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Genesis15

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Ok... My computer was running fine until recently. I was getting random reboots so I went to reformatt thinking it was a worm or somthing. Reset the CMOS and Reformatted in the middle of the reformatt I get. "Video Cables Connected?" Ok... So I put my old Geforce4 ti4200 128 in (I have a 6600GT) the problem still occured. Thinking it was my monitor I hooked it up to my old computer. Worked fine no problems. Anyone have any IDeas?
 
Welcome to the Forums 🙂 It sounds like something's failing, possibly your motherboard. The power supply is another suspect. Maybe you could list your system's hardware in detail so we got more to go on.
 
Well I'm kind of emberassed. But What the heck.

Celeron 2.20 Northwood
AsRock p4al-800 478 socket
6600GT 128 8x AGP
512MB PC2700
60GIG Maxtor 7200RPM

The computer is about a year or more old.
 
Is the 350W PSU a good brand, or generic-ish stuff? Cheap PSUs are a leading cause of problems around here 😉 Here are a couple more thoughts:

1) your motherboard appears not to have any ATX12V receptacle. That means that all of the 12-volt amperage that the motherboard needs for both your 12V-hungry video card and your CPU will be pulled through the single 12-volt wire in the 20-pin main power cable. That might not be a great mobo for the hot new video cards 😱

2) does your 6600GT have its auxiliary power cable plugged in? It should have a receptacle for a standard 4-pin plug like you'd power a hard drive with.

3) if you have a PCI video card, you might try that for setup as a fact-finding step.
 
I'm using the PSU in my computer, I also have another I bought for 30$ a year ago that I never bothered to put in but I can't get that one till summer cause its burried in a box in my shed. Yes I have the Molex connected plugged into my 6600GT. No no PCI, as I stated it's a AGP.
 
1) what I mean is, you've tried two AGP cards. Now try a PCI video card perhaps.

2) you might also try Maxtor's MaxBlast drive utilities: link to them

3) Look at the power supply. It has a label on the side. What brand and model does the label say it is?
 
Well I don't have a PCI video card. I have a MaxBlast CD but How can I use it if my computer display wont work. And I'll check the PSU one sec.
 
Hmm... It doesn't say a brand I think it's generic. But The Model is: IW-P300A2-0. I also noticed on the PSU it said Max Power Output 300W. Does that mean it's actually a 300W PSU the guy who sold me the tower said it was 350W.
 
but how can I use it if my computer display wont work
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I was under the impression that it would work until you were in the middle of formatting your hard drive, and then it would conk out.

If it never ever displays anymore, not even the POST screen, but the PSU is able to power a different computer ok, and a known-working video card doesn't help it (your 4200), then my suspicions fall on your motherboard having bit the dust.

A short-circuit situation is a possiblility too, I suppose... you might try the benchtest approach shown on this page, with the motherboard outside the case on cardboard, and only the bare essential items (video, memory, CPU, no mouse, no keyboard, no drives).
 
Originally posted by: Genesis15
Hmm... It doesn't say a brand I think it's generic. But The Model is: IW-P300A2-0. I also noticed on the PSU it said Max Power Output 300W. Does that mean it's actually a 300W PSU the guy who sold me the tower said it was 350W.
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That's an InWin 300W power supply. It is a decent-quality unit, and ought to handle your system with the Ti4200, but I wouldn't push it with the 6600GT though.

I have one other suggestion I should've made before: unplug the computer, take out the CMOS battery, and clear the CMOS by moving the CMOS-clearing jumper to the "Clear" position for about 20 seconds. Then put the jumper back to the normal-opearation position, put the CMOS battery back in, and plug in the computer again. That would be good to do in conjunction with the benchtest outside of the case.

 
k, try clearing the CMOS and the out-of-the-case benchtest, using your InWin PSU and the Ti4200, let's see how that goes.
 
We also got another small problem... My friend undid my LED/Power Cables. and I don't have my mobo manual so I don't know which ones go where.
 
Originally posted by: Genesis15
I did the CMOS. Can I try the 6600GT with the 350W instead of the ti4200?
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I wouldn't, the 6600GT is worth more money than all the rest of the core hardware combined. Stick with your 4200 if possible.

I'll try to help with the case wires. The only one you actually need for the computer to operate is the case's power button (and you can fake that if you need to). The LEDs and the reset button are all superfluous to the actual operation of the computer.

 
I got one last little problem.... It's not detecting my IDE's... I have them all set to how I use to and now they aren't detecting.
 
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