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I supported Toymods
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computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 03:07
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hey guys,
look this problem has me stumped i was wondering if any of you guys could solve it,
something in my computer is turning my HDD on and of i can here it power up and down, first thought was the drive is cactus, so i put it in another machine and it doesnt do it, hmm i thought might be my power supply, so i replace the power supply, still does it.. so i go out and buy another motherboard thinking this could be the prob.. and you guessed it.. stil does it,.. got me totally stuffed
a couple of guess's am i overloading the powersupply? 300 watt, 4 hard drives, cd rom, 2 video cards, sound card, network card,
second guess is my cpu or ram stuffed?
id realy like to rectify my problem so any help would be great
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 03:20
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Could be one of the "wake up" settings such as Wake Up On LAN?
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 03:24
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Check the power options in the motherboard bios.
Next check the power options under windows.
Third, check the power connector to the drive itself. Check that it isn't loose.
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 04:06
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I had that same problem and was the power supply being overloaded.
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Perth
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August 2003
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 04:20
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haha if your running that much stuff on a 300watt power supply i would think that is your answer
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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April 2004
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 04:50
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Control panel > Power Options does it say it's going to turn of harddisks after a certain time?
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 04:50
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yeap , probly overloading the power supply , if youve got heaps of splitters etc coming off it i'd say thats the case .. go buy a wank factor 480W gaming one , will do the job nicely
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I supported Toymods
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Mon, 29 November 2004 04:56
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yeah i think its my power supply, 480watt!! ill be looking forward to the electricity bill!!!
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Brisbane
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August 2003
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Tue, 30 November 2004 13:29
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Definately your PSU. Unless its a high quality 300Watt it just won't cut it. Good thing to check for is the amp rating on the 12V, 5V and 3.3V lines. The higher the better. Most of the cheap "500 watt" PSU's at work do not rate as high as a good quality AOpen or similar 350 Watt PSU.
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Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Thu, 02 December 2004 04:57
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Too many people buy yum-cha power supplies... too many people complain about unstable computers and poor performance. See the link?
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sydney,nsw.oz.
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July 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Thu, 02 December 2004 21:07
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| HyDrA wrote on Thu, 02 December 2004 15:57 |
Too many people buy yum-cha power supplies...
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Dude,
Is there another brand ?
Just about all Computer Hardware is made in China or Taiwan.
Can you recommend a good brand of Power Supply ?
Cheers
T.
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Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Fri, 03 December 2004 06:51
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I use the term "Yum Cha" to describe the dodgy people who make parts with cheapo parts... Antec for example make high quality PSU's by using high quality parts. A lot of generic cases come with power supplies like Codegen and the like... sure, they work, but they're not good for any serious system.
It doesn't matter what you may think, high quality power supplies are essential. Cheap power supplies do more than make a computer unstable, they also fry parts. I've seen it happen too many times.
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I supported Toymods
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south of the big smoke
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May 2002
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Re: computer gurus look in
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Fri, 03 December 2004 07:39
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removed a few hard drives and problem seems to be sold
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