At the same time cd drive light blinks once then off. At the...
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