> Sorry to make a post like this, but I've reached the end of my rope, so to > speak. For several months now, my computer has been randomly shutting down, > and then starting right back up. Its almost like a flicker....the way I've > described it in the past is like someone is just barely taking the power > cord out, and putting it right back in....The screen goes blank for an > instant, and then it goes right into boot mode. > I asked about this a while ago, and people recommended a new power > supply. I'm currently running a cd drive, a cd-r, two HD's,a SCSI card, a > digi-soundcard, and two ethernet cards on a 200 watt power supply. Alot of > people recommended a 300 watt supply, but the guy at Gateway told me I would > fry my motherboard if I upgraded to a 300 watt. He sold me on a new 200 > watt. I installed it today, but tonite I ran into my problem, a random > shutdown.
Take the power supply you just bought back.... first you have to look at how much power do you need? how much does each device want? motherboards typically need/take ~35 to 55 watts harddrives.... ~15 to 25 watts each... more if they are scsi cd-rom ...~ 20 watts cd-rw... ~35 watts floppy ...~5 to 10 watts soundcard ... ~15 to 25 watts video card ... ~15 to 30 watts processor .... ~10 to 25 watts network cards ... ~5 to 15 watts each anything USB printers as you see you can add up pretty quickly. i built my own system very similar to your setup less one NIC. I'm using a PowerMan 235watt. I you can't harm your Mboard with a larger power supply if I were you I'd get a 300 watt or more.... When I built my box PowerMan was the Top rated Power supply. do a search on www.pricewatch.com 300watt powerman's start around $24 + shipping > > What are my options? Do I need a new motherboard? That seems a bit silly to > me, but I'm willing to do whatever I need to to get this figured out. I'm > trying to run a server and do digital-audio work, and I can't deal with this > shit. > I hope that helps _______________________________________________ etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
