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Joe · 12-31-2001, 04:41 PM

Uhh YESSSS!!!

you should never put a direct ground load on a 5 or 12v line from a PSU. Thankfully your PSU is smart, and detected the short and stoped from powering up.

do NOT ground out any 5 or 12 v line from the PSU, you need to put it through a load of some sort.

12-31-2001, 04:41 PM	#2
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	Uhh YESSSS!!! you should never put a direct ground load on a 5 or 12v line from a PSU. Thankfully your PSU is smart, and detected the short and stoped from powering up. do NOT ground out any 5 or 12 v line from the PSU, you need to put it through a load of some sort. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.