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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Power Supply Problem?(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: bonoz I think I might have a power supply problem. SOmetimes when I boot my computer my hard drive is not detected, my sound card is not detected, my video card is not detected. Sometimes the lights in my PC (neon light, fans, etc.) sometimes they are not fully lit or "flicker"... sometimes computer boots without the fans getting any power. Also, when everything is working fine? if I flick a bundle of wires coming from the PSU, all of a sudden lights would flicker and I would get an error message that my hard drive is not detected, etc. So, is this my PSU then? most specifically I think it's the wires... is it my PSU? Posted by: saltynay wat are your specs everything which draws power and what is your psu wattage and brand??? Posted by: jseber1982 yea we will def need the specs to see if it can handle it Posted by: sylwek had this problem before: metal strip is sticking out (push it back in) or ur power connector isnt plugged in properly Posted by: bonoz [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sylwek [/i] [B]had this problem before: metal strip is sticking out (push it back in) or ur power connector isnt plugged in properly [/B][/QUOTE] Are you sure that by the symptoms I have listed that that's the problem? Ok I've had my PC for 3 years. It's got a 500w power supply. Processor: AMD FX-51 2.2Ghz Memory: 2x512MB Corsair Video: Ati 9800xt 256mb Sound: Creative Soundcard Audigy Drives: 2xDVD drives. 2xHDDs. Posted by: sylwek Its not life threatening to check, if its sticking out then push it in if not then its a faulty PSU. get a new one before it ***** up ur motherboard remember metal expands when it get hot and contracts when it gets cold. there might be a possibility that the metal stripe that is compressed against the wire(s) might of gotten loose after 3 Years! Posted by: bonoz [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sylwek [/i] [B]Its not life threatening to check, if its sticking out then push it in if not then its a faulty PSU. get a new one before it ***** up ur motherboard remember metal expands when it get hot and contracts when it gets cold. there might be a possibility that the metal stripe that is compressed against the wire(s) might of gotten loose after 3 Years! [/B][/QUOTE] Do you think if that's the problem.. PSU might still be faulty? Posted by: sylwek no, because theres no power going through to the Pins in the motherboard when the metal is loose, so each time u move the wires the metal stripe may touch the pin(s) and causes it to work or if its connected but loosely and u move the wires it causes no power . Just check if any of them are sticking out, all u need to do is open the side panel of ur computer and pull out a flash light and see. but if all are connected normally then something is going on in the PSu its self. Might be a burnt or loose solder from a wire inside the PSU. Posted by: bonoz I checked, it's not the pins... it's so weird... at a flick on the wires, the hard drive works fine... but if I give it another flick I will get error that hard drive is not detected.. computer freezes because utilities are using stuff on the other hard drive... etc... What's wrong? Posted by: sylwek Check if any of those are sticking out!i!i vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |