[NTLUG:Discuss] !@#$%^ hardware

[LEROY TENNISON]

Thanks for the reply.  The hard drive problem (as best as I can tell) is on a different PC than the CPU problem.  I will keep the power supply issue in mind even though all of this equipment is roughly the same vintage and I haven't added any new equipment.

--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Mike Hart <just_mike_y at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mike Hart <just_mike_y at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] !@#$%^ hardware
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 11:26 PM

Have you checked the power supply is rated for all the new hardware you're throwing at it?   CPU 'won't boot' + hard drive fails intermittently are symptoms of an overloaded power supply, and could be the underlying problem of both your hard drive crash and CPU issues. Try booting with everything but the screen unplugged to test this (meaning internal drives, mouse keyboard etc all unplugged from the pwr supply or motherboard).  if you get a reliable POST screen with all peripherals unplugged, this indicates you either need to be more selective about peripherals (do you really need a floppy drive this time?) or a more powerful supply unit. 

Newer gear consumes more power most of the time.  Power supplies (very very) slowly lose their capability from rating over time.  





      
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