Roger Sherman wrote: well IMO & I've built several PC's you have a definite problem. If I may ask, is that the "old" case & Powersupply that came with it? I know you said you swapped PW's, but...how big is that PW? 250 watts won't cut it. Get the biggest you can afford & this is one area in PC's where more $ usually means better hardware. Powersupplies that are crappy also weigh less. If you can, take 2 that are the same output & stuff. Put one in one hand, the other in the other hand. Weigh them. The heavier one is the better one. Why? Because they don't use cheap electronics, more fans & more circuit board stuff. I would recommend a 350 watt PS minimum. Preferably one that will clean the input electricity too. It helps a helluva lot. Other than that, I take it cooling isn't an issue? Do you have 2 case fans at least in there ? One on the Hard drives & one at the back letting air out help. *Not expensive, maybe $10 tops for 2 or 3 of them*. Femme > > Now, I've tried several things to fix the problem - a friend told me the > symptoms are indicative of a hardware incompatability, so I changed the > HD, the CD-ROM (which is why I have the DVD player in there - I originally > had a Plextor CD-RW), the power supply, and I took out the SoundBlaster > and nic card (a linksys nic), although I put those two back in, since it > didn't seem to make a difference. I also tried disconnecting the floppy > drive. > > Before I replaced the HD and CD-RW, they effectively stopped working with > this PC, and I'm worried what's currently in there will stop working as > well, as every time I make a change, things seem to get a little better, > but never really work right, and then things degenerate. I don't have > anything else I can swap into this box, so if it continues to degenerate > with the current config, I'll have to stop using it until I can afford to > take it to a PC doctor. > > Again, sorry for the OT post, but any help anyone can offer would be > hugely appreciated. > > -- > > peace, > > Rog > > registered linux user #190719 > ICQ #56469198 > http://www.toddstheory.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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