PC trubbles

[Azimuth]

And immediately thought about this one: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239887

Upgrade from Win98 SE already!

Omglol. I DONE BEEN RUMBLED.

My rig runs a core 2 quad with 9800 gt with 2 harddrives fine on 450W. Are you perhaps sure that you aren't overloading one of the voltage rails on the psu, i.e you have graphics card + harddrives all plugged onto 1 set of plugs, with nothing on the other set of plugs?

Now, I initially started typing "nah", then decided to check. And lo, I am running everything off one cable, with another one just dangling, sad and forgotten in the back. I'm going to fix that right away.

[Voicy]

Omglol. I DONE BEEN RUMBLED.

Now, I initially started typing "nah", then decided to check. And lo, I am running everything off one cable, with another one just dangling, sad and forgotten in the back. I'm going to fix that right away.

Good idea. However, strictly speaking, it's all in parallel - so you shouldn't have any voltage drop to begin with, the "further" you move down the line.

[prof818]

Good idea. However, strictly speaking, it's all in parallel - so you shouldn't have any voltage drop to begin with, the "further" you move down the line.

No, thats not what i mean.

Most power supplies are constructed with multiple 5V and 12V rails. Each of these rails is only capable of giving out a certain amount of power.
So for instance, the PSU might be capable of 420W, but you can only pull 100 from each 12V rail, with the remainder being split among the 5V rails.
So, if the graphics card + hard drives and half the motherboard are being run on one rail, with only the motherboard on the other, the voltage would dip on the over loaded rail.

[Azimuth]

I will help you.

Its trouble not trubble.

Mai nite in shinning armur.

PS "It's".

No, thats not what i mean.

Most power supplies are constructed with multiple 5V and 12V rails. Each of these rails is only capable of giving out a certain amount of power.
So for instance, the PSU might be capable of 420W, but you can only pull 100 from each 12V rail, with the remainder being split among the 5V rails.
So, if the graphics card + hard drives and half the motherboard are being run on one rail, with only the motherboard on the other, the voltage would dip on the over loaded rail.

It's too early to say for certain, but you might have been absolutely right on this one. After a complete cable reassignment, six or seven cable ties, and a thorough dusting, my PC booted without being stroppy. Thanks very much for the advice.

[jasong]

Mai nite in shinning armur.

PS "It's".

lol

It's too early to say for certain, but you might have been absolutely right on this one. After a complete cable reassignment, six or seven cable ties, and a thorough dusting, my PC booted without being stroppy. Thanks very much for the advice.

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