I tried a 200mA case fan, a 450mA case fan, a 1.5A case fan, a 300mA CPU fan, a 300mA GPU fan, and a 150mA chipset fan for both circuits.Welcome to AAC.
"Any load"? What have you tried? How much current does the load draw?
Does the 12V output actually measure 12V?I tried a 200mA case fan, a 450mA case fan, a 1.5A case fan, a 300mA CPU fan, a 300mA GPU fan, and a 150mA chipset fan for both circuits.
Why does it even turn on with NO load on the ATX wires?You need a minimum load on the 5 volt rail.
Try 10Ω, 5W.You need a minimum load on the 5 volt rail.
yesDoes the 12V output actually measure 12V?
The smallest resistor I have is 100Ω.Try 10Ω, 5W.
Without this, when the 12V is loaded, the supply regulation 'turns up' the supply and the 5V rises and trips the overvoltage protection.
By all means try it (or several in parallel if you have them) but I expect you will need quite a low value.The smallest resistor I have is 100Ω.
Does not work.By all means try it (or several in parallel if you have them) but I expect you will need quite a low value.
Have you got 10 of those resistors? If so put them all in parallel and that should work.Does not work.
If nothing is attached to the ATX pins, it still runs. It can power circuits via Molex.All of those supplies need a load of several amps on the FIVE VOLT supply to operate. Without that load they shut down. It is cheaper to make them that way, and why would a computer supply need to run unloaded? Never.
So not enough load on the 5 volt line is the problem. Use 2 or three ohms.
I tried connecting a 400mA fan to the 5v rail, no luck.If it can "power circuits via Molex", then run your load from the Molex...
I don't think you are giving the full story here. What "load" are we talking about. Also, did you try the 5V load on the +5V rail to see if this fixes your problem. Without doing that, we are all just spinning our wheels and not going anywhere. While the Molex may be able to supply a small bit of power, the PSU monitors the current loads based on regulation of the +5V rail. The +12V is based on the +5V regulator feedback. Under a heavier load on +12V, the PSU may sense that the +5V has no load and since it cannot monitor the 5V load, shuts down... Also, some PSU have multiple +12V rails, and you sometimes cannot parallel those together. Each +12V rail supplies different connectors, like one for the AUX for CPU power and the other for the Molex connectors. Again, no details from you...
So, listen to what people here say, put a reasonable load on the +5V rail first, and only then experiment with the +12V "load", which is still a mystery to the rest of us. How do we even know if this "load" is not too big for the PSU.
Some designs don't need a load, others do. It all depends on the design details.I have never had to use more than 500mA to get an ATX supply to work.
They do vary model by model, but 10Ω is the value commonly suggested, sp 0.5A.If the PSU needs that 5V load, it needs at least 1A load, maybe a bit more....
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