thats probably what happend then. was installing dues ex to my system, and it the dvd was goign fine... all of a sudden everything froze up.
mreh. ill look into getting a 350w just in case... gives me a excuse to get a new case too. -- web: www.wormhole5.org current: calgary, ab ----- Original Message ----- From: S�bastien Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, October 6, 2002 8:04 pm Subject: Re: (clug-talk) hey, mobo prob's > 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] > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >> ----- > >> > >> > >> > >
