Comments | touch_my_skin: Help! :(

touch_my_skin

Help! :(

Feb 21, 2007 08:32

This is an open call for help regarding my computer. Rob and I are stumped as to what the problem could possibly be ( Read more... )

stupid computer

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scumm_boy February 21 2007, 13:52:26 UTC

How many watts is the power supply? also, what speed processor do you have, and how many hard drives?

touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 13:57:13 UTC

I think the power supply is 350, my processor is an athlon 3500 and i have one 250 gig drive that came with the system and a 120 that had a bunch of my crap on it from my old comp.

scumm_boy February 21 2007, 14:00:46 UTC

You might want to try a heavier-duty power supply. If your CPU is a regular AMD and not an AMD 64, I have a 580w Power Supply you could try.

touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:32:30 UTC

Ah Rob tells me it's an AMD 64 :(

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touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:34:02 UTC

Argh. I'll try a better power supply and if that doesn't work then we'll reassemble it.

true_nexus February 21 2007, 14:18:02 UTC

I would concur with both scumm_boy and dev_null. That said, depending on where you live and how old the electrical is, you may be also looking at fluctuating power which could cause problems in the power supply itself.

Definitely a more "heavy duty" power supply (rather than the $20 cheapie ones that are plentiful) would help but also, maybe, a line regulator - it's only about $50 and you'd be surprised at when it flips on and off to control the incoming voltage to the PC.

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touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:35:19 UTC

I think my building is about 30 years old, if that, so would wiring that recent be a problem? But if it was just fluctuating power it wouldn't crap out during particular activities right?

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touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 17:29:30 UTC

Ok but if the wiring was the problem then Rob's system would be fucked as well as my previous system, no?

angramainyu February 21 2007, 15:02:57 UTC

You might try a boot CD, just to make sure it's not Windows
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
The system tests might reveal something, and if you get powered down while running of the boot CD, you'll know it's not a software problem.

touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:41:31 UTC

I'll try that as well, thanks!

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cirhosis February 21 2007, 16:34:28 UTC

Agreed, along with the rest of the suggestions going on her you can always try running the box with the case off and a big ol' fan pointed at it to see if it still cacks at some point. Either that or keep an eye on any heat monitors your system may have.

touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:36:38 UTC

I've already tried running it with the case open. If it was an overheat I shouldn't be able to immediately turn it back on right? It would need to cool down... Nothing actually feels very warm on the system to begin with as well.

touch_my_skin February 21 2007, 16:38:22 UTC

It's a 2 month old system, there's barely any dust anywhere. I don't think it's an overheat due to the fact that I can literally turn it back on and run it straight for another 24 hours without a problem. If it was overheating, I would think it would need to cool down, no?