 Computer Died On Me :( |
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 May 3 2008, 05:23 PM
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Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 or 9600 or whatever it is Nvidia 8800GT i am not sure what else is needed... 1 SATA DVD drive, 1 IDE Hard drive, 4 gigs of ram, bout 2 case fans, 1 on the motherboard and the one on the power supply. and of course one on the CPU. oh 450W power supply. i hope this information is enough to help you guys know what is going on... EDIT: i just turned the back power back on to give it another try... i noticed that there are 2 motherboard lights... initially it is just a blue light next to "STBY" i assume standby then there is an orange light that comes on after i attempt to turn the computer on "CR12J2" i do not have the manual for my motherboard here so i cannot say what that means... hope it helps. This post has been edited by wtfcats: May 3 2008, 05:28 PM |
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May 3 2008, 07:44 PM
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try resetting your CMOS.There should be a jumper that does this.Look in the manual of you otherboard.
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May 3 2008, 09:01 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 4,417 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
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This post has been edited by Grinler: May 7 2008, 03:23 PM
Reason for edit: Dangerous tactic for a novice.
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 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around |
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May 4 2008, 01:44 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 12-February 08 From: Illinois Member No.: 189,860 |
pretty small supply to run all that, you probably overworked it having everything running full bore. If it is the power supply when you replace it get something 600W or better. Especially running something as demanding as crysis with background apps on top of it.
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May 4 2008, 11:11 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 3-May 08 Member No.: 206,881 |
kay yeah the power supply does not turn on therefore we will say she died thanks a lot for your help and suggestion... thinking 750W
 (was an old power supply anyway and i was leery of it being big enough)
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May 5 2008, 05:19 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 3,068 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Foothills Member No.: 13,532 |
That graphics card has minimum 400W PSU requirement whick the 750W will surpass, but it also requires a minimum 22amp on the 12V rail.
-------------------- "I would never join any club that would have me as a member" Groucho Marx
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May 5 2008, 09:49 AM
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not sure what to do about ampage... and yeah it said it requiredd a minimum 450W so i was like ok ill do that... out of boredom and curiosity i popped open my power supply... 1. 470microfarad capacitors are huge 2. lol melted stuff all over
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May 5 2008, 11:56 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 4,417 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Be sure to short out those capacitors before you handle them
-------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around |
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May 5 2008, 04:50 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 3-May 08 Member No.: 206,881 |
lol yeah i know took electrical courses... but thanks for the caution
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May 6 2008, 03:08 PM
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 Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,495 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
depending on your price requirements This would work perfect, It has 3 12V rails @ 19 amps each. Its also Nvidia SLI Certified. Rosewill makes some good power supplies too. I have 2 of them running my machines, although I don't have very extreme systems.
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