03-24-2002, 01:06 AM
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inconsistent voltage levels
my bro's computer has a tendancy to reboot whenever it wants to. then it tells me that its below threshold voltage (reading 2.9, which is below the 3.0 V point)
after i installed another stick of sdram, it just made the pc more unstable how do i keep my pc at consistent voltage levels? or should i just disable hardware monitor? systems specs: amd athlon 1.0 ghz asus a7a 266 128mb sdram (for now...) geforce2 mmx creative 52x cd-rom maxtor 40gb sb live! intel NIC thanks for any help, -daUnit 
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03-24-2002, 01:22 AM
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its a 300 W power supply. i cant remember the name of the brand of power supply, but 300 W should be able to keep the machine happy shouldnt it?
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03-24-2002, 10:21 AM
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I have the same problem. What I found out is that you cannot go by just a wattage value for a power supply. A high quality power supply does a much better job at preventing dips in voltage. Looking around the net most people agree that Antec and Enermax are some of the best power supplies. |
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03-24-2002, 10:49 AM
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I use a 400 watt Antec PP412X for my main system.
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03-24-2002, 03:08 PM
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nah, not really, not if the PS is dying. Even a quality one that is giving up the ghost will dip and spike. PS are finicky beasts at best, but the more you spend, the better they tend to be.
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03-24-2002, 08:13 PM
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yeah - try another PW supply and try it (pull one out of a friends syster to test it).
and, if its still doing that, try using a UPS (battery backup) on it. They "condition" the line, keep voltages up, and reduce line spikes.
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03-28-2002, 11:11 PM
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thanks for the tips people.
i just said "Screw this" and disabled the voltage monitoring. oh, and I don't usually take advantage of my friends' sisters like that.  |
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03-28-2002, 11:14 PM
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on a related note, my comp doesnt boot up immediately. I mean, it does boot up, but only after being fed some initial power for a coupla minutes (its in "soft-off" mode). But it just wont cold-boot in the morning when i turn the sucka on. Is that how the asus board supposed to behave?
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