katsura82 wrote:
I have a Crystalio II VPS-3800 that I bought second hand. The installed firmware is version 2.10.
It was working perfectly for the first 30 minutes; then it began to do weird things: <snip> the internal HDD seems to be trying to work without luck (I can hear it connecting and desconnecting all the time), ...
Open the case and disconnect the HDD for now. It will cause problems on start up especially if the HDD is damaged from shipping or the PSU is dying. Remove it completely. My C2 was packed poorly and the HDD was clicking on start up and the C2 would not start up normally until I disconnected the HDD. After that it powered up fine.
katsura82 wrote:
I think the cause can be the PSU is dying.
I found this post and want to try to replace the original PSU with a 220W FSP220-60LE flex ATX PSU as
Sonicboom did, but I'm not an expert at electronics like people here so it's difficult to me to understand some information, like this part:
Quote:
The C2 motherboard uses a 6 pin connector that I din't have so I cut the wires about 2 inches from the PSU so I could solder the new PSU to them.
-12=BLUE
+12=YELLOW
+5=REDx2
0V/COM=BLACKx2
Power on is GREEN and needs to be connected to a BLACK wire to power up the unit. This could be wired to a switch and mounted externally for convenience....or just use a dedicated power strip or even a smart plug maybe.
katsura82 wrote:
What cables do I need to cut and solder? Cables that come from the motherboard and go to the original PSU? Those are only 6 cables? (I still didn't open the unit so I don't know)
Do I need to select only 6 pins from the 20 available in the molex connector from the new PSU?
And what about the "power on" connector? The green has to be connected to green to turn off the unit and to black to turn on the unit? So... if I use a dedicated power strip for shutting down the unit, it doesn't matter if I let the green soldered to that black pin? Then the power button will not work anymore (so there will not be standby mode) and all the time the power led will be green color? For that purpose, is it an additional 7th pin to use (the 3rd black) or it's one of the two previous black pins?
I'm very sorry if my English is far from perfect and I'm asking a lot of questions.
Greetings and thank you very much for your help.
Your English is amazing, please don't worry about that. I can understand Spanish also but prefer English...
After you open the case and remove the HDD, carefully disconnect the old PSU from the motherboard. You'll notice the six colored wires on the Molex connector. Keep the Molex connector and the 6 wires that are in it. Cut them off from the old PSU. You should now have a connector with 6 wires about 2-3" (~7cm). Strip the ends of the wires about 1 cm exposing the wire. Now you're ready for the new PSU.
YES, connect green and black to power on the new PSU. They are right next to each other. This is required and has nothing to do with the power strip. All you need to know is that you have to connect the green to the black. Put some electrical tape around it to protect it from shorting out! Make sure NONE of the exposed wires are touching the metal case.
On your new PSU follow the colors for the wires in the graphic from my last post. The colors should match the 6 wires you have. I used the wires from the main bundle of 20. You only need the 6 wires of the same color for the C2 plus the green/black for power on. 8 total. You don't need any other wires from the new PSU. Study that graphic and if possible, test the voltages with a multimeter to confirm you have the correct wires. You want +5VDC not 5VSB (red wire NOT purple). I think you bought the same one I did. If so, the colors should be the same. The colors are standardized to be the same. To test them make sure the green and black are connected and then insert the power cable and then plug it into the wall. It should turn on. From there you can measure the DC voltages. Don't worry about amps, just confirm 12V and 5V. The new PSU can be tested before you install it. Put it on a table or something to test. Be careful while its plugged in...
You should solder the wires together and put heat shrink over the connections. If this isn't an option simply twist the wires together and use electrical tape to protect the connections. That is not my favorite method but it will work...
Good luck!
Feel free to message me if you need help. Post photos here if you can.