Need a new powersupply ???

[ALstonLoong]

HI ,
My problem is .. whenever i start reading cds in my dvd or cdrom my HD(sata) will turn off.... is this a sign of faulty power supply ? I have been using this system for a year .. no problem until now ... any idea?

system
2 HD
1 dvdrom 1 cdrw
5 case fans
videocard 9600pro
1G ram
soundcard.

 

[myocardia]

No, I've never heard of that. What is your 12v rail reading, while Windows is running?

edit: Nevermind, I just checked your system rig. Yeah, you need a new psu. I recommend this Enermax (it's got the most 12v power of any psu I've ever seen): link. You can run a 3.0C at 4.0ghz and a watercooling setup, along with a 9800XT with that psu, and it's not very expensive.

 

[ALstonLoong]

well .... after my sata turn off my system hang ..then it will retart .. when boot into bios .. it says hardware monitor 12v problem, then i go into bios setup hardware monitor; my 12v monitor shows red color something like warning ... ... but after i shut it down and turn it on again ..everything goes fine ..until i put a cds into my dvd or cdrw... well tomorrow i think i gonna check is it something loss in connection .. but before that any idea ? power supply dying ?

 

[myocardia]

Read edit on post above. You just replied to quickly!

 

[snidy1]

I would go buy a new PS, and if that doesn't fix the problem you can return it. It sounds to me that it is the PS though.

 

[ALstonLoong]

well it turns out is the sata cable lossen ... i hate those 4 pin connectors from pata to sata convertor. Now everything works fine.... yes in couple of months i will get a more powerfuly PS since i wanna upgrade to intel C and radeon 9800pro. thanks for all the replies !

 

[pcmodem]

If you're going to upgrade your power supply, get at least a 480W so you can run the latest generation video cards. The new nVidia offerings recommend 480W plus.



Cheers, :beer:
PCM