Apparently my Ultra X-Connect 500 Died...

Judas · Nov 21, 2004, 04:52 PM

Anyone have an issue with thiers yet?

issues that popped up before it just didnt want to work...

First Internet Explorer would freeze without warning, and i would just continue to drag other programs down until you ctrl+alt+delete and end the processes... strange... never thought anything of a PSU..

next, i had noticed that the smell of the psu had change from a NEW smell to a hot smell... and it wasn't bad at all ... just figured that it just still had the new smell going...

This morning i was woke up by my sister.. i had the PSU in her rig as i figured it would draw more power then myserver due to having the following:

Barton 2500+ @ 3000+
Abit AT7-MAX2
Radeon 9800 Pro @ 415/370
1 hd
1 dvd-rom
1 PCI sound card
a few dozen usb ports in use

etc.

Problem: Computer wouldn't even start to boot.... hit the button, nothing, no lights... zilch...

Pull the cover off.. flip the switch at the back.... hit the power button, and the fans would spin up for 1/4 of second... then every time after it wouldn't even spin the fans up at all.... flip the switch at the back... hit the button.. 1/4..... then again nothing after that no matter how many times i pushed the front button...

Unpluged everything but the ATX main connector... no go...

put out my 350 watt hook it up with just the ATX and instantly fired up.. tried the X-Connect again... zilch....

Put the xconnect and hooked it up to 2 other machine.. same results...

one thing i noticed.. when the switch at the back is flipped on.. the leds and lan on the motherboard power up just fine... and stay powered without the computer being actually on..... so it's kinda strange...

Looking at all the cables and everything, it appears fine.. looking inside the best i could... fine...

but i also noticed that with just the switch one... i could feel the psu would get warm rather quickly and just stay like that..and it smelt hot without it being on for hours...

rather upset, i've never RMA'd anything and it looked promissing.... Tech support through Ultra is amazing still... but hopefully there isn't a huge issue and it's just a faulty one.. gotta go find everything and box it up now....

not to serious... but reasonable compared to the 350 watt enermax whispers i have... I had put it in her machine about 36+ hours after i had gotten the PSU so any chance of condensation from the cold weather we had at the time would be gone....

Nacht · Nov 21, 2004, 04:59 PM

Thats scary, especially since that was the next PSU i was going to buy. Now im not sure, all of these OCZ power supplies look great. It sounds like it is an isolated incident, as everyone else still loves theirs, so I assume they're working fine...but it does kind of make you wonder.

BurL · Nov 21, 2004, 05:01 PM

I've only had that problem on cheap psu's. I know that one isnt cheap probably just a bad one. Hopefully your rma is hassle,free good luck with your next psu.

Judas · Nov 21, 2004, 05:20 PM

the first product that i bought of the net.... and it dies... to top it of.. the only place on the net that could ship to me without costing an arm and a leg... (probably damaged through shipping)

NCIX.com they will charge me....

Judas · Nov 21, 2004, 05:50 PM

ok...... apparently after 30 days (it's been 33 days... which is what always happens to me...) i have to send it directly to Ultra... NCIX don't do didly with retail... oem however is 1 year... go figure.. usually the other way around.....

Chaos · Nov 21, 2004, 06:04 PM

I ordered the OCZ 520 and had to return the first one because as soon as any lead was attached to a radeon card it would instantly power down. I got a replacement and it works like a charm, very stable rails under load which is nice.

krips · Nov 21, 2004, 06:19 PM

*Feels guilty since he convinced Judas to buy online*

Sandok · Nov 21, 2004, 06:27 PM

Bah my 480 Pure power from ThermalTake runs like a charm too

Not a high class named PSU but great anyways!

PoopyTheJ · Nov 21, 2004, 08:18 PM

ewwww, sorry Judas.....

drakesteakn · Nov 22, 2004, 02:02 AM

i still got one of the regular ultra 500W PSU. still runs good but my A64 eats it alive. i have it sitting in a box. sorry to here its died,that sucks.

Sargentwhitey · Nov 22, 2004, 04:19 AM

I've got a nice little MGE Vigor it works pretty well.. it also adds a nice color to my case

It's a shame that PSU failed on ya... Im still thinking about getting one of those one day though

Nov 21, 2004, 05:01 PM	#3
BurL Liver SUCKS!!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I've only had that problem on cheap psu's. I know that one isnt cheap probably just a bad one. Hopefully your rma is hassle,free good luck with your next psu. __________________ If I had a bean burrito I would smash it all over my chest.

Nov 21, 2004, 06:19 PM	#7
krips UD Cruncher Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada. Posts: 144 Rep Power: 0	Feels guilty since he convinced Judas to buy online __________________ [color=navy]3200+ Winchester \| XP-90 \| LANParty UT nF4 Ultra-D \| Enermax 535W \| BBA X800XL \| 1GB OCZ PC4000 \| 2x80GB RAID1 \| Audigy 2 ZS \| Logitech Z5300E[/color]

Nov 21, 2004, 08:18 PM	#9
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 64	ewwww, sorry Judas..... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Nov 22, 2004, 02:02 AM	#10
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 57	i still got one of the regular ultra 500W PSU. still runs good but my A64 eats it alive. i have it sitting in a box. sorry to here its died,that sucks. __________________

Nov 22, 2004, 04:19 AM	#11
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	I've got a nice little MGE Vigor it works pretty well.. it also adds a nice color to my case It's a shame that PSU failed on ya... Im still thinking about getting one of those one day though __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Nov 21, 2004, 04:59 PM	#2
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	Thats scary, especially since that was the next PSU i was going to buy. Now im not sure, all of these OCZ power supplies look great. It sounds like it is an isolated incident, as everyone else still loves theirs, so I assume they're working fine...but it does kind of make you wonder.

Nov 21, 2004, 06:04 PM	#6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	I ordered the OCZ 520 and had to return the first one because as soon as any lead was attached to a radeon card it would instantly power down. I got a replacement and it works like a charm, very stable rails under load which is nice.

Nov 21, 2004, 06:27 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Bah my 480 Pure power from ThermalTake runs like a charm too Not a high class named PSU but great anyways!