James Pluck wrote:
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Roger Searle <roger(a)stepahead.org.nz <mailto:roger(a)stepahead.org.nz>> wrote:
You don't hear any different bios beep codes prior to the failure?
Can you loan a spare power supply from someone for a couple of days?
I had a similar frustrating intermittent failure on new gear late last year that took some time to pin down. Appeared on the surface to possibly be power supply. Disconnecting any non-necessary hardware (DVD drive, second hard drive, sound card etc) seemed to resolve it - a few times. Next, swapping out the PSU got it booting OK - but only a few more times. At some point in the middle of this I intermittently got different beep codes from the motherboard indicating motherboard failure - fortunately it was only 7 months old so still under warranty.
Thanks for the info Roger. Sounds very similar to what I'm experiencing; however I'm not getting any BIOS beep codes or anything.
I've been asking around if anyone has a known good PSU for me to put in. My current one is a 430W. I've discussed the issue with the company I bought it from and they have suggested that the kit I have may be sitting on the borderline for the maximum drain for the PSU and I should consider upgrading to a 500W or 600W. I'm not convinced personally. All that is academic, since I haven't managed to find anyone who can loan me a 430W or greater PSU to be able to proove the fault into the PSU before I fork out for a replacement PSU.
J
Probably stating the obvious, but you have connected the second power cable to the motherboard - the one with 4 pins, close to the heatsink? While no expert on hardware like the guys at the shop should be, I don't think you need one too large just to test if another one will boot it for you if you try to do so without the dvd and your second hard drive connected. In other words, if you were able to borrow a 350W, do that. Does someone on the list have one to lend - if we knew what city you're in. Otherwise, you're about at the end of the road for what you can do on your own and either have to guess what to spend money on or give it to (pay) a technician. Roger