[QCLUG] new computer problems

[Charles Bird]

> pc power & cooling's website (pcpowerandcooling.com) recommends at least
> a 610W power supply for that motherboard. 500w isn't much, considering
> AMD's thirst for electricity, plus all the stuff you've got in there.

WOW, thats some power.

> Mark
>
> Noah J Norris wrote:
>> ok update
>> i removed all but dvdrw and one hard drive it would run longer but
>> eventually
>> still shutdown .
>>
>> so i looked up the memory at manufactures website it says its 1.8v +.2V
>> i upped the volts of memory to .2v been running a nvidia demo for
>> 2+hours no
>> shutdowns ^^ ( note i tried 1.9 first it worked better but would lock up
>> in
>> awhile and .2 has not locked up at all )
>>
>> next im gona try hooking the rest back up .
>>
>> quick question i was thinking that my power supply was not enough to
>> handle
>> everything. only 500ws causing it to overheat and shutdown ? but seemed
>> more
>> like a board issue shuting down the system
>>
>> memory is running in 128 bit mode ( dual channel )  i dont want to take
>> any
>> out ^^ lol
>>
>> honestly why not say its 2.0volt memory
>>
>> On Tuesday 19 December 2006 11:55, Leif Theden wrote:
>>> Yeah, I would check the caps as well.  It could be an indication that
>>> the
>>> mobo is not getting enough power.  ie, its being overloaded.  It seems
>>> that
>>> overheating is not the cause of failure.  One of my old gigabyte boards
>>> said it could run 2gb ram, but it turns out only under special
>>> circumstances.  It would only run occasionaly, and ultimately, I had to
>>> pull one chip and leave it at 1gb.  The rebooting could because too
>>> much
>>> ram, which is could be cause electrical errors on the board.  Maybe
>>> pull
>>> 2gb out of it and see if its more stable.  or...buy a cooler for the
>>> northbridge chip.  they are cheap, like $7 or so.
>>>
>>> thats all i can think of.
>>>
>>>
>>> good luck!
>>>
>>> On 12/18/06, Noah J Norris <preludelinux@mchsi.com> wrote:
>>>>        Ok i just got the parts to build a new system , it has a
>>>> problem
>>>> with
>>>> powering down after its on for awhile or heavy processing . the unit
>>>> totally
>>>> powers off ... some times the unit powers off loading linux sometimes
>>>> i
>>>> can
>>>> get linux up and it powers off at compile of software ( running linux
>>>> in
>>>> 64
>>>> bit mode windows xp is in 32 bit mode )
>>>>
>>>> its a hardware problem (happens under both windows  and linux )
>>>> processor stays at around 26 degrees C and case temp is 22 degrees C
>>>> one chip gets hot to the touch (the boards north / south bridge chip )
>>>>
>>>> i need someone that would like to help with this problem , im thinking
>>>> its the
>>>> board but i would like to be sure anyone have a highend power supply
>>>> that
>>>> i
>>>> could use to test just to rule out power supply .
>>>>
>>>> system has
>>>> amd x2 4200
>>>> 4gb ddr2 ram 667 mhz
>>>> antec case w/500 watt module power supply
>>>> 1 - sata hd 350 gb
>>>> 2 ide hd misc sizes
>>>> 1 ide dvdrw
>>>> 1 180mm fan 2 80 mm fans (processor fan grafics chipset fan and 2x
>>>>      -power supply fans ) lots of airflow in this case
>>>> gigabyte GA-m55sli-s4 (am2 /ddr2/sata/ide/sli/sound/lan mainboard)
>>>> nvidia 7600GToc video card ( only one no sli setup )
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> life is linux
>>>> linux is life
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