psudox Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 So I built a system based on the TX650W PSU July 2010 or so and it's been in use since then. Over just the last 3-4 days I'm noticing that an SSD in the system seems to cause the PSU to whine or squeal quite audibly when being accessed in pre-Windows boot or while windows is booting, especially if chkdsk decides to run, and also only in certain apps while in Windows. AT first I thought the SSD was going so I checked it out in another system, etc. and it seems okay. I also stuck a different drive in this box and noticed that during Windows 7 setup I can get it to make the PSU making the exact same squeal/whine. I've verified beyond a doubt that the noise is most definitely coming from the PSU as neither drive I've used should generate any noise whatsoever since they're SSDs. I'm wondering if this could be a sign something is wrong with the PSU? In that same time frame I've also had the system BSoD a few times and random other issues as well whereas it was rock solid before. I've tested the PSU with a meter and the voltage on the +12v, 3.3v and 5v rails seem high but within ATX spec at +12.3v, 5.2v, 3.4v. I don't have another motherboard to test with this PSU but I did test the system with another PSU of another brand and it seemed fine. Also the drives that seemed to make this Corsair unit squeal/whine had no such effect on any other system they were tested with. I also want to point out that it sounds different than the video card/psu whine issue that I've seen people complain about quite often around these forums, videos on youtube demonstrating the noise and on other websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 5, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 5, 2010 The noise itself would not indicate any increased chance of failure, however if the noise is loud enough to be bothersome then we can definitely replace it for you. Request an RMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Rat Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I recently upgraded my PSU & get the same problem & narrowed it down to my OCZ SSD. It doesn't whine in BIOS only when Windows 7 starts. Dont see RMA'ing would solve it.:[pouts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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