Inline PSU Tester
– User’s Guide
Page 16
Figure 13
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An EPS 8Pin female to 6+2Pin Male for connecting the “PCIe Out” terminal to
motherboard.
Figure 14
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A 5Pin to dual SATA 15Pin female for connecting the “SATA Out” terminal to
external hard drives.
Figure 15
How to Test a power supply unit
Standalone mode
1.
For your safety, first turn off the power supply by setting the I/O switch on the
back panel to the “O” stand.
2.
Disconnect all peripherals and devices from the power supply.
3.
Connect the 24-pin, 8-pin connector and 6-pin cables of the PSU to the
corresponding ‘In’ terminals of the PSU Tester. Note that some power
supplies have 8-pin (6+2Pin detachable) PCIe cable. In this case detach the
extra 2 pins and connect the 6-pin side.
4.
Plug the AC power cord into the main.
5.
Turn on the power supply by setting the I/O switch on the back panel to the
“I” stand.
6.
Press and hold the power button on the PSU tester for 3 seconds until the
display shows “Power ON”.
7.
Using the Up/Down buttons you can navigate between pages to check the
voltages and timings. By pressing the mode button, you can switch between
voltage, current and power modes or you can see the timing values.
8.
If the monitoring port is connected, you can run the monitoring software and
check the PSU parameters from the software as well.