Weak/low quality power supply causing corruption of system files?

[Prodigy^]

I've had this problem since I got my new computer......from time to time (sometimes it would take a week, sometimes a month), the registry base files (system.dat and user.dat) would become corrupt for no appearent reason, so when I booted I couldn't get into windows. I've been fixing this by keeping them backed up on my 2nd harddrive, then fiddling around a bit in DOS, and being able to boot normally, but it's still very annoying.....and the other day, all sh1t hit the fan.....I got a BSOD when i tried to boot, the backup .dat files were corrupt too (ouch :Q) and although I could boot in safe mode and tried scandisk, SFC and all kinda stuff, nothing worked......had to do format and full reinstall.

i've been told that a bad power supply could cause this, can anyone confirm? here are full system specs, just in case:

CPU: Intel Pentium III 750E /w Golden Orb
Motherboard: Abit BE6-II
Power Supply: 250W
RAM: 320 Mb PC100 RAM (2x128 Mb sticks, 1x64 Mb stick)
Harddrives: 45 Gb 7200 rpm ATA100 IBM 75GXP (Master), 20.5 Gb 7200 rpm ATA66 IBM 34GXP (Slave)
DVD: Pioneer 104S Slot-load 10xDVD/40xCD
CD-Writer: HP 8210i 4x4x24
Floppy: Teac 3,5" 1.44 Mb
Video card: Voodoo5 5500 AGP
Sound card: Sound Blaster Live! 1024 Player
Speakers: Cambridge DTT2500
OS: Windows 98SE
Monitor: 17" NoName
Keyboard: Keytronic MPR-II
Mouse: Logitech Wingman Gaming Mouse
Cooling: 80mm PSU fan, 2 80mm case fans in/out

PS: hehe for those who remember me, I've been away for a while......Everquest has been swallowing me like nothing else...it's almost insane :Q will try to stick around a bit more 🙂

 

[DaddyG]

I don't see any other way to fix your problem but the good ol standby of configuring a minimum system and adding components one at a time. Your symptoms are just as likely to be bad ram as a bad power supply. I would try maybe 1 stick of ram first.

 

[Prodigy^]

yeah but I can't really use that in this case as it only happens rarely 🙁

 

[Shazam]

Are you overclocking at all?

Try removing some of your RAM and try that out as well.