You can find an ATX power supply tester for under $15.00. Here is the site:
http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/
This little tester places the powersupply under load and has an indicator
that tells you if
the supply is bad. It sure beats doing a back probe with a multimeter on
the the 20 pin
ATX power connector.
> I have a Duron 800 PC that will not boot. I can hear the power seem to
activate the
> disk drive but not calling for any command. Their is no signal going to
the monitor and the PC won't boot with
> the floppy either. I suspect a power supply problem or possible a main
board problem. Can I check the
> standard power supply for adequate voltage? Is their a web page you can
refer me too that may have reference
> to the power by pin no? Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you for
your help. Don>
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