Strange problem...power supply related?

[alsey]

I'm running into a strange problem, not sure if its related to my power supply or more random than that. When I plug in my SATA hard drive to power, my SB Audigy stops working and isn't detected by the system. However when I plug my SATA drives into the power supply of another computer (eg I'm running my system on one PSU, and only the SATA drives on a different PSU) everything works fine and dandy. If I unplug my Audigy, then my SATA drives work fine using my original PSU.

I'm running:
A64 oc to 2.6ghz
1 g ram
X800xt PE
3 hard drives (1 IDE, 2 SATA)
4 80 mm fans
1 120 mm fan
water cooling pump
fan controller
DVD reader, CD writer

Using an Antec 400 W powersupply. I was under the impression that 99% of systems only need a 250W quality powersupply.

 

[Ike0069]

Whoa, that is weird. Never heard of that problem.

Do you have otehr SATA ports on your MB that you can connect the HD's to?
If no, or that doesn't help, can you swap PSU's and see if a different PSU will run everything? If it does, then I would think that confirms it is the PSU.

 

[alsey]

Everything works fine as long as I don't connect both the Audigy and the SATA drives together...I just wanna confirm before I buy a new power supply heh heh

 

[Mrcrowley]

Well if it works if you connect another power supply (to just the hard drive correct?)
and it works fine the power supply in the pc isnt enought for the system. Like the other member said switch out the PS and see if that solves it...BUT it sounds like a PS problem.

 

[Mrcrowley]

Originally posted by: Mrcrowley
Well if it works if you connect another power supply (to just the hard drive correct?)
and it works fine the power supply in the pc isnt enought for the system. Like the other member said switch out the PS and see if that solves it...BUT it sounds like a PS problem.

Amd fx 64 x2 4800
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2 512 sticks of ddr2600 pc4800
Maxtor sata 150 120 gig 7200 rpm 16 cache
energmax 600 watt power supply
21 inch sony trinitron 520 gps

 

[imported_Tick]

Sounds like an undervolt on either the 5 or 3.3 volt line. Got a multimeter? Cheeper than new PSU.

 

[bdww00]

400 w aint $hit with high end ati card a g of ram water pump and other stuff id upgrade psu in a hurry!

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: bdww00
400 w aint $hit with high end ati card a g of ram water pump and other stuff id upgrade psu in a hurry!

It's an antec... It might be ok.

He should still get a MM.