Reply To: OCU C)HT B Discussion Lesson 03
When troubleshooting a computer’s power supply there are a few different techniques I learned throughout this week’s work and readings, depending on the situation. Before you do anything to the power supply, it is necessary to always make sure that any cords connected to it are unplugged so you don’t have the risk of being electrocuted because of flowing electricity and risking putting yourself in life-threatening danger. I also learned that when working on components of a computer like the power supply, you should also use an ESD strap to prevent any static electricity damage from happening. One of the troubleshooting techniques that I learned about was using a multimeter to test each pin of the ATX connector to figure out if there were any shortages in any pins and if so which ones aren’t working. To do this you have to “bridge” pins 15 which is the ground and 16 which is the PSU ON.
