A friend's computer is having random lockups and bsod lately. Two days ago I disconnected his second hard drive (used for backups) and he says that the lockups and bsod have occurred less frequently.
My question is: If the power supply is the problem, will using a tester described in this thread be able to catch the problem. It seems that the problem is intermittent - for example, the computer never has a problem with post and booting to win98. There is no particular software program that will kick off the problem. In fact, it may even do its dirty deed when only 'explorer' and 'systray' are running, and you start a game, or launch any other program. Then again, it might run just fine.
I guess what I'm saying is, when you connect this tester to the PS, you are not giving it random loads, one of which may elicit the bad voltage or current response from the PS, you are only testing in a static environment.
his system:
abit be6
enlight 7237
c366@ 550
2.0 v core
sblive
ati rage32
zoltrix modem
ibm deskstar 13.5 gig
maxtor 14.5 gig (disconnected)
all fans working
cpu and case temp nominal
Thanks for any advice.
My question is: If the power supply is the problem, will using a tester described in this thread be able to catch the problem. It seems that the problem is intermittent - for example, the computer never has a problem with post and booting to win98. There is no particular software program that will kick off the problem. In fact, it may even do its dirty deed when only 'explorer' and 'systray' are running, and you start a game, or launch any other program. Then again, it might run just fine.
I guess what I'm saying is, when you connect this tester to the PS, you are not giving it random loads, one of which may elicit the bad voltage or current response from the PS, you are only testing in a static environment.
his system:
abit be6
enlight 7237
c366@ 550
2.0 v core
sblive
ati rage32
zoltrix modem
ibm deskstar 13.5 gig
maxtor 14.5 gig (disconnected)
all fans working
cpu and case temp nominal
Thanks for any advice.
