At 08:04 AM 3/30/99 +0530, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>My PII motherboard died a week ago - just 4 days after installing - cause
>unknown. Of course the vendor replaced it. I was checking whether my SMPS
>was giving correct voltage before I plugged in the new motherboard. The
>voltage outputs were all right but I found that the pin giving -5 V DC was
>giving the same voltage even after switching off. I was wondering if that is
>normal.

This could be normal.  A capacitor may be holding voltage for a short time
after switching off.  Check the voltage again after 20 minutes to an hour.
You should see less than -5V.

>The SMPS is AT type. Also there is leakage current in the case enough to
>give a good shock. The leakage occurs only when load is connected (ie
>motherboard).

This doesn't sound good.  Perhaps the PS is bad.


J. Paul Jones
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