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    RAID0 OR RAID5 ??

    I'm a noob when it comes to HD. Thinking of replacing my 80g and my 20g ATA drives with two 80g Seagate SATA drives and 'Raiding them'. (I cant Raid my current drives can I?) Which is the better way to set them up and how much performance increase can I expect over my current set up?
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    RAID0 OR RAID5 ??

    I'm a noob when it comes to HD. Thinking of replacing my 80g and my 20g ATA drives with two 80g Seagate SATA drives and 'Raiding them'. (I cant Raid my current drives can I?) Which is the better way to set them up and how much performance increase can I expect over my current set up?
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    Computer just shuts off and doesn't turn back on!

    Are you sure you have no power? Is the motherboard light on? If not, i would be hesitant to say it is the PSU and possibly the MB. I had a very similar problem which i posted on this forum a month ago, but my MB light was on and I could see my fans try to click over and then fail. I...
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    Random Shut Down

    Well installed the new PSU last night, and the whole system is running like a gem!
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    Random Shut Down

    Well I tested with the other PSU last night and it booted. Therefore I'm going to pick up a 480W Antec this afternoon. I'll post a follow up tomorrow peoples, I'll either be sailing smoothly through Counter-Strike at 150fps or smashing my MB to pieces with a hammer...
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    Random Shut Down

    ok, I tried booting my machine yesterday with just 1 hd, no system fans etc - the bare minimum It would not start. I'll try again with the other PSU tonight, if that does work that pretty much rules out the MB doesn't it?
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    Random Shut Down

    Ok, it crashed again last night but this time I have not been able to restart, regardless of how much stuff I unplug. I can see the MB LED is on, and when I turn the power on at the wall I can see the PSU fan try to start and turn and hear it try to kick over, but then it dies. It must be...
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    Random Shut Down

    ok, the brand of the PSU is SHAW also, so not a very good brand obviously :) My comp was running fine last night for at least an hour then during a game I got another shutdown. This time it would not restart until I unplugged two new system fans which i just installed and my cdrom Def...
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    Random Shut Down

    Well it is a cheap case, $80 SHAW I'll check what brand the PSU is tonight (I'm writing this from work) When it is hot the Fan on my CPU and GPU speed up and get quite loud, I'm thinking maybe the increase power usage is causing the shutdown - is this possible? Only other PSU I've got...
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    Random Shut Down

    Rather strange problem... Computer has just recently started switching off (as if the plug has been pulled - no power to case but speakers, monitor, etc still on). I switch it off at the wall, then back on and it boots itself back up again. Doesn't happen every day... It mostly happens...