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Old July 30th 03, 09:32 PM
Nick
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higher? Im on 300 Watt

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Nick
"ric" wrote in message ...
Nick wrote:

Sometimes when I switch my PC on it switches off after about 1 second.

When
I do it again it works as normal. Is this a sign the power supply is

about
to burn out?


Not necessarily. Could be it is underpowered and one output trips its OC
protection circuit sometimes. That would be my guess with no further info.

Try disconnecting the PSU from unused components and see if the problem
goes away. If so, you need a higher powered PSU.