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PSU Problems..or so I thought

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Funkatron

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Here are my specs:

Athlon XP 1800+
ECS L7S7A2 Mobo
Maxtor 80GB HD
Seagate 120GB HD
4 System Fans
NEC 2510 DVD+-RW
Vantec Nexus Fan controller

Anywho, I've been having problems with my computer recently: Random reboots after long periods of use, starting up with a blank screen, not shutting down properly, etc. Wasn't sure what was the problem was. I've even heard one of my hard drives stop then retart again while surfing on the net. All signs pointed to my Power supply dying.

I just put in a new Enermax 46Watt power supply. All seemed fine...until after 2 hours of use, my screen went blank. I tried to reboot but all I got was a blank screen. Couldn't get anything until this morning

Ok now, my question is: since its safe to rule out my PSU being the culprit, what else could be the problem? Mobo? CPU? I need your expertise to help me out.

Thanx in advance.
 
Funkatron said:
Here are my specs:

Athlon XP 1800+
ECS L7S7A2 Mobo
Maxtor 80GB HD
Seagate 120GB HD
4 System Fans
NEC 2510 DVD+-RW
Vantec Nexus Fan controller

Anywho, I've been having problems with my computer recently: Random reboots after long periods of use, starting up with a blank screen, not shutting down properly, etc. Wasn't sure what was the problem was. I've even heard one of my hard drives stop then retart again while surfing on the net. All signs pointed to my Power supply dying.

I just put in a new Enermax 46Watt power supply. All seemed fine...until after 2 hours of use, my screen went blank. I tried to reboot but all I got was a blank screen. Couldn't get anything until this morning

Ok now, my question is: since its safe to rule out my PSU being the culprit, what else could be the problem? Mobo? CPU? I need your expertise to help me out.

Thanx in advance.
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I have the same sort of problem although a tab more drastict and thought it might be memory so I changed it and that didnt work. Some people have suggested powersupply and mobo but Im not sure and I hope you find out :)
 
AcidJiles said:
I have the same sort of problem although a tab more drastict and thought it might be memory so I changed it and that didnt work. Some people have suggested powersupply and mobo but Im not sure and I hope you find out :)
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Yeah, not the Power Supply; thats just been replaced.

so Mobo?
 
well...you got a "46 watt psu" lol /me smacks himself
try just pulling and reseating everything, ram, pci cards etc
onboard video? if not try a different card.
adn check your temps

your hard drive problem might just be a loose connection

 
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