Memory testing program does _not_ stress your video card, but reading a stream of audio + video in through the ATi All-in-Wonder c/w converting _and_ displaying at a rate of 30 frames / second _will_ stress. In this case you're pushing CPU, video + audio hard.
Testing the powersupply? If I'm not mistaken, you _did_ -- except you didn't know you did. Sure there are testers available but the ones than can properly _stress_ test the PSU cost many times more than a new PSU. I'd recommend you open your case and inspect your PSU. If it's a brand name PSU of at least 350W, see if you can get it replaced under warranty. If it's a generic "made in china/taiwan" unit of 300W then I'd suggest get yourself a good replacement PSU of at least 400W, preferable 450W. HTH, Hendrik Schaink Mitchell Brown wrote: > Yup I'm suspecting power problems too now. I've been running a CPU > stress test for hours now, and the memory test went all night, no > problems. I might try another PSU. > > It's an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ I think. It cost about $2000 if I recall > correctly. It has an ATI All in Wonder ($400) vid card. > > Hmm... Can you test a powersupply? Or just replace it? > > On 5/9/06, *Hendrik Schaink* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Ripping video is a high-CPU-demand task. Considering that you haven't > found any faulty memory nor hard drive, there's IMHO only two options > left: either the CPU overheats and goes into power-down mode (Intel CPUs > only; AMD CPUs in the past tended to burn themselves up) _OR_ the power > to the CPU is insufficient on a "long-term" power-hungry task. Either of > these scenario could create weird (dying) sounds over the speakers. > > You are saying that your box was bought as a high-end box -- does that > mean that the PowerSupply is rated at least 350W? IMO a PSU of 300W with > a high-end CPU _and_ a high-end video card _and_ a high-end sound card > is a recipe for failure. If my memory serves me well, it was about 2 > years ago that my own supplier started bringing in cases with 350W PSUs > to provide adequate power to power-hungry components. Be really careful > with _generic_ PSUs: they are produced with a low price-point in mind; > reliable power and life span are sacrificed to achieve that price point. > > Be sure to check the cooling fins of the CPU fan -- they do tend to get > clogged up with dust -- blow them out with forced air. > > All in all, my money is on the lack of power -- use it for what it's > worth to you. > > Hendrik Schaink > > > Mitchell Brown wrote: > > It has one hard drive, a CDRW/DVD-ROM drive, and a DVD-RW drive. > > And one or two fans. Total. That's it. No extra peripherals. > > > > On 5/9/06, *Mark Carlson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > On 5/9/06, Kin Wong < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > > wrote: > > > Mitchell Brown wrote: > > > > > > > Okay, the full 5-stage CHKDSK just finished. Found 0 > problems. Argh. > > > > I could try reformatting the drive and doing a NTFS Full this > > time - > > > > but I'd probably just be wasting my time. > > > > If it is faulty memory or a PSU, why would reformatting the > > partition > > > > with Linux make a difference to the Windows installer O_o > > > > > > > > I'm at a loss here. This is very frustrating for me and my > mom wants > > > > this video ripped asap. > > > > > > > > What would you guys do in my situation? > > -- > Hendrik M. 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