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System:
AMD K6/2-500 (not + edition)
DFI K6BV3+
3dfx Voodoo3 3000 16MB
128MB RAM - 1x 64, 2x 32, Crucial Kingston Noname, respectivley...
LG CDRW / AOpen CD-ROM
20GB Western Digital 5400 RPM HD
Enligh 250w PSU
Windows98 SE, current.
Problem: This is intended as a low-end, old school game machine for a buddy of mine, and I built it out of old parts, did the whole clean install, etc, then put it through a four day torture test with Memtest86, Prime95, Advanced Troubleshooter 7 - Passed everything from memory to non destructive read/write to the HD, voltages on the PSU look fine, the CPU seems to hit 84 F under load... In other words, performing absolutely to spec.
So, PC is carted off, and when plugged in, is put on two extension cords, one non-shielded, over some distance, with other stuff plugged into it... And the computer now has been acting up. Diablo II hard locks upon loading the level, but if you hit ESC, the application virtually disappears; the same can be said for zDoom I and II, and Prime95 now will only run more than one attempt in Small FFTs and In-Place FFTs- Blend causes an instant error, and end of torture test. The PC refuses to boot up and shutdown at times - I'm feeling the power source as the problem, as that is the only thing that changed in computer when it moved, though it has many of the symptoms of a failing stick of (or sticks) of RAM - Scandisk A-OK'd the HD again.... I wasn't prepared when I happened to swing by with all the tools. So, anyways, before I do again, does anyone have an idea or two, or would you suggest that my guesses on the power source being likely?
AMD K6/2-500 (not + edition)
DFI K6BV3+
3dfx Voodoo3 3000 16MB
128MB RAM - 1x 64, 2x 32, Crucial Kingston Noname, respectivley...
LG CDRW / AOpen CD-ROM
20GB Western Digital 5400 RPM HD
Enligh 250w PSU
Windows98 SE, current.
Problem: This is intended as a low-end, old school game machine for a buddy of mine, and I built it out of old parts, did the whole clean install, etc, then put it through a four day torture test with Memtest86, Prime95, Advanced Troubleshooter 7 - Passed everything from memory to non destructive read/write to the HD, voltages on the PSU look fine, the CPU seems to hit 84 F under load... In other words, performing absolutely to spec.
So, PC is carted off, and when plugged in, is put on two extension cords, one non-shielded, over some distance, with other stuff plugged into it... And the computer now has been acting up. Diablo II hard locks upon loading the level, but if you hit ESC, the application virtually disappears; the same can be said for zDoom I and II, and Prime95 now will only run more than one attempt in Small FFTs and In-Place FFTs- Blend causes an instant error, and end of torture test. The PC refuses to boot up and shutdown at times - I'm feeling the power source as the problem, as that is the only thing that changed in computer when it moved, though it has many of the symptoms of a failing stick of (or sticks) of RAM - Scandisk A-OK'd the HD again.... I wasn't prepared when I happened to swing by with all the tools. So, anyways, before I do again, does anyone have an idea or two, or would you suggest that my guesses on the power source being likely?
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