Expected, given SeaSonic is the manufacturer of most PSU's, but somehow those other manufacturers still manage to mess things up. Again, I can't say I blame Seasonic for this, and the power supply is excellent otherwose, but in 25 years of working with computers, I won't forget how angry I felt when I discovered the broken Sata power plug on that hard drive. The amount of time and unnecessary moving of cables in tight spaces could have been avoided.
#Poweredge r520 fancontrol manual
Maybe add a power indicator led on the psu and make the included manual useful. Incidentally, to change out the power supply now cost me over $670. I know I shouldn't blame Seasonic for that, but if it had just worked the first time in the configuration the manual stated, this would not have happened. Sure enough, due to a lack of flex in the power cable, it completely broke off the backing of the sata power connector on the drive. After another 30 minutes of rerouting the cables, I powered it up and loaded windows, but the 18tb hard drive with all my roms and games wasn't showing up. I tried one cable that has two 6pin connectors on it and although not ideal, it powered up. It turns out that for some reason if I plugged the 1080ti with 2 seperate 6pin power connectors, the psu just would not turn on. I spent another 30 minutes undoing all of the cable management and checking everything. At this point, I wasn't sure if it was DOA or if I maybe made a stupid mistake plugging things in. I followed the very limited instructions, but it would not power on. Then I attached the power cable to the wall and hit the power button. I spent a good hour routing cables and plugging everything in. The case is a htpc case, so not much room on the inside for any excessive cabling. I bought this psu to relace a cheap no brand psu that was powering 2 ssds, an 18tb platter hard drive, an i5, and a 1080ti. Still a bit salty, but I would recommend.-First off, this review is a bit biased. No issues with power delivery for my 1080ti. Update on performance:Working solid and been on 24/7 for 2 months. Of course, this is just day one, but it's already much quieter than the Corsair ever was. Do it.Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase thus far. The booklet talks about it, and it's really clear on this point. It's what helped me find my issue.(5) If you're running a PCI-E graphics card (you know, one that isn't built into your motherboard, take the recommendation and use TWO/THREE cables instead of one. If you've already checked to ensure all cables are very securely plugged in. but because I didn't change out that one single kept my system from booting with the new PSU.(4) If you have to troubleshoot, the booklet is not really going to help you much. They were working just prior to changing out the PSU.
#Poweredge r520 fancontrol Pc
Why? Because I found out the hard way (hours later while breadboarding) my peripherals (a CD and DVD drive) were causing my PC to not boot. The fan will not spin when the computer is pulling really low power, apparently.(3) Replace EVERY cable in your computer with a cable that comes with the PSU (if available). The booklet instructions are very clear on this.(2) Do NOT fret if the fan briefly spins and then stops when you boot your PC. The only thing you need are the new motherboard cable connected to the PSU, the power cable connected to the PSU, and the tester plugged into the end of the cable that normally goes into the motherboard. I read a review or two where they were complaining that you had to hook it up to the computer to test it. A couple of things I learned:(1) This includes a tester, which I absolutely love. Thankfully, I'm not new, though I still had a couple of problems getting it to function. Amazing! The instruction booklet was a little vague in that it did not tell you specifically which cables went into which slots.so if you're new to PC building or changing out parts, go watch a video or something. You can't even hear it turn on, it's so quiet. After hearing nothing but raving about how good Seasonic was, I went for this one. I needed another 750W PSU to replace my Corsair that was only two years old and having problems.