I just built a new system for myself and am having a strange problem with power. When I boot up the PC, the system will run for about 5 seconds and then just shut off. If I hold the power cable into the PSU, I can keep the system running as long as I don't move my hand. As soon as the cable moves just a little, the system shuts down. The reason this is strange is the fact that this is the second PSU I've used and that's the only component that I can think of that would present a problem in such a way. The other thing I've considered is faulty grounding in my case. Below is a list of my components.
Aspire X-QPack (used the original PSU first)
Antec TruePower2 380W
A64 3200+
Zalman CNPS7000AlCu (with AS5)
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 (6100/430)
512MB OCZ Premier PC3200 (part of a dual channel kit but one of the sticks was bad so I'm RMAing)
WD 36GB Raptor
Seagate 7200.9 160GB
NEC 3540A
Samsung DVD-ROM (don't remember the model number)
Does anybody have any ideas for me? I'm completely stumped and I don't have enough parts to start swapping stuff out.
Thanks.
Aspire X-QPack (used the original PSU first)
Antec TruePower2 380W
A64 3200+
Zalman CNPS7000AlCu (with AS5)
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 (6100/430)
512MB OCZ Premier PC3200 (part of a dual channel kit but one of the sticks was bad so I'm RMAing)
WD 36GB Raptor
Seagate 7200.9 160GB
NEC 3540A
Samsung DVD-ROM (don't remember the model number)
Does anybody have any ideas for me? I'm completely stumped and I don't have enough parts to start swapping stuff out.
Thanks.