How powerfull need a PSU be?
I have a fairly stuffed PC and I’m experiencing some problems that might just be power related. If I start a calculation that is requiring a lot of CPU power (Task Manager / Performance), the fan / HD noise pitch changes.
I have a fairly stuffed PC and I’m experiencing some problems that might just be power related.
If I start a calculation that is requiring a lot of CPU power (Task Manager / Performance), the fan / HD noise pitch changes. Could that be a sign of shortness of power? My PSU is 230W.
I have also experienced loss of data form the main 60 GB partition resulting in total system crash. There are no physical errors on neither of the disks.
Any help, thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
SK
PC:
Abit BH6, PIII 450, no o/c
Apacer PC133 2 x 128 mb ram
Promise Fast Track 100 (modified Ultra)
Raid setup: 60 GB (2 x IBM 75 GXP), 20 GB (2 x IBM 14 GXP)
SCSI Controller: Adaptec AHA2940AU
CD’s: UltraPlex 40 Max + PlexWrite 12/10/32s (internally terminated)
Sound: SB Live value w. 4 point surround speakers
Net: Accton Fast Ethernet 10/100 mbit
Hub: Unex 10/100
Router: Cisco 677
Scanner: AGFA Snapscan 1236S SCSI, passive terminator
2D graphics: Matrox Millennium 4mb
3D graphics: Asus Geforce 256 DDR
Display: Viewsonic P815
Printer: HP LaserJet 4 N
Joystick: MS SideWinder 3D Pro
OS: Windows 2000 Sp1
If I start a calculation that is requiring a lot of CPU power (Task Manager / Performance), the fan / HD noise pitch changes. Could that be a sign of shortness of power? My PSU is 230W.
I have also experienced loss of data form the main 60 GB partition resulting in total system crash. There are no physical errors on neither of the disks.
Any help, thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
SK
PC:
Abit BH6, PIII 450, no o/c
Apacer PC133 2 x 128 mb ram
Promise Fast Track 100 (modified Ultra)
Raid setup: 60 GB (2 x IBM 75 GXP), 20 GB (2 x IBM 14 GXP)
SCSI Controller: Adaptec AHA2940AU
CD’s: UltraPlex 40 Max + PlexWrite 12/10/32s (internally terminated)
Sound: SB Live value w. 4 point surround speakers
Net: Accton Fast Ethernet 10/100 mbit
Hub: Unex 10/100
Router: Cisco 677
Scanner: AGFA Snapscan 1236S SCSI, passive terminator
2D graphics: Matrox Millennium 4mb
3D graphics: Asus Geforce 256 DDR
Display: Viewsonic P815
Printer: HP LaserJet 4 N
Joystick: MS SideWinder 3D Pro
OS: Windows 2000 Sp1
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8) Go out now and get a 300 watt PSU immediately!
You've got so much stuff, the psu cant handle the drain well enough.
I dont know about scsi, but they seem to have a need for juice.
You've got so much stuff, the psu cant handle the drain well enough.
I dont know about scsi, but they seem to have a need for juice.
Of course, it can't be garanteed that your problems will stop with better power, but it is a good place to start, considering your many devices. Did these problems only show up when you added a new piece of hardware, or was there any other instigator of the problem?
Enermax is a good PSU maker, as is Sparkle, so look into those.
-bZj
Enermax is a good PSU maker, as is Sparkle, so look into those.
-bZj
