Shawn, Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind when I replace the PSU.
Robin On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard Carter wrote: > >> Thanks for the tip. I'll get those components checked out. >> > > What Gustin said. > > In addition though, make sure your PSU is rated for enough watts to power > the system with ALL it's components. > I've seen cases where the PSU is just fine for most things, but then when I > did something that would draw more power (maybe plugging in a USB device, > burning a DVD, etc.) this would be just enough to trigger too much of a draw > from the PSU and cause random behaviors - including shutdowns. Typically if > the draw was too much, or happened too often, the PSU would blow. > > Also, are you connected to a battery backup? Using a UPS helps to filter > power fluctuations to the house/facility (which are normal). It could be > that the power supply to the computer is fluctuating, and not the computer > itself. > > Hope that helps. > > Shawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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