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Problems installing extra periphs
First things first - my original setup:
Elitegroup 651-M motherboard with onboard graphics, sound, LAN and modem chips; Intel P4 2.8 GHz CPU; 500 Mb RAM make unknown; Seagate 80 Gb HDD; Samsung Combo DVD/CD reader/CD writer; Acer 15" LCD monitor. In chronological order I added: Linksys WRT54g wireless network card; Echo Gina 24 soundcard on breakout box with PCI connection; ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 XT graphics card on AGP port. Everything worked OK, then I added: Seagate 200 Gb HDD; Asus DVD/CD reader/writer. Big problems arose immediately. Symptoms have been many and varied. 1st the wireless mouse was dead and no longer works on any computer. Next a PS/2 wheel mouse behaved erratically (it previously worked fine on another machine, but no longer). A 3rd old, non-wheel mouse works OK, but the system constantly crashes even trying to use the simplest of software, e.g. Freecell or trying to read from either the CD or DVD drives. I first suspected I had connected the 4 drives incorrectly, they were all set to cable select and I changed this to master/slave, no change. I then changed their configuration from: both HDDs on IDE channel 1 and both CD/DVDs on IDE channel 2 to: 80 Gb boot HDD as master on IDE channel 1 with DVD writer as slave and 200 Gb HDD as master on IDE channel 2 with CD writer as slave. No change to system performance. Next I removed the graphics card, sound card and wireless network card and reset BIOS to use onboard graphics chip, sound chip and LAN chip. System performance actually worse now, I can no longer get any higher screen resolution than 800 x 600 and the monitor keeps telling me "Input not supported". I have re-installed Windows XP Home many times without effect. Now I'm somewhat stumped. The power supply unit is 310 watts which I thought was enough, but not sure now. I have read that high-end graphics cards use up to 100 watts, but that the AGP port provides only 41 watts so the ATI card should only require up to 41 watts. I can find next to no info on the power usage of all the components of my computer but suspect they may add up to more than 310 watts. Now that I have removed the graphics, sound and network cards the power usage is obviously reduced, but the system still doesn't work properly. Could it be that I over-stressed the power supply and that this has damaged the motherboard or the CPU or the RAM? I will get an uprated power supply, but feel that this alone will not fix the computer. Can I isolate which part has been damaged without having to buy or borrow replacements? Any advice gratefully received. TIA Graham Hicks |
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Graham Hicks:
I will get an uprated power supply, but feel that this alone will not fix the computer. Can I isolate which part has been damaged without having to buy or borrow replacements? Get the new power supply, a good one, and then let's see. how big? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=844691 which brand? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566 -- Mac Cool |
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Mac Cool
Thanks for the link, just what I needed to choose a new PSU. I've been thro' the calculator and found that I need 4 amps from the 3.3 v rail, 19 amps from the 5 v rail and 20 amps from the 12 v rail. From the specs of the PSUs listed, its the 12 v rail that's most likely giving me trouble as many of the PSUs just do not supply that sort of current on that rail. Just in case I add any more periphs later I will look for 500+ watts and Fortron, Sparkle and Zippy seem to be highly recommended brands. Even though I've removed 3 cards, it possible I'm still drawing more power than my PSU can supply. I'll see how it goes with the new PSU - fingers crossed! Graham "Mac Cool" wrote in message ... Graham Hicks: I will get an uprated power supply, but feel that this alone will not fix the computer. Can I isolate which part has been damaged without having to buy or borrow replacements? Get the new power supply, a good one, and then let's see. how big? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=844691 which brand? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566 -- Mac Cool |
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Pentium 3.0EG Prescott
Epox EP-4PDA5+ 512 MB RAM AiW Radeon 7200 AGP 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI FusionHDTV II WinTV 401 3 Seagate 200 GB Hard Drives NEC ND-2500 DVD+/-RW Drive Floppy Drive Power Supply: Works W64BF-SBL 400w Power (CPU 0 - 1 %): 150 Watts; PF: .65 (HT CPU1+2 75 %): 216 Watts; PF: .68 On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:54:42 +0800, "Graham Hicks" wrote: Mac Cool Thanks for the link, just what I needed to choose a new PSU. I've been thro' the calculator and found that I need 4 amps from the 3.3 v rail, 19 amps from the 5 v rail and 20 amps from the 12 v rail. From the specs of the PSUs listed, its the 12 v rail that's most likely giving me trouble as many of the PSUs just do not supply that sort of current on that rail. Just in case I add any more periphs later I will look for 500+ watts and Fortron, Sparkle and Zippy seem to be highly recommended brands. Even though I've removed 3 cards, it possible I'm still drawing more power than my PSU can supply. I'll see how it goes with the new PSU - fingers crossed! Graham "Mac Cool" wrote in message ... Graham Hicks: I will get an uprated power supply, but feel that this alone will not fix the computer. Can I isolate which part has been damaged without having to buy or borrow replacements? Get the new power supply, a good one, and then let's see. how big? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=844691 which brand? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566 -- Mac Cool |
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At home last night I checked my PSU rating. It's a GTR brand and only
delivers 16 amps on the 12 volt rail. I need 20 amps with all the periphs on board. Even with the graphics, sound and wireless network cards removed I need 17.5 amps. Will get uprated PSU today and hope that there is no damage to the mobo, CPU or RAM. Graham "Andy" wrote in message ... Pentium 3.0EG Prescott Epox EP-4PDA5+ 512 MB RAM AiW Radeon 7200 AGP 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI FusionHDTV II WinTV 401 3 Seagate 200 GB Hard Drives NEC ND-2500 DVD+/-RW Drive Floppy Drive Power Supply: Works W64BF-SBL 400w Power (CPU 0 - 1 %): 150 Watts; PF: .65 (HT CPU1+2 75 %): 216 Watts; PF: .68 On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:54:42 +0800, "Graham Hicks" wrote: Mac Cool Thanks for the link, just what I needed to choose a new PSU. I've been thro' the calculator and found that I need 4 amps from the 3.3 v rail, 19 amps from the 5 v rail and 20 amps from the 12 v rail. From the specs of the PSUs listed, its the 12 v rail that's most likely giving me trouble as many of the PSUs just do not supply that sort of current on that rail. Just in case I add any more periphs later I will look for 500+ watts and Fortron, Sparkle and Zippy seem to be highly recommended brands. Even though I've removed 3 cards, it possible I'm still drawing more power than my PSU can supply. I'll see how it goes with the new PSU - fingers crossed! Graham "Mac Cool" wrote in message ... Graham Hicks: I will get an uprated power supply, but feel that this alone will not fix the computer. Can I isolate which part has been damaged without having to buy or borrow replacements? Get the new power supply, a good one, and then let's see. how big? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=844691 which brand? http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566 -- Mac Cool |
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Installed Antec PSU over the weekend. Only noticeable change is that the
CPU runs cooler, 33 degrees instead of 40 degrees. Computer continues to crash continually. Looks like I have to track down which component has gone - mobo, CPU or RAM. Anyone any ideas how to do this other than replace each part? Graham |
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:08:05 +0800, "Graham Hicks"
wrote: Installed Antec PSU over the weekend. Only noticeable change is that the CPU runs cooler, 33 degrees instead of 40 degrees. Computer continues to crash continually. Looks like I have to track down which component has gone - mobo, CPU or RAM. Anyone any ideas how to do this other than replace each part? Graham Unlikely that the CPU has "gone" but perhaps overheating or instable due to motherboard failings. Test with memtest86 or memtest86+ and Prime95's Torture test, each for multiple hours. Are you certain the Antec PSU was of suitable capacity, and you measured voltages to determine this? |
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kony:
Anyone any ideas how to do this other than replace each part? Test with memtest86 or memtest86+ and Prime95's Torture test, each for multiple hours. One of the links I posted dealt with a memory compatibility issue. I'm wondering if the motherboard is picky about memory, then memtest may not expose the problem. Are you certain the Antec PSU was of suitable capacity, and you measured voltages to determine this? This will be his 2nd PS. He may have intuitively been correct about the motherboard being the problem. -- Mac Cool |
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I went to the website recommended by Mac Cool elsewhere in this thread and
used the calculator there to determine my requirements - which a 4 amps on the 3.3 volt rail; 19 amps on the 5.0 volt rail and 20 amps on the 12 volt rail. The Antec PSU can supply: 35 amps on the 3.3 volt rail; 36 amps on the 5.0 volt rail and 26 amps on the 12 volt rail. I will get memtest86 or memtest86+ and test the RAM. Graham "kony" wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:08:05 +0800, "Graham Hicks" wrote: Installed Antec PSU over the weekend. Only noticeable change is that the CPU runs cooler, 33 degrees instead of 40 degrees. Computer continues to crash continually. Looks like I have to track down which component has gone - mobo, CPU or RAM. Anyone any ideas how to do this other than replace each part? Graham Unlikely that the CPU has "gone" but perhaps overheating or instable due to motherboard failings. Test with memtest86 or memtest86+ and Prime95's Torture test, each for multiple hours. Are you certain the Antec PSU was of suitable capacity, and you measured voltages to determine this? |
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