On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 09:00 -0700, Josh Coates wrote: > gabe, > > i've had similar nightmare problems with pieced-together boxes. i'm going > to guess that your CPU is a high-end P4 w/ that extra 1.5V power (IIRC) > attachment thingy? power supplies are notoriously awful pieces of hardware > that easily fail and often don't actually produce the power they are labeled > to produce.
If this is it, I'll be ticked. This was the first time I payed a little extra for a nicer power supply. > i tried several different power supplies (generic, 'name-brand', 300W, 600W > etc) and found one that worked. > > but, maybe that's not your problem - i'm just making a guess. this is why > you pay a little bit extra to get a factory made box, because they make sure > all the components work together. But then what would I do all night? > this is why i am not an electrical engineer - hardware is non-deterministic. > ;-) My feelings exactly. > Josh Coates > http://www.jcoates.org Thanks, Gabe .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
