Power supply started smoking

[NecroFlex]

So i was running an HP server ML350 G6, checking temps, only running it on one PSU (460W) which should have been enough for even stress tests.

 

Anyway, i was using HWmonitor to check the temps and i was watching a stream on my main PC, i heard a fizzle of  sorts, looked to my left and saw smoke pouring out of the PSU, i quickly held the power button since it was somehow still working...after forcing a shutdown i pulled the cable out and waited for the smoke to clear out of the room.

 

Everything seems fine, even the main power board looks normal so it only affected the PSU thankfully.

 

So the PSU is ofc dead, but there's a second 460W one in but i'll need anotherone which makes sense, so do i need to get an exact one like the other 460W or can i put in a 750W one and run both of them? (atm only saw someone selling a 750W one)

 

If anyone is interested the server has:

2x Xeon X5570

47GB ram

500GB SSHD

7750

 

How this made it smoke idk, maybe it just wanted to have a vape.

[Lurick]

Tell it to stop smoking and get on the patch to get clean.

 

 

As for a replacement, you should be able to use dual 460W together, or you can pull the other 460 and then put in a single 750 and run without redundancy.

[ChillyPepperGuy]

I would suggest getting a Higher wattage PSU. 

 

[NecroFlex]

14 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Tell it to stop smoking and get on the patch to get clean.

 

 

As for a replacement, you should be able to use dual 460W together, or you can pull the other 460 and then put in a single 750 and run without redundancy.

Yay jokes

 

Well 1 is still working, the otherone is dead (blown capacitor from what i know, dk if anything else smokes), i was asking if the redundancy would work if the main one was a 750W and the back up was the other working 460W?

[Lurick]

Just now, NecroFlex said:

Yay jokes

 

Well 1 is still working, the otherone is dead (blown capacitor from what i know, dk if anything else smokes), i was asking if the redundancy would work if the main one was a 750W and the back up was the other working 460W?

That's what I'm not 100% sure about either, but I don't believe you can mix and match different output PSUs.

[PlayStation 2]

29 minutes ago, mcaldwell said:

I would suggest getting a Higher wattage PSU. 

 

Higher wattage does not make for a better power supply.

[ChillyPepperGuy]

Just now, Dan Castellaneta said:

Higher wattage does not make for a better power supply.

yes but I think that system would overload that power supply

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, mcaldwell said:

yes but I think that system would overload that power supply

In all reality, a good 450 watt unit would be more than enough for that kind of rig.

[NecroFlex]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

In all reality, a good 450 watt unit would be more than enough for that kind of rig.

well it's a HP redundant PSU so i can't just put a normal PSU in there. Also i found a 750W PSU that can be pout in this server for only 20€, all 3 that can be in this server are rated 92% gold.

[PlayStation 2]

1 minute ago, NecroFlex said:

well it's a HP redundant PSU so i can't just put a normal PSU in there. Also i found a 750W PSU that can be pout in this server for only 20€, all 3 that can be in this server are rated 92% gold.

Must it be that kind of PSU?

[NecroFlex]

10 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Must it be that kind of PSU?

the mobo has overall a 22-pin and a 16-pin connector so idk if any normal PSU has that.

[NinjaJc01]

29 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Must it be that kind of PSU?

Server PSUs are a pain. Especially redundant ones.

[PlayStation 2]

20 minutes ago, NecroFlex said:

the mobo has overall a 22-pin and a 16-pin connector so idk if any normal PSU has that.

Ow. Yeah, if those 750 watt units are your only choice, might as well.

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Ow. Yeah, if those 750 watt units are your only choice, might as well.

I think it's one 750W non redundant or 2 460W redundant.