yes, that's typically were you'll see your power supply failling, when you start getting lot's of motors spinning (in your hd and dvd for example)...when the power supply can't take anymore you either have your computer just reboot on you, or windows could start bluescreening more than usual (whatever that means).
Le Dimanche, 6 octo 2002, � 19:43 Canada/Mountain, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit : > managed to get it working, > one more thing. > > if my psu was doing just enought to get all things online, could it at > any time 'go over' the limit? > ie, say if my dvd drive was installing something to the hdd, and > manage to draw just a bit > to much power? > > just a thought. > > most likley wintendo messing up. > > grr. > > -- > web: www.wormhole5.org > current: calgary, ab > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David J. Bourassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, October 6, 2002 6:48 pm > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) hey, mobo prob's > >> One long beep and two short ones is definitely a video card >> problem, but >> of course if the power supply isn't providing the video card with >> enough >> juice to begin with, it will definitely complain. A 250 watt PS >> is also >> definitely anemic for your system. I'd look at bumping it up to >> 350 >> watts for sure. If the problem goes away, you've got the right >> diagnosis. If it doesn't go away, you've still eliminated future >> problems, and I'd next try a cheapo video card if you have one >> laying >> around just to prove the problem is your ATI card. If your PC >> works >> with the cheapo video card you've taken one step to proving the >> ATI card >> is suspect, and you can then try the ATI card in a different box >> just to >> see if it works in a new setting. If it doesn't work in the new >> setting, then you've probably got a defective video card (video >> processor or video memory). If it does work in a different box, >> then >> you've got a conflict between your mobo and the video card, maybe >> the >> settings, maybe the bios. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> best news i have heard all day dude. >>> >>> hehe, i dont have to pay for enmax right now (new apartment all >> utils included). >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> web: www.wormhole5.org >>> current: calgary, ab >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: S�bastien Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Sunday, October 6, 2002 12:45 pm >>> Subject: Re: (clug-talk) hey, mobo prob's >>> >>> >>>> That sounds very likelly, 250W might not be enough to power >>>> everything >>>> _and_ that video card. A 350W Supply isn't that expensive >> (except >>>> on >>>> the enmax bill ;-) >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- >> Dave Bourassa at >> http://members.shaw.ca/djb.enterprises/ >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- >> >> >>
