My voltage keeps dropping off...

[aphex]

I have a digital doctor in my system and every few minutes the unit beeps to alert me when the voltage drops... Could this be a bad PS? Im using the 300w that came with my Antec 282 midtower case.

 

[MrTux]

Sounds like a bad power supply. I had the same thing happen to me a few months ago with my 1-month-old Antec PS that came with my SX1030B. The voltages would drop off, causing spontaneous restarts. Unfortunately, I would have had to return the entire case and pay shipping so I was basically SOL 🙁

 

[Jen]

sounds like powersupply isnt supplying enough power for your needs



Jen

 

[aphex]

Hmm... Well i guess i prolly should move up to something with a little more beef. Maybe a 350 or 400 should do the trick... My friend who has the same PS in his antec case has spontaneous restarts... Same problem?

Thanks for the help 🙂

 

[aphex]

bump...

 

[Acetate]

System specs?
Which voltage is dropping?

 

[aphex]

My system is the following:

Athlon 1.2ghz 266
Asus A7A266 rev1.04 mb
512 PC-2100 DDR
Radeon 64 DDR VIVO
Antec 282 Case w/Antec 300 Watt PS
Digital Doc 5
12x Plextor CDRW
4x Toshiba DVD
Acoustic Edge
2 80mm Sunon Fans (neither currently running)
1 90mm Panaflo (on all the time)

Not exactally sure which one is dropping, but i think it might be the 12v