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| Thread ID: 42546 | 2004-02-14 07:47:00 | IDE failure | Jim** (4369) | Press F1 |
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| 215470 | 2004-02-15 04:49:00 | If it was a cooling issue...why would the computer not detect IDE drives when being booted up for the first time in the morning when it hasn't even had time to accumulate heat? I am almost sure that cooling is not the issue but I know what you are saying. I have run the 'seatools' diagnostic program everytime and the drives are indeed ruined. |
Jim** (4369) | ||
| 215471 | 2004-02-15 06:38:00 | you have said they work fine for a while. by the time you get to them not detecting on boot up some sort of damage has been done. if it was giving errors with a new drive straight away i would pick motherboard. have you run seatools with the drive connected to a different pc ?? |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 215472 | 2004-02-15 18:56:00 | Yes I think you're right. We can probably rule out the motherboard being the issue...it seems either a power supply problem or cooling. I'm inclined to believe it's the power supply but how can I know for sure? Might run the diagnostic on another PC with my drive. Cheers for the idea. |
Jim** (4369) | ||
| 215473 | 2004-02-15 19:29:00 | Jim is the system still under warrenty? If so personally I'd return it. Could be a combo of problems. | mark.p (383) | ||
| 215474 | 2004-02-16 05:44:00 | No it's not still under warranty. I've had it for a while and upgraded here and there. If anyone can tell me the best way to determine whether a power supply is faulty I would be keen to know. | Jim** (4369) | ||
| 215475 | 2004-02-16 08:12:00 | cheap insurance...............cheaper than a new drive ............PSU $60 at dicksmiths......... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 215476 | 2004-02-16 08:30:00 | bah......keep away from elcheapo psu's basic way is to use a meter or an app like motherboard monitor to monitor the voltages while under load. normally a faulty psu will cause reboots while under load. however the psu could be running too higher voltage and causeing werid problems. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 215477 | 2004-02-16 18:43:00 | well, as long as I'm buying a new power supply, I might as well get something decent. Maybe a thermaltake silent purepower... Cheers for your ideas everyone. It's much appreciated. |
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