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Big Pc Problem.

  • 15-11-2003 3:03pm
    #1
    wild_eyed
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭


    I built my first machine earlier this year and it was working well for the first few months but recently, it is giving some IDE errors on the bios screen and refusing to boot, other times i turn the power on and the fans buzz for a second and then it powers off, othertimes it powers on and fans buss and cd drives spin but the bios never loads and it wont switch off. i have my IDE's configured correctly, 80 gig Maxtor drive set to master on IDE 1 and cdrive as master on IDE2 and a slave zip drive .

    components of the machine:
    K7S8X mobo
    AMD 2100 i think,
    512 ddr

    the machine is causing serious hassle at the moment but when it does boot up it works grand. im using it at the mo.
    any help appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    GarGuile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭GarGuile


    Sounds like the PSU. Try a different power supply and see if the problem continues.


  • #3
    Kavs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 293 ✭✭Kavs


    U could also try updating the bios with the latest flash(Everything u need should be available from the MB manufactureres website)
    Be very careful as the the wrong flash file could render the bios unseable which is not a good thing!
    Also make sure all ur other drivers are updated with the latest software eg.graphics card,windows ,DirectX etc..!

    If that fails maybe try reseating the Motherboard ,there might be a bad grounding somewhere.

    What power rating is the PSU?(I think u need at least a 300W for an AMD Athlon!)If its less than that then its time for a new PSU!
    Gluck.


  • #4
    wild_eyed
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭wild_eyed


    its 300W


  • #5
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    the drives spinning and not booting sounds like a powersupply problem, what ide problem messages are you getting? simi-condutor errors etc...?

    "What power rating is the PSU?(I think u need at least a 300W for an AMD Athlon!)"
    not exactly ture, you can power a 2500xp with a 230w psu :). Well that's what I was using :)


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