Re: New hardware not working blues

[Stephen Shaw]

the return policy at PC Club in great.  I think there is a better one 
around as long as you don't try to screw them.  I'd hookd people up 
several times after their return time at pas at full purchase price.  
After a certain point it was for store credit though. 
With power supplies, you can't just pay a little extra sometimes.  I 
paid about 80 for mine.  I really like the enermax power supplies.
you should be able to check the voltage from the bios ( board pending ).
email me directly if you bought the stuff there.  I might be able to 
help you out a little bit more.

-Stephen

Gabriel Gunderson wrote:
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
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