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    Crappy Hipro in Compaq

    I'm sitting here watching the voltages as read by SpeedFan, and I have some questions. My +12v is at 11.2 and 11.3v, -12v goes up and down from .44 to .5v, and the vcore us up and down from 1.58 to 1.6v. Bad psu? It is a 250w running a Sempron 2800, 1 combo drive, 1 80g maxtor, and everything else is built in to mobo. I have not had stability problems and no bad caps on mobo, but I have not opened up ps yet. 1 year warranty should be up right about now!!!
    Last edited by Spacedye69; 02-15-2006, 06:27 AM.
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    #2
    Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

    Don't trust the voltges shown by software unless you know that it works OK on your board (by comparing with volt meter).

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      #3
      Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

      Oh sh!t. I have a Hipro 350w in my 2nd sys. At least the voltages are stable: +3.3 at 3.39, +5 at 5.04, and +12 at 12.03. (through MBM5)
      The great capacitor showdown!

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        #4
        Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

        SpeedFan once reported my +12V rail as bouncing between +6V and +8V every second, MBM5 said it was 10.6xV, but my digital multimeter said it was 12.11V. I trust the meter, especially because in another system with a different PSU, this HD didn't spin when the meter reported the +12V rail as 10.65V.

        Is HiPro really that bad? The only one I have is an ancient 200W AT PSU, and it doesn't seem to be cheaply built.
        Last edited by larrymoencurly; 02-15-2006, 12:20 PM.

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          #5
          Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

          You can't trust universal software like speedfan without checking first. Many boards have the hardware monitoring chip wired in non-standard ways, some inputs are even not connected on some boards (so you get very wrong data - like 0.5V on the -12V rail as in the first post).

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            #6
            Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

            I ordered another ps for a different computer last weekend. When it gets here, I'm going to swap them out and put the Hipro on my test system and check it. I've been meaning to open it up anyway. I have actually had no problems with Hipro, I just like the word crappy!

            I'll post pics when I open it.

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              #7
              Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

              Tested 11.8v under load. Other than Teapo caps, it actually looks good for a low power ps. 18 gauge wire, lots of caps in secondary, and fairly heavy compaired to my others. Not so crappy!

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                #8
                Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

                whoa... That PSU looks great. Way better than the Hipro 300w I posted in the pic thread. The 300w is pretty quiet and having no problems running a celeron 1.7 OCd to 2040, with 2 HDDs. What brand is te fan in yours? Mine has an Adda.
                The great capacitor showdown!

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                  #9
                  Re: Crappy Hipro in Compaq

                  ADDA also. I might have to start buying lots of Hipro from now on. I have local availability of 350w with sata plugs pretty cheap.

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