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    HD power problem?!

    hd and mb not cheap psu came with case! so wat looking for? better psu?i.e? more wattage, higher amp value......
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    HD power problem?!

    Psu: 400W unbranded to my knowledge but voltages pretty much match the quoted ones mb: MSI 865xxx 865PE Neo2 ver1.30 cpu: p4 2.8 ghz HT ram:512 pc3200 single dimm graphics: 256mb winfast geforce5600 4 WD HDs (2 pata , 2 sata) no floppy Liteon CDWR Pioneer DVDrom in following...
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    weird psu problem

    nope havent tried that, but how could that cause a problem? The swapping was after the problem had occured not before! before everything was as initially installed! and currently i cant afford to screw anything up so avoiding extreme solutions! those for after exams are over! thx for...
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    weird psu problem

    Boot (Master -PATA) & HD4(Slave - PATA) IDE1 DVDRom (master) & CDRW (slave) IDE2 HD2 SATA1- primary chnnel HD3 SATA2-2ndary channel i dnt mind having dvd and cd on same IDE cos dnt use them 2gether! and i have tried Cable select and dvd with boot abd HD3 with CDRW doesnt make a diff to...
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    weird psu problem

    Update: BIOS update didnt help, as expected, only gave some trouble till i reconfigured all my p- a- ata channels! further more: Boot drive works fine while pc is working! works fine as a slave and even as a boot drive on another computer ( Boot drive is PATA) but when not connected to my...
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    weird psu problem

    i was tryin to avoid the bios flash since my problem didnt ovvur after a hardware/software change but all of a sudden! but i mite do that then.i know the latest one is 2.10
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    weird psu problem

    confirmed to be a p3neo2 but nothing else in between the pci slots Ms6728-xx version 1.30
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    weird psu problem

    i think 865PE Neo2 cant find it anywhere on the mb itself
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    weird psu problem

    mb msi 82-865G/PE/P kingston ram system has bn the same for months just started doin it a week ago after i switched the wall socket off to disconnect something!
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    weird psu problem

    recently my system has started givin me trouble. I turn it on and then it goes back off! It runs okay without the HDs when u start it up and all comonents run okay on their own as well. so far i ve manage to start the pc by letting the Hds disconnected turn power on and after 10mins turn off...
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    HD and PSU

    a lil update! i figured that if i let the system run for 10mins or so free...without any HD and then plug them in it runs okay! Dunno if that helps and between a 450W good branded and 600W less know will they be even out?
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    HD and PSU

    is my prob def the power supply? And if so then surely i do need more than 400 (branded ) instead of goin for less!
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    HD and PSU

    Psu: 400W unbranded to my knowledge mb: MSI 865xxx cpu: p4 2.8 ram:512 pc3200 single dimm graphics: 256mb winfast geforce5600 4 WD HD (2 pata , 2 sata) no floppy Liteon CDWR Pioneer DVDrom SB Audigy 2 Wireless lan card Win Xp Sp2 Pro its bn like this for months without prob. only...
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    HD and PSU

    just recently my system has started givin me trouble. I turn it on and then it goes back off! It runs okay with cpu and ram alone and also okay with all the other drives apart from the boot drive, which itself runs okay on other computers! Once i do manage to get everything goin it runs okay for...
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    Router that divides bandwidth????

    so there isnt a router i could get for a home network that will allow me to log on to router and set the badnwidth from there and it will keep that even when pc is off! aim is to have a dsl shared between 4 pc but each one gettin different bandwidth! with the only thing in operation 24/7 the...