hard drive

I built my computer 4 months ago and it still take 3 times to boot up.
Could it be the old hard drive that is causing the problem since it's
the only thing not new?

Dominic
Tue Nov 29 04:30:29 CST 2005

Quite possibly your PSU cannot supply enough current for the new components.

What PSU do you have and what are your system details?



"Mike C" <zoltaria5@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I built my computer 4 months ago and it still take 3 times to boot up.
> Could it be the old hard drive that is causing the problem since it's
> the only thing not new?
>

Mike
Tue Nov 29 04:52:14 CST 2005

I have a 400 PSU, AMD Athlon 64 3000, 512 PC3200, EliteGroup RS480-M
(1.0) - mainboard - micro ATX - RADEON XPRESS 200

Tony
Tue Nov 29 05:31:58 CST 2005

3 times?

Is it slow bringing up the system, or is it failing 2 times before starting?

What HD/Controller? Any other HD's or Controllers present?

Tony. . .


"Mike C" <zoltaria5@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 400 PSU, AMD Athlon 64 3000, 512 PC3200, EliteGroup RS480-M
> (1.0) - mainboard - micro ATX - RADEON XPRESS 200
>

Dominic
Tue Nov 29 06:10:26 CST 2005

See
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=90&LanID=0&DetailID=506&DetailName=BIOS

If you have not updated your motherboard BIOS I suggest you do that now.
The bug fixes listed may be the cause of your boot problems.


"Mike C" <zoltaria5@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 400 PSU, AMD Athlon 64 3000, 512 PC3200, EliteGroup RS480-M
> (1.0) - mainboard - micro ATX - RADEON XPRESS 200
>

Chris
Tue Nov 29 09:20:05 CST 2005

On 29 Nov 2005 02:52:14 -0800, Mike C wrote:

> I have a 400 PSU

Note that not all PSU's are created equal. Many generic brands marked as
'400W' can actually only sustain around 300W continously. But given your
parts list it should still be sufficient.