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| Thread ID: 98277 | 2009-03-18 12:02:00 | HDD too SLow..sound hangs too...system down....PLZ HELP | crazy4sunshine (14724) | Press F1 |
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| 757499 | 2009-03-25 14:27:00 | i just got another problem, my 1 tb hdd wasn't showing in my computer or any place, than i shut down my pc, and disconnected and reconnected the hdd, than it showed up again. why did this happen? | crazy4sunshine (14724) | ||
| 757500 | 2009-03-25 20:27:00 | Take it to a shop, and get it fixed Somehow, I dont think you know what youre doing The more you stuff around with it, the more stuffed its going to be / get |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 757501 | 2009-03-26 00:00:00 | Hey i just finished my memtest, and it says no error found! so, what does it mean? does it mean my hdd has no problem? No, it means your Memory, CPU and motherboard memory subsystem are probably working fine. Which is a good thing. No man, i got no error after installing my cpu, but i got many wierd error after installing my graphics card, my system overheated and shut down automaticly and i had to clean my cpu fan. actually, my system never were fully helthy since i changed my graphics card. So all the problems started after you installed the new video card? And at the same time you also got a new PSU. So it's either the new video card or the new PSU that's causing the problem. i don't know what brand my PSU is, but it's not old, bcz, i baught it with my graphics card , bcz, i thought my card will need more power. The brand should be written on the PSU. Just have a look at it do u think it's possible to get my 1 TB hdd back to normal , i mean speed fan is showing that it's in critical position, so, if i install new psu and run the smart test again, will it be back to normal? Once a hard drive goes to critical condition nothing will make it better. Since you just bought it, I would take it back to the shop and get a replacement. What do u guys think the Main problem could be? i read a topic about psu here : www.pcpower.com and it seems my psu is not enough, bcz, i am running: intel core 2 duo E7200 @ 2.53 GHZ 2 GB RAM 2 HDD (160 GB + 1 TB) 2 DVD/CD Drive (1 DVD ROM and 1 DVD Dual layer Wrighter) PCI Express Graphics Card - NVIDIA Geforce 9800GT and my PSU is 500W A 500 Watt PSU may be good enough but it would need to be a good quality brand. If yours is a bad quality one then it may not be able to handle that load properly and may be the cause of the problem. i am asking again and again bcz,this time i can't waste my money for nothing, i want a complete solution this time, and if i buy anything,than i want it solve my problem for good. It's hard to answer your questions when we don't know everything about your PC. If one of us was to sit down and look at it, no doubt it'd be a lot easier to figure out. But on the forum we can only go with what you tell us, so the more information you give, the better. Now we know the memory is OK, the new CPU didn't cause the problems, and the problem only happened after the new video card and PSU, right? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 757502 | 2009-03-26 10:47:00 | i am trying tell as much as i can, and i think u got it right, all started after my graphics card installed, and when i was installing the new PSU, i saw, that the bigest cable that has to be pluged in to motherboard, was only 20 pin. and my motherboard has 24 pin, but i pluged it anyway. do u think that means my psu is not compatabl with my motherboard? and i saw that my PSU brand is "Copy Smart". i don't know it's a brand or anything, but my psu has written on it. hey, my 1 tb isn't giving any problem i think, bcz, system running fine, i am playing game, downloading,....but speed fan still showes that critical error. anyway, i think ur understanding my problem, bcz, u r replying all of my post, and i think what u r saying is true. anwyay, now what should i do? is there any other software out there with which i can scan my system more ddeply to get more info and send it to u guys? |
crazy4sunshine (14724) | ||
| 757503 | 2009-03-26 10:51:00 | Well, if the mobo PSU connector is 24 pin and youre using a 20 pin PSU, replace it with a 24 pin Are you in NZ or somewhere else? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 757504 | 2009-03-26 11:17:00 | No,i amnot in NZ, i am too far away from NZ. what's the time at nz, right now? |
crazy4sunshine (14724) | ||
| 757505 | 2009-03-26 11:21:00 | I'm guessing you're in UK? Your current PSU is fine, its OK to plug a 20pin into a 24pin. But the brand sounds generic. Replace it with a corsair/antec |
Blam (54) | ||
| 757506 | 2009-03-26 12:04:00 | when i was installing the new PSU, i saw, that the bigest cable that has to be pluged in to motherboard, was only 20 pin. and my motherboard has 24 pin, but i pluged it anyway. do u think that means my psu is not compatabl with my motherboard? It's very likely that this is causing (or is part of) your problem. I would check with the motherboard manual if you can use a 20-pin PSU (because some of them will let you) However since it is a very recent board I doubt this will be the case. You will probably need to get a 24-Pin PSU or a 20 to 24-pin adaptor. and i saw that my PSU brand is "Copy Smart". i don't know it's a brand or anything, but my psu has written on it. Maybe it's the brand, maybe not. But any good brand would have their name on it, and you'd notice. So it's probably just some generic el-cheapo thing. hey, my 1 tb isn't giving any problem i think, bcz, system running fine, i am playing game, downloading,....but speed fan still showes that critical error. SMART doesn't come up with errors for no reason. Often a drive will fail without SMART telling you, but if SMART is telling you there's a problem, then it's almost certain you have a problem. In your specific case, the SMART attribute listed as critical was "seek error rate" which is defined as: Rate of seek errors of the magnetic heads. If there is a partial failure in the mechanical positioning system, then seek errors will arise. Such a failure may be due to numerous factors, such as damage to a servo, or thermal widening of the hard disk. More seek errors indicates a worsening condition of a disk’s surface or the mechanical subsystem, or both. Note that Seagate drives often report a raw value that is very high, even on new drives, and this does not normally indicate a failure However, in your case, since the value has reached the threshold and is also outside the average limits of that particular drive model, it looks like something is wrong... anwyay, now what should i do? is there any other software out there with which i can scan my system more ddeply to get more info and send it to u guys? Well if you can't find your motherboard manual you could try and find out your motherboard brand/model so we can figure out if it should run OK with a 20-pin PSU or not.. but that's probably not necessary.. Bottom line you should probably get a new PSU, something good. My favourite is Enermax but there are quite a number of good brands. Here's a good list: www.eggxpert.com A good PSU is always worth it, since a cheap one can easily break and ruin lots of $$$ worth of other hardware. Not to mention that some are downright a fire hazard... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 757507 | 2009-03-26 17:17:00 | ok, i got it, i didn't find my motherboard manual but i found the box, which has written on it: ASUS P5GC-MX Motherboard so, i think my motherboard is : ASUS P5GC-MX Motherboard now, does this one support 20 pin PSU? |
crazy4sunshine (14724) | ||
| 757508 | 2009-03-26 19:23:00 | It is 24 pin and dual core Here (www.asus.com) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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