On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 03:45, Gabriel Phoenix wrote:
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> Power Supply?
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> Power supplies should be added to the troubleshooting list when tracking
> down gremlins.
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> Gabriel
>
>I've read that article too, and have had my share of cheapie power
>supplies release their magic smoke... The power supply is a good one,
>the 250W version on this page:
>http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=2&CATID=2
>It's conceivable that I did my math wrong and this config needs more
>than 250W, but I'm inclined to doubt that since there's only one hard
>drive.
there is the type of ram, the video card, cdrom drives, looking at the system and saying just because I have 1 HD it's allright is false thinking.
>Right now my bets are on the mem=nopentium switch and on heat problems
>-- I've got a 80mm fan that I'll stick in it when I get a chance, and
>I've already put the nopentium switch into lilo.
>thanks,
He is correct, 250W is not enough, the problem can stem from the initial power draw when a system is first turned on, AMD recomends that power supplys handle a least 180W initial draw from the power supply. most 250 ps only have a 135W max pull on power up of the computer. This was the case back when the first sloted athlons were being produced.
There is a guide from AMD on how to find out all this and it's updated for socketed athlons.
see amd site for info or read this article
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26003.pdf
I only install 300w ps these days for any athlon system I build for people.
