I recently purchased a new graphics card (name in the title) and I installed it and I got an error at startup explaining that I did not have sufficient power supply so it lowered the power of the card.. it said something about adding power cords(that came with the card) but I don't know where or how to put them in
View 6 RepliesMy PC has old configuration, the Max Power Supply can be only up to 350W. You know that every parts of the PC, either external or internal hardware will consume power. What I would like to know is that, what would happen to my PC if the total power consumption exceeds the MAXIMUM VALUE of the power supply unit.
The Memory has been tested by PCClub and has passed the test this memory is new and fresh so nothing is wrong with the memory.What im thinking is that its the power supply because i didn't get the Power Supply my friend got the power supply at the Thirft Store (the name of it is what it is Thirft Store) now i didnt think it was messed up because it was in package and all wraped.I have some pictures but NOTE: The Pictures are when i was useing the CPU from a Compaq Presario so dont pay anything to that.
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View 9 Replies View Relatedcomputer for a few days you would press the start button on the tower and it wouldn't start right away but then after a few sec would come on. Yester day I tried it twice I pressed the start button on the tower and you could hear the power supply try to start but would die and the computer would not come on. so about the thired time press the button and nothing, would even try to start. I figured it was the power supply. I put a tester on the power supplyh and it said it was bad, so I bought a brand new one put it in and it still would n't do anything just dead.I tested the new one and my tester sasid it was bad, I changed it for another one and the store I bought the 1st one from tested the 1st one and there tester showed it was good, so my tester must not be working.
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View 6 Replies View RelatedI last night I turned off my computer for the night and this morning it wouldn't turn on. I checked the power cord and the power strip and everything looks fine. It looks like I have to replace the power supply unless someone has other suggestions. My question is, since I may have to replace my power supply, is it safe to replace it with one that is more than twice the wattage of the one that's in there now.
View 3 Replies View RelatedBack up Hard Drive into mine as he wanted to reformat and install OS. back up successfull, i took his hdd and put it back on his own motherboard to format and install an OS. As i on the switch, a burnt smell from the power supply reached my nose. the pc did not start at all.My PC's power supply is 450watt and my frend's PC's power supply that was burnt was 350 watt. Why did the power supply burn?
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The best solution to most issues with looping is POWER SUPPLY. Due to the huge amount of resources that video cards, sound cards, larger cpu's, they suck your power supply to the point that application cant perform. In turn it causes lockup, reboot and boot to desk top.A lot of resellers are only slapping in a 300watt power supply in newer systems. That doesn't work, you need at least a 400watt or greater. You need at least 450watt POWER SUPPLY. Take my word on it.This is the biggest issue i have studied on the net and in my lab for 1 1/2 years now. So many people have taken components back to the stores had them tested, to find out there is nothing wrong with them and go around shaking there heads in wonderment, without even considering power supply.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have just upgraded one of my old Windows 98SE computers to XP Pro. The installation went well.But, for some reason now after I shutdown the computer in order for me to turn it back on I have to unplug it from the power supply and then plug it back in. Before i upgraded the computer I was already having a shutdown problem with Windows 98SE.Every time that I would shutdown, it would restart on its own.I tried to trouble shoot the problem.I even downloaded a patch from the Microsoft Website but it still didn't work.So i figured if i upgraded it to XP it would solve the problem, but I ended up with a different problem.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a problem I have a new system installed Windows XP professional. Everything was ok till yesterday. I just have a few more things to install and I have the computer plugged into the 4 plug UPS so if the power goes down the computer has 5 minutes to shut down. Well the hydro went off yesterday for a few seconds and all of the other computers came back up but the new one. It was booting into Windows got to the Windows logo and the bar going across loading then after 10 minutes still sat there. I decided to re-boot to see what was wrong as I am a computer tech. Nothing so I went into safe mode that was fine got out of there same thing logo looks like it was starting nothing. I did put in the Windows XP disk thinking to just do a repair still the same thing. I get the Windows screen like it is loading nothing. Go back to safe mode and here is what it says and there is no disk at all in the drive. Can not run setup from Safe Mode rebooting computer.
View 14 Replies View RelatedThis is an IBM think center with XP Pro. Symptons are random shutdowns and restarts, and constant freezeups. I checked the power supply and it smelled like it was burnt so I changed it. I replaced the HD with a new 40 gig Hard Disk and when I went to load OS it got as far as "checking system configuration and then it freezes. I cant format or reload OS.
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First off, my PC will not recognize my iPod Shuffle. When I first purchased the Shuffle, everything worked fine, however one day when I went to plug it into my USB port, nothing happened and the orange light on the iPod flashed. I tried all the USB ports, including the ones on the back of the machine to no avail. This is not a problem on other people's machines, where XP is able to recognize the external device.
Also, whenever I go to shut down my computer, the light on the front of the tower is on and the fan is running. It is like the computer is not even shut down. I have to manually turn off the power strip everytime I want to shut my computer off. Also, "Stand by" is not an option on the XP menu.
I've been told this is a power supply issue. Anyone have any other ideas?
Desktop Manager allows you to switch between multiple desktops creating more elbow room for those who like to stay organized while pushing the max thread limit.1. First grab XP PowerToys from microsoft.com Once installed right click then check: task bar > toolbars > Desktop ManagerYou may now view up to four new desktops. I prefer not to have "Shared Desktops" on as it reminds me more of linux (and is cleaner).Now you may hide the buttons etc. and use Windows key + 1-4 to switch between desktops and Windows key + v to preview.
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View 12 Replies View Relatedmy comp was giving me this prob, where it would suddenly reboot and froze randomly, at that time I've not made any hardware modifications. At first i ignored the problem and kept using the comp at my own leisure... however as time passed, the frequency of reboots become more often to a point where after 5 sec from a reboot, it would reboot again and occasionally after a reboot a blue screen will pop up mentioning that windows is experiencing a prob and dumping of physical memory begins... which im not sure what is that about. After many attempts at finding the source of the probn i gave up ...and decided to go ahead with reformatting the comp.
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XP Pro SP2 with current critical updates.Computer began freezing 1 week ago. Freezing might occur during boot process; might occur 30 to 60 minutes after booting. Problem began after someone other than regular user did something with iTunes.Occurs in safe mode. Occurs when connected and when not browsing internet. Occurs during boot; prior to Windows XP logon screen. I have been unable to run Panda and HouseCall because it has frozen during each attempt.
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