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Rob
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22 February 2005 09:23
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ther is a slight problem with my pc. everything has been connected up, but when the power is switched on the lights on the front and the 2 fans on the power supply go on for less than a second and then cut out, none of the other fans switch on. i think something is making it cut out but have no idea what. do you have any ideas?
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Maz
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22 February 2005 11:17
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could be one of four things ****ed CPU ****ed Memory ****ed MoBo PSU not powerfull enough 
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22 February 2005 11:20
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cpu and memory fine, motherboard fine, probably the power supply, i mean the damn thing is a monster, it has 8 fans
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22 February 2005 11:21
Edited by Maz on 22-Feb-05 at 11:25
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what 's your system spec's...
and whats the powersupply size...
just looked at the ebay link and that PSU looks like a 250watt :/ uber small (like JS's penis)
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22 February 2005 11:26
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Disocnnect all the case fans that are powered by the motherboard and try again. Tehy are probabnly drawing too much current from it.
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
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Maz
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22 February 2005 11:28
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yeah if it works then you know its the PSU and seeing the spec's on ebay it looks like it needs a 450watt minimum 
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Rob
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22 February 2005 11:44
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cheers you pair of legends, i will try that later
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22 February 2005 11:54
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22 February 2005 16:28
Edited by WUD on 22-Feb-05 at 16:30
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Bit cheap for the specs, imo, Have a look Here, They have some nice PS's there.
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Mani
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22 February 2005 16:36
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Woah, steady on.
Don't go buying anything yet, If disconnecting some fans form the motherboard fixes it, it only means that the fans draw too much current from your mainboard, it does NOT mean that your PSU is not powerful enough.
Simply plug the fans directly into the PSU a molex with an adapter if necessary, cutting the mainboard out of the equation.
To be fair, you may be able to get by without any of the fans anyway,.
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Maz
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22 February 2005 17:58
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true but maby he likes his fans
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23 February 2005 08:58
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Well i will get water cooling at some point. i tried unplugging the fans and air controller on the front, but it didnt work (and i didnt really know what i was doing anyway). but im taking it to pc world to check the power supply etc on friday.
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23 February 2005 09:25
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ewwwwwwwwwwwww PC world :/
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
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Rob
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23 February 2005 09:38
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its ok, the guy who sold it to me is going to pay.
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