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Hey, i'm building a computer but i haven't realized that the power supply i need is an atx 2.0. What power supply should i get??
I was orignally looking at the Ultra X-connect but it doesn't support atx 2.0 Damn.
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Hello everyone
I've spent allot of time searching for the right power supply, and I just wanted to post a thread here in case any of you wanted to share.
Ideal PSU: 700-750 Watt Moduler 80-Plus Gold/Platinum reliable, silent and efficient power supply for my computer (Check my spec's!). If not, somewhere around that area.
Another thing I wanted to ask, is the XFX ProSeries going to be branching out to 700-750W soon? Apart from it's great performance, I'm interested in the Hybrid Fan feature.
Looking forward to the suggestions!
Check out Seasonic. They design and manufacturer their own and supply PSU for other big vendors. Can't get any better.
Welcome to Seasonic USA
Check this site for who makes what.
Looks like Seasonic makes XFX power supplies.
Alright, I have built my own computer from the ground up, and have even upgraded it to the point of finally needing a new power supply.
The case I own is a Large Case - Antic Sonata II Tower.
The current power supply I have is a 450 Watt that came with the tower, however i'm looking to upgrade to a minimum of 750 Watts.
My prefered website to shop at for parts is Newegg.com
I would apreciate any tips and suggestions as to what brand I should look at.
On a side note; i'm willing to go as high as a 850 Watt power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
Hey all,
Well I successfully built the system that you guys helped me with:
Asus A7N8X-X
1 gig corsair ram
Amd athlon xp3200+
Raidon 128mb 9600 video card
anyway, the case I bought came with a ps (it was the x-dreamer case) and yet I dont think its very good. According to the asus probe, my +12 and +5 are fluxuating alot. Is this bad? Should I replce the PS? How hard is this to do and what do you recommend as a good/powerful/quiet/not too expensive power supply? Thanks all
I've (finally) decided to upgrade my graphics card, and would like external opinions on which options are best. I would prefer to spend within a $240 budget, which would have to suffice for the costs of both a graphics card and power supply, as my current PSU is a stock model with a measly 300W output. I would greatly appreciate any ideas, suggestions, or insight. Thanks in advance.
*Also, I don't make online purchases, so retailer available items would be helpful.
Here is the new CX500 model, the CX500M. It is semi-modular and an all around great PSU.
As for a video card.....what are your expectations? After that PSU, that leaves $160-170 left for a graphics card. Is the $240 firm, or can you add a few more dollars to it?
I just saw the part about not buying online........I have no idea what is local to you, but expect to pay a little more for it, or stay within the $240 budget and get less for your money.
Just to add: If you DO decide to do some online shopping, NCIX is the place to do it since you are in Canada.
So I have been having some pc problems and I can t really pinpoint the source Last week my pc broke down It would t turn on When I tried this message appeared quot Reboot and select proper boot device quot I thought to myself it s probably the hard drive I took to a local store that I always go to get my pc fixed They run the tests and told me it was really the hard drive So I bought a problems. Possible supply, Hardware need suggestions power new one PC works fine for days then problems start to show up again Whenever a I try to run some high end games like Fallout or Witcher problems start to appear I play the game fine no fps drop or anything then outta of nowhere trees or whatever it is on the eviroment stops loading and the game freezes for awhile then it comes back later I can tell the game will freeze normally because the background music in the game stops However I did not Hardware problems. Possible power supply, need suggestions have any problems playing some other not demanding pc games like LoL or using the internet Problems seem to start to show up after I play those high end games I don t know if the problem is on the new HD that I bought maybe my i the motherboard or just some cables I cleaned my machine and unplugged the cables to see if it could get any better but it didin t Specs Windows x Gtx I TB HD RAM Any help would be appreciated sorry for the long post nbsp
Hi I would like to know what Graphics card I can get to cheap to play games like Diablo 3. Not even on high but just enough to play it without any lag. Basically I want the cheapest solution possible.
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If you look in the link my power supply is 250w only so try to keep it within that range.
Go here, then click the "Download Program" button and allow the HardwareProfiler.exe file to run.
Once the scan and analysis is finished, a new window will appear.
Click the "Power Analysis" button. It'll show you the minimum power supply rating, based on your current hardware.
When you consider the additional load of a more powerful graphics card and hard-core gaming, you'll see that the current 250 watt power supply won't do it.
Hello folks.
I have a high pitched noise coming from my power supply. It happened recently, and it's been lightning around here to boot. It's on a surge protector, but obviously we know that doesn't mean it can't still be hit.
Anyways, I can hear it fine but my dad can't. Before the tumor jokes start, my little sister can hear it as well, so evidently we both have tumors. I ended up unplugging everything from the power supply, including the motherboard, and turned the power supply on and off, and the noise only started when the power supply was turned on.
It still works, but it annoys the heck out of me. Obviously I want to replace it but I'm not sure if I can get an RMA. Is there any risk running it like this?
Toshiba Satellite L305-5955, Ive taken apart and replaced power jack. Not directly soldered to motherboard. While still apart, and battery out/in, connected power supply and still absolutely no response. Power supply is NOT original, and slightly different specs, i.e original 19v..6.3A
current 19v..3.1A
Almost certainly the problem is that the current rating is wrong, if the laptop needs
6.3 A of current, it won't function on less (just as you can't use a 3A fuse for a kettle!)
Unfortunately it must be the right current rating, I know, I've been caught that way too!
Maybe you can exchange it?
I picked up this Alienware 5700 off ebay to hopefully refurbish for my son but I'm new at this and still learning and so this thing has me baffled. The laptop is in pristine condition but shows no signs of life. When I plug in the power supply the green light on the power supply goes from solid green to blinking rapidly to the point you can barely see it. To me that would mean a short somewhere right ? If so where ? Has anyone else ever had experience with something like this ? I just don't want to go buying a new battery for a laptop that maybe fried already. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Remove the laptops battery and try the AC power only. If the green light does the same, it still could only be a bad AC adapter, or at worst, a shorted laptop motherboard
I m interested in the Toshiba G laptop but have heard that you can t use it on airplane seat power It comes with a W AC power supply Vx A but I ve been told that most airlines limit seat power to - W max Lind sells a V car adaptor for the G but specifically won t include an airline plug for this reason which I can get independently of course I ve read some interesting electrical discussions on this board Can ya ll comment on the following or provide any general advice about power consumption Given that the voltage of the laptop and airline seat power pretty much match up - V if the amp draw on the laptop exceeds what the airline power supply can deliver what will happen Will it damage the laptop to feed it insufficient current Will it shut down Supply, Power Airline 120W limitations Toshiba Power G25-AV513, the laptop altogether Merely dim the screen If I remove the laptop battery which requires power to charge it how much will that reduce the power Toshiba G25-AV513, 120W Power Supply, Airline Power limitations need of the laptop I m not sure how to work the Toshiba G25-AV513, 120W Power Supply, Airline Power limitations math but the spec sheet states the battery supplies mAh at A output Does it require the same to charge it Most importantly on my hour transpacific flights will the DVD player work with that ultrabrite screen at the low airline power supply A nice feature of the laptop is that you can watch DVDs without powering up the Windows operating system it has a small linux OS for the DVD player Granted the DVD drive and screen are probably of the most power hungry devices Has anyone used a G or a similar W laptop on a plane The ToshibaDirect support staff were mum on the issue probably for legal reasons Thanks nbsphttp://www.techspot.com/community/topics/toshiba-g25-av513-120w-power-supply-airline-power-limitations.29934/
I have a Dell 8600 about two years old. When I plug in the AC adapter, it intermittently fades to the battery as though the plug was pulled out (its not) and of course the screen fades in an out when every time it swithces--it does it every 30 to 60 seconds or so. I switched to a different AC adapter (I have a Dell 600M with the same AC adapter)-same thing so I know it is something internally. Any ideas?
Ever since i got this new motherboard and CPU ive been having a bit of a nightmare Wont Gigabyte Power up ga-ma790fx - Phenom AMD 9850 Supply & Power with it Gigabyte ga-ma fx-ds -Latest Bios AMD Phenom Black Edition gigs PC ram Corsair XMS CM X - ATI Radeon The problem is that the motherboard will NOT power up at all with the of the latest power supplies watt i have It wont work at all with Nothing happens its just dead Arctic watt Jeantech PSU brand new and working Corsair watt HX PSU working It only seems to work with my Jeantech Watt PSU and i cant for the life of me figure out why Ive tried everything to get the board to work with the new PSU s I had thought that the PSUs i got were dodgy but after testing out one in an older PC it worked fine Ive removed all parts and tried powering up and i cant get it to boot up But the PC seems to work fine with the oldish watt PSU which i find just unbelievable Can anyone help with this nightmare Now on the Gigabyte site the CPU i have isnt listed as supported by this motherboard which is kinda worrying could this be the reason If so how the old Power Supply Wont Power up - Gigabyte ga-ma790fx & AMD Phenom 9850 PSU boots up I just want to have the fracking thing working with the right PSU nbsp
if I read the specifications right on your mobo... it implies that it has the 4 pin PCI-e input(power) but it also has the 8pin ATX power conector. (it may be simply removing a cap that is actually right next to the 4 pin connector, thus making it an 8 pin connector (thats how it was on my mobo)
Try using the 8pin power with your new PSU, see if that works.
Yesterday in my house,electric fuse was switched to turn on cooker in my kitchen. During this power delivery was stopped for 4-5 second only.
When power back on then pc automatically turns on and just before bios show me :"?Power supply surges detected during the previous power on ASUS anti-surge was triggered to protect system from unstable supply unit.
Press F1 to continue.? And then pc booted fine to Windows.
Is this normal ? Did it damage something? Why i get that message is this normal?
6700K stock
Asus Z170-P
Corsair 750 RM
Gtx 1080
SSD 1x
It's been a while since I built a system from scratch and have a... errr... simple question
gfx: Sapphire HD3850 512MB Ultimate (passive)
MB: MSI P35 Neo2 FIR
PSU: Seasonic M12II 500W
The motherboard has a power connector for the graphic card next to the slot.
Is there any reason I should connect the power for the card to the power connector on the board instead of directly to the power supply?
First time I have ever seen that feature. I like it. I'm thinking that is a neat/easy way to partially eliminate cable clutter from the PSU. Give it a shot, you can always revert to PSU cable if you wish.
Hi, I just bought an HP pavilion e9300 a few week ago. And I am going to upgrade the power supply so that I can get a new graphic card--ATI 4870 which requires at least 500 watt power supply. My current computer is shipped with a 350 watt power supply. I will probably get a 650 watt considering the 70% effeciency of power supply.
However, when I talked to an HP technician, he insisted that I could go for a power supply with no more 450 watt. Because the system I just got has a motherboard which has a max power limit 450 watt. He said if I go beyond that, the motherboard will burn out.
So what shall I do? I really want to get ATI 4870 work well on my computer.
Thx very much.
The long answer is "No".
Just be sure of the dimensions of the power supply before you order a replacement, as HP uses some pretty strange sizes sometimes, and you want the new one to fit with room to spare.
I have a Sony VGC-RB42G computer. I recently moved my computer, cleaned off all the dust, and when I plugged everything back in, it won't power up. The light on the power supply blinks green, inside the motherboard also has a green light that blinks as well. It has a ticking sound too, but I am not sure if it is coming from the power supply or the motherboard. Any idea what could be wrong.
FYI, I have already unplugged everything from the power supply, pulled out the ram, checked the battery, and put everything back together and still no change. One thing I thought was strange was after I unplugged everything, I pulled the power into the power supply again and this time the green light came on but did not blink. It stayed solid.
Sounds like a Power Supply problem.
Hello guys. Can anyone help me understand the power supply on the HP Envy Phoenix 860-019? The PCIE connector 6 pin connected to the GTX 960 has black and white wires. Shouldn't there be yellow and black wires? Yellow is usually 12 volt and black wires ground. Is the 6 pin connected to my GTX 960 supplying a standard 75 watts of power or something else? I want to install a GTX 1070 but the 6 pin wire colors are not the industry standard color scheme. Also there is a 2 pin power connector with a white and black wire. Usually a 6 pin and a 2 pin can be used together to connect into a 8 pin socket on a GTX 1070. Will my connectors supply the needed power and connect properly because the color scheme on the wires make no sense. Thank youhttp://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Operating-Systems-and-Recovery/Strange-Color-Scheme-for-Power-Connectors-on-Power-Supply-of/td-p/5819631
Sorry I don't know the proper terms, but basically the pin inside the jack where the power cord gets plugged into on my laptop was bent so that it's really hard for me to plug in my power cord and have it stay in place. My warranty with best buy has expired, so I need to figure out how to solve this problem on my own. I can't just leave it like this because the cord comes out really easily and I can't continue to work with such a tenuous setup. Anyway, is this just a matter of replacing the entire unit inside my laptop? I know you probably need more information, but I'm not sure what to provide, so please ask any questions. The laptop is a Toshia M-45, about 3-4 years old. Thanks in advance
umm.. bend it back so it's closer to normal? That's all I can say about it. usually works for me.
Working on a dell dimension 2400,think may have bad power supply.Anybody know if that model uses a proprietary PSU? or will a regular industry standard one work?
Should be a standard ATX PS.
I shut down my Pavilion Elite for 1 week while away and now it will not turn on. The power supply light is on, I replaced the CMOS battery and the power switch is ok.
As you did not mention any message or display on the screen, I would use this tutorial for a step by step diagnostic. It also helps to remove the side panel, and visually watch the CPU and rear case fan movement(s). As you press the power button, pay attention to the fans. Also does the Power Supply LED stay ON? Or did it go OUT when you pressed the power button?http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Pavilion-elite-power-supply-light-on-won-t-power-up/td-p/5700798
Hi forum and pc gurus My problem is specified down to my PSU at least I think so W Logisys PSU - maybe the quality has something to do with it I paid for it from NEW EGG I have A Gigabyte GA- P-DS Motherboard a Intel Core DUO Conroe GHz processor with heatsink and get I HELL! POWER FROM PC built HELP! custom power to on! cannot SUPPLY my Fan Sapphire ATI X Pro GIGS of WINTEC DDR PC RAM SATA Maxtor GIG HD inch SATA Gig HD and two DVD Burner Optical Drives both IDE I have it hooked up like this two Optical Drives connected to IDE connector cable which POWER SUPPLY FROM HELL! I cannot get my custom built PC to power on! HELP! is hooked into the IDE input on the motherboard both are set to slave Two CD outs connected one to each Optical Drives to one CD input on the motherboard Both HD s are connected to SATA inputs on the motherboard one is set for master one is set for slave I heard that it did not matter but wanted to state that anyway then my ATI RADEON X is hooked directly into my only PCI Xpress slot The power connectors are then all hooked into their respective inputs on the drives and Video Card ANd last but not least all the Power button and LED connectors are hooked into their input on the motherboard wich I set up exactly as the motherboard diagrams and directions directed I turned the switch on the PSU to on and I only got a faint mouse like squeek then nothing not even the fan So I figured it was DOA so I had newegg send me another I got it today installed it hooked all the power connectors to the hardware then popped the switch to on nothing again and the same little squeeky mouse like noise I have no idea what went wrong and this is my first custom built computer for me so any help would be great In relation I did not wear a ESD protective wristband but I did constantly touch metal to keep myself grounded but I couldnt rule out ESD to the motherboard I hope not but it is a possibility AND what is the possibility that both PSUs were DOA and what is the possibility that W is not enough to power my entire system THANKS GUYS FOR ANY HELP IN ADVANCE Oh and yeah I have it set to V nbsp
Ok so it's time again for me to pick a new power supply however I'm in need of some help determining the appropriate wattage for my hardware setup AMD Phenom II X nm AM GSkill Ripjaw X GB Dual-Channel DDR MHz - - - new a Consumption-Picking Supply Hardware Power Power Corsair TX w I dont think its the V ASUS M A AM r here are the voltages listed on speccy if they are of any use V V V V CPU CORE V VIN V VIN V V V VIN Hardware Power Consumption-Picking a new Power Supply V VIN V VIN V ASUS ATI Radeon HD x in Crossfire w ea GB Patriot Pyro SE SSD GB OCZ OCZ-ONYX SSD LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH NS ATA I have terrible luck with random bsod's and power supplies pooping on me I want to pick one this time that will last me Also I have my power running through a Monster Power HT I live in a new apartment so the wiring should be ok I've dusted out all Hardware Power Consumption-Picking a new Power Supply of the components inside the case double checked my connections all that jazz I've got a cooler over my memory I am still using my stock cpu cooler but thats changing soon I get crashes idle too Any help I could recieve I would appreciate thanks Andrew
You have pretty much the same problem as me (getting BSOD's randomly). For me it's bulging capacitors on motherboard. You should take a closer look for capacitors on your motherboard. Dead capacitors look something like that:
Yea...so we finally got my girlfriends new PC up and running. The problem im having...or more of a concern really. Is when you flip off the power supply, and then flip it back on, the PC gets a short burst of power. IE the lights and fans all come on for a second or two. Then you can press the power button and turn it back on.
Any ideas guys?
My power supply died a few days ago and I have replaced it. My PC will now boot but will not send a signal (turn on) the monitor. Everything on the PC seems to work but it just will not turn on signal to the monitor. I have tried two different monitors with the same result.
Finally broke down and started building a new system - I m too old to game this all started out as a home video project Anyway - gathered all my components now I m working to assemble them The case power plug. fan power New for supply, no schematic, looking came with New power supply, no schematic, looking for power fan plug. an Okia Model -ATX power supply But no wiring schematic I m trying to identify the power supply fan plug - what New power supply, no schematic, looking for power fan plug. seems to be it doesn t at all match the connector on the board And I ve got that positively identified by the board manual The board has a small male pin connection The only thing I can find that might be the fan connector coming from the supply is a small pin plug at the end of of the New power supply, no schematic, looking for power fan plug. strings of drive power harnesses Nothing tucked up behind the supply case or anything Is that likely to be it Or would that be for a floppy or something I tried to Google for a wiring schematic but could find nothing In fact nothing much at all on this brand of supply - just a couple places that sell them Please don t tell me I got an el cheapo that isn t worth having At the risk of getting ahead of myself in case I need to adapt something like that to the different style male connector on the board in this case or something else I may find as i progress is there some type of source for adapters or what would I do Bear with me this probly won t be the last question I ll dream up - just getting started While I m at it - the board manual talks about a connector for a power supply that senses board temps - that s another reason I d like to find a schematic or some sort of instructions for the power supply OH The connectors for the fans in the case don t match the connector on the board either The board has another small male pin connector for the case fan s but these have a larger bigger pin pin connector Again - I suppose it s adapter time Guess I ll need that source Thanks for helping an quot old quot computer student still and probly always in a definite learning curve nbsp
There are basically two voltages available to you: 5V and 12V. Doesn't really matter where you get it from - some pin on the mobo or some wire from the PSU.
From the PSU the yellow wires are 12V and red ones 5V, black is ground. The fan voltages should be written on the fan itself, the black fan wire is ground, red may be 12V or 5V depending on the fan voltage.
Fan headers on the motherboard should be labelled so, check with a voltmeter what pin gives out what.
Hi I m currently a computing student so I rely won't up power (poss. Computer supply) power on my computer a lot for my studies and was hoping I could get some quick advice troubleshooting on here So here goes I ve had a problem with my computer recently it s been working fine Computer won't power up (poss. power supply) for a year or so with no problems and then one day i tried switching it on and nothing happened I tried once more and then the power short circuited I then had to turn the power back on from the mains switch The strange thing is my housemate had exactly the same problem and after searching for the answer he was told it was due to a static buildup and the solution was to take out components graphics card RAM e t c and put them back in I tried this and no luck I was thinking due to the short circuit there may be a problem with a fuse in the power supply other then that I m completely stumped and would appreciate any help given Many Thanks for all help received nbsp
Does it happen with any other appliances? as in does using the toaster while using the kettle While your mate is in the Electric shower, telly on, or ironing?
Possibly a static build up, it is possible, Wher are you situated??
What voltage are you on?
What is the make and model of your comp? is it the same as your friends?
is your machine custom built or is it a brand?
Answer a few of them and we will try to narrow it down 4 you..
Mean while if you could get your hands on a spare PSU that would be handy. And remember when dealing with PSU's alway leave them to sischarge for at least 24hrs,
the 3 D'S, Disconect, discharge, dismantle.
Hey, got quite a problem with my laptop.. It's a Medion Erazer X7813, worked well for ~2 years.
I was doing a graphics card benchmark yesterday and it stopped in the middle of it(monitored temperature, it was at ~80 degrees Celsius when it turned off). No bluescreen or anything just off and I couldnt restart after that(no fans nothing). I thought it might be the power supply, so I tested it, but it was doing 19v when not plugged in, but when I plugged it in and unplugged it again it was at 1v. When testing I unintentionally shorted the power supply and it showed 1v after that just as it did after plugging it in, is it shorting inside the laptop? Could it be the battery or something more serious like the MB? Any ideas are welcome!
The charging circuits on the laptop motherboard may be shorted...
Hi everybody I tried to search on google about this but it s not really help and it never happen to me before so I post here My PC was running normally for a long time just couple weeks ago I sent supply or button problem? power Power my faulty video card xfx nvidia ultra to get warranty service and they sent me back another The new one works fine but Power supply or power button problem? a week later I tried to turn on my computer and there s no power at all No lights on Power supply or power button problem? no fan running just no sign of power So I check inside if there s any wire from the PSU is unplugged but everything looks good nothing seems wrong I m sure the power from the wall is good and the power switch on the back is on So I tried to check the wired again push the power cable to the mother harder and press the button it worked But that doesnt solve the problem if I put something heavy near the PC or the desk is vibrating a little bit the power turns off I press the power button again it would not turn on until I open the case and press the power cable to the motherboard harder it s on I then close the side panel it s off no power This is really annoyed me I dont know what else to do What caused this problem The power supply or the power button Can somebody help me My system specs ECS G T-M mobo Intel E Duo x GB RAM x SATA HD nVidia ultra video card ULTRA s watt PSU nbsp
So I hooked my pc up after I took it w/ me to work becuase I though I was going to a lan tonight. But when I came home and plugged it back. I noticed the power supply box light was blinking. And it wont turn on. No power or what so ever. I need help BADLY
Have you opened case to make sure all connections are secure? Something may have come loose while you were transporting it. Give us more info about your computer (e.g. make and model, cpu, ram, name of psu, etc.)http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f10/power-supply-light-blinking-no-power-84515.html
was watching dvd and pc cut out completely... high pitch beeping comming from my power supply on hp 110 desktop... when i unplug from tower beeping stops .. plug it back in and it resumes. No power, no flashing leds ... just constant beeping... no pattern ... just beeps continuously.
let me be clear.... beeping not coming from tower.... it comes from the plug in power supply... the square box part of it.http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/constant-beep-from-power-supply-no-power-to-pc-at-all/td-p/5709441
I have a server that I would like HD Power Supply Question Power Consumption & to upgrade to TB Hitachi HD s They claim max startup current of A and idling down in the A range The platform will be a -series X with a Core Duo Graphics card is small does not even require aux power connector Not needed to just supply the KVM with x No other signficiant sources of V drain exist other than the MB CPU a slim CD-Drive for installs a slim floppy and one additional GB Power Supply Question & HD Power Consumption SSD startup drive W when active I am looking at an W Corsair I ve heard these are quality supplies and I don t want Power Supply Question & HD Power Consumption multiple rails since no one really knows what sort of Voodoo goes on as to how they divide multiple rails up And I don t want to get into that I will be using a single-rail V PS I can add a second if I need to but I d rather not Do you think this will be sufficient for handling Hitachi hard drives quot Green quot drives are a non-starter since they will drive my Raid controller and then me off the deep end with TLER issues I do have staggered spin-up control of the drives with the controller Thanks for any help nbsp
Power Supply Question & HD Power Consumption, Pt. 2 - Laptop vs. 3.5"
My second question is this - I have a BTV server that needs to be on at all times during the season to record shows during day and evening.
Suffice it to say that you CANNOT reliably put one of the critters into sleep/hibernate mode and expect it to wake up and reliably record a show. It just won't happen.
Now, this is one case where I can use "Green" 3.5" drives, but I am also considering banking 500GB 7200RPM or even 5400RPM laptop drives. These will all be on a raid controller, but since they will be in pass-thru mode or RAID 0 mode the controller won't freak over TLER like it would with RAID 5/6 and mark the drives bad. The controller also has more than adequate cache to handle a 5400RPM spindle as OTA HDTV generates little more than 2.5MB per second per channel. Even 4 channels at once is 10MB/s and that should not tap the ability of a 3Ware controller with cache on 5400 RPM RAID 0 or even pass-thru drives.
My question is this - 2 500GB laptop drives burn much less startup and idle current than a single 1TB 3.5" drive. Has anyone tried running multiple laptop drives on a RAID controller, and what sort of luck have you had? What sort of sustained throuput can you obtain?
Electricity is a huge factor here, at 12 cents per KWh. I can recover the marginal cost of 2 500GB laptop drives vs. 1 1TB 3.5 drive.
Case construction and drive cages are not the issue here.
I have a generic MB (P-120 CPU ) which I just switched to a different case and power supply. It has an extra "six pin power type connection" in the middle of the board. Only one supply that I have matchs this and the wires are three green and three black. What is the funtion of this connector, it looks from the wire colors to be some form of switch.
Its a case of not wanting to swap out the power suppy from my other unit unless necessary. I have 4 other supplies and none have the extra wire, which is listed as P10.
Many thanks in advance.
Sounds like typical extra +5V lead and can be used for any number of things...(riser cards,backplanes,to drive extra slots, etc.)
Without knowing the specs. on your motherboard this question is impossible to answer...Post Mobo identification (make/model) or obtain FCC ID and post that. Perhaps we can find a more definitive answer for you...BOL
Hi All Happy New Year to all members and technical assistants I have a little issue in which I require some help and guidance I have a PIII MHZ replaced power Pc supply after wont power on MB Pc wont power on after power supply replaced memory with a ASUS MB- Recently it died on me and assumed that the reason Pc wont power on after power supply replaced I could not get to power it up is due to my power supply I went out and spent the money and bought a brand new power supply from a computer retailor I saw him remove it from a brand new case I Pc wont power on after power supply replaced installed the power supply trying to power it up I can see the fan rotate a little bit but not enough to power on Changed socket and it power on It booted up but after sec it shut itself off and now I cannot power it back on until min later when I went and change power socket once more This time the power did not stay up very long As soon it powered up no more than min later while it was loading windows Xp it shut itself off nad now again can t power it back on I have a power extention and power bar in which I used and both shuts the computer off Anything else plugged to it doesn t seem to do any affect This is the second new power supply I m trying What else can it be I have not tried to place the computer in a different room on a different plug yet I will try that tonight but in the meantime what else can I try Thanks for your help and listening Cheers nbsp
Ok so lately I have been getting a BSOD at very random times and it looks like a Diver Power State failure. SO all of my friends and every website I go to makes it seem like I need to get a PSU. Right now I have a Quad Core and a 8800GT and 375W PSU. So my friend told me to get a new 700W PSU.
So, if the only fix is to get a new PSU? I tried to rollback my GPU driver but it didn't help.
So any ideas?
You're greatly risking the health of your whole computer while running with such underpowered power supply. Do yourself a favour and get a quality PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010 That's the cheapest one that is enough and of good quality that I could find with a quickish search.
My first post I received my new DVD DL -RW drive today and eagerly installed it I of course unplugged my computer s power supply while doing it After plugging the power back in the green up power disconnecting after power supply Computer won't LED on the back of the CPU started blinking never noticed this before and when I hit the power button NOTHING happen No fan Computer won't power up after disconnecting power supply turns no lights nothing When I unplug the power supply the green LED blinking gets slower and slower and after about minutes it totally stops I plug the power suppply back in and it starts blinking all over again and still the power won t turn on All I did was replace a CD-ROM drive with a DVD Multi drive I didn t mess with anything else so there should be no power supply shortage or problem Any thoughts as to what could Computer won't power up after disconnecting power supply be happening By the way I have a year old Compaq computer with ghz Athlon gig RAM no problems thus far nbsp
While installing the new optical drive, you might have inadvertently loosened one or more connectors. Recheck all data and power cables to make sure they are tight, including all those to the motherboard.
Hello everyone - I have just assembled a new build It will not power up I need a suggestion to figure out if the problem is the case or the motherboard This is a mini-itx build power-up: power New or Build MB? no supply case's The case is New Build no power-up: case's power supply or MB? Linkworld LC - B This case comes with a volt watt external laptop-style power supply that plugs into the rear of the case just like New Build no power-up: case's power supply or MB? a laptop power supply plugs into a laptop - a barrel connector Inside this power connection connects to a power supply component that is not like a regular ATX power supply but is on a printed-circuit board New Build no power-up: case's power supply or MB? mounted on the case This has several capacitors and other stuff From that comes the -pin and -pin power supply lines for the motherboard I assume the -volt power supply for this external power supply unit is right since it came with the case It was watt The processor is an IBM t with TDP of watts Lower-powered CPUs can be put in a small so I assumed the power supply might be under-powered I ordered a -watt volt power supply with the right size barrel - and same polarity pos inside The MB is an ASRock H MV-ITX It is mini-itx form factor Still same problem Everything is connected correctly When I press the power-on button an external CD drive I have plugged-in spins up for a while But no power light comes on in the front of the case there are no POST beeps the fan for the CPU does not spin up No other signs of life So power is getting into the MB - the external CD drive is plugged into a USB socket in the rear panel of the MB After trying a watt and watt power supply I believe the problem cannot be the power supply cord Can it be that I have too little load I don t think so I plugged in another mm fan and an ol-fashion floppy drive just the power connection to add more load - same thing no power-up no POST nothing but the CD drive will spin up when I open-then-close it yet again So here is the help I need what else can I try -assuming the MB and case are fine is it more likely the case power supply is bad or the MB --Thanks nbsp
Well, I figured out the problem.
I am planning to re-do the older mini-itx system I have; it has gotten riddled with Trojan software for kids downloading games; it basically has been de-commissioned already.
So, I took the pico-psu power supply from that older computer, and hooked it up to the one I am making. Everything went perfectly.
So, I un-did that, removed the MB from case, disconnected the barrel-power connection from the case, unscrewed and removed the power supply that had been mounted in the case, put the pico-psu power supply back in place (I had to drill the hole for the barrel-connection out to be a little bigger since the pico-psu internal/external connection is threaded and held in place by nut with lock washer), and routed wires to be clear of cpu fan, screwed MB to stand-offs, and closed it all up.
now, everything is great. I like this linkworld case, but the power supply is worthless. I may try to get a few dollars back from the ebay vendor, to make me happy with a case that is less than what I should have gotten, but is working for me; I don't want to wait on returns, etc.
HP Palvilion m c Motherboard IPIBL-LA Berkeley http h www hp com ewfrf wc lc en amp lang en amp lc en amp product amp task N Power Supply DPS- ab- a http www itwinkle com hp posu html Hello all this is my power Is NO motherboard? it or supply POWER, first post First let me thank all NO POWER, Is it power supply or motherboard? for being here and sharing your vast knowledge My PC and power supply is above web-links included for more accurate description Also I have scoured this forum internet attempting to resolved and yes there is a ton of info The problem is the I cannot find specific details quot similar quot to my problem regarding how they determined the repair action other than replaced power or mobo So hopefully when this is resolved this will help someone with my similar problem - Problem gt PC will not turn-on just as if not plugged into power source -- Sypnopsis gt Nothing unusual happened as far as I know Shut-down PC for the evening as usual next day went to turn it on nothing - Troubleshooting accomplished -- Checked power outlet amp cords checked good -- Green light on back of power supply is steady green normal indication -- Removed power supply to test with multi-meter Strapped jumpered pins green wire with ground blk wire All appears normal everything is in range of specifications values below pin pin pin pin pin pin pin pin pin pin pin - pin pin pin -- Tested my power button wires for continuity on PC case properly shorts -- Reassemble everything still nothing -- Disassemble entire PC motherboard is sitting on cardboard box --- Items plugged into motherboard -pin atx plug and from NO POWER, Is it power supply or motherboard? power supply -pin plug volt from power supply gig ram stick CPU amp CPU fan - Goal gt power-on motherboard -- Tried shorting power button pins nothing -- Tried shorting reset pins nothing -- Jump-started NO POWER, Is it power supply or motherboard? atx plug with paper clip POWERS ON See link below for example http www youtube com watch v FCspIGgBV amp feature related Unfortunately unlike the youtube video when I remove the paper clip I lose power and back to square one - Back to the PS tested PS with strap jumper on when I remove the strap the ATX loses power through its plugs though the green light stays constant green There is no external on off switch on the power supply -- Should the power supply lose power once the strap is removed -- If so how does the power supply know to stay on -- Any help is much appreciated trying to determine if power supply is bad MOBO etc and if I can repair it Also I cannot swap items I do not have any additional parts laying around ADDITONAL NOTES - When powered on the mobo pwr-btn pins and the reset pins have voltage accross them volts dc pwr btn pins though has quot NO quot effect when shorted volts dc reset pins resets when shorted it works the way it should - Attached additional items to see if I could fully boot PC System Fan note will not boot without this fan plugged-in quot ERROR System Fan Has Failed Service PC to prevent damage to the System Press F to continue quot video card geforce gt hp pn- key board plugged into PS keyboard port mouse plugged into PS mouse port Hard drive When strapped I can boot competely up and log-on to desktop When I choose quot restart quot via windows soft button it resets properly When I choose quot shutdown quot it will shutdown but then I have to remove the strap and reset the cmos I get no display unless I reset the CMOS to boot up properly again I m guessing ultimately its the power supply Since the problem directs back to losing power The PC boots properly when I make the conditions right so that would most likely eliminate a motherboard or cpu problem What I don t understand nor can I find any info on is how does the power supply stay activate I m aware of the shorting of the power button pins on the mobo Probably thinking too much into it but the power supply seems to be working accept for the mystery quot no po... Read more
Somebody, please tell me what this is and what's it used for?
I have a Delta DPS-150GB B Power Supply out of an Apple Macintosh Power Mac computer. I would like to use it as a 12v/5A power supply for my model train layout. I have a couple important questions:
1) I need to know the pin-outs of the connectors (1-4pin, 1-14pin, 1-5pin on ribbon wire), specifically which ones control start-up and various voltage outputs.
2) Being a Switching Power Supply, I think there must be a load on at least one of the output rails. Can I create this with a simple resistor of some sort? if so, how exactly what would I need to do.
I can email photo of the connectors if that would halp. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.
Went to dinner left PC running Came back PC shut down Would not restart no power lights fans LEDs nada zip zilch We had a brown out a few days back I figured the power supply finally crapped out supply...still no power power!? new installed Tonight installed a new power supply Antec Smartpower w No installed new power supply...still no power!? change I push start button absolutely nothing I have checked a power at outlet OK b changed power cords original is installed new power supply...still no power!? cord OK but I notice when I insert the plug into the recepticle there is a spark Now I m not much of an electrician but I don t think there should be a spark for just plugging it in c I have plugged my backup PC this one into the same outlet on the surge protector and it s running fine soooo the problem is in the computer If I plug the power supply in shouldn t the PS fan run It doesn t Can there be something bad on the shudder mobo like maybe the start switch or something Also confusing me I have sata HD this new PS has power plugs for sata My old power supply only had the regular pin plug that I plugged into the sata HD yet it ran fine Do I need to use the sata plugs on the new PS Cripes I m so freakin computer impared Please need help this is my gamer PC and I m a BF junkie Thanks for viewing this thread AMD GA K NS ATI XT mb Turtle Beach Santa Cruz gig PC XP Home sp nbsp
Is the LED lit on the MB? Try bypassing the front case switch by putting the blade of a small screwdriver across the pins on the MB that the switch connects to.
Ok so i do know what the no Power and supply 100%, mobo are power problem is this is more about what i can do to use my computer until i can fix the problem Ill start off with what the problem is My computer wont turn on from the get go i knew the power supply was okay Power supply and mobo are 100%, no power because the mother board has a green light on it showing that its getting power of course just in case i tried putting a new supply in but there were no changes At first glance the mother board looked good No blown resistors or anything of that sort i sent it to a friend to check it out though once again just to be thorough and sure Finally after Power supply and mobo are 100%, no power hours of tedious searching i found the problem The chip that the power button plugs into has blown out Very happy thats all it is Now my question to all of you is is there anyway to bypass using that board so i can run my computer until i replace it if i just unplug the little board that the button is a part of the computer obviously does not turn on when i attach the computer to power and i dont know how i can trick it into turning on without having the use of the power button Any info would be greatly appreciated Thanks Ryan nbsp
There are some motherboards that have a power on button directly on the motherboard. I don't suppose you have one of those? There are some BIOS' that can enable the keyboard to power on the PC by pressing any key. I'm using one of them now. Of course, the problem with that is to get the PC started in the first place so you can change the BIOS setting (if it has that setting).
What motherboard do you have?
I have a Windows XP Home Edition SP computer GHz MB Ram GB HDD Last week I installed SP on my computer because I had SP and decided to upgrade A couple days later when I click on quot turn off quot my computer restarts NOT shutdown When I click on quot stand by quot The screen goes black then I get a quot blue screen quot Like in Windows But it Power Supply Power or Strip? s dark blue and stays up for only a second Then the computer resets The next day my computer stopped Power Supply or Power Strip? that but Power Supply or Power Strip? then As soon as I press the power button the TV in the living room goes all fuzzy I turn it off I remove the power strip thinking that it went bad I do use every plug but other power strips in the house are full too I plug it directly into the wall The restart stops still fuzzy I unplug ALL the connections in the back of my PC except the Power and monitor It stops Plug it all back in Put it in another outlet in my room Does it again Change HDD power cable motor could be causing this I finally realize that it s the TV tuner card The cable connection is already being split into ths I had a bad plug on the TV splitter so the fuzziness got fixed I put the power strip back on and the restart is going on again I tried on a outlet too Why is my computer restarting when I click quot Turn Off quot Is the quot shutdown exe quot corrupted nbsp
Check your power management settings (and reinstall software if needed, from the manufacturer website). I've run across many problems with SP2 messing with power management settings...
My PC suddenly shut off and wouldn't turn on, but the mouse and motherboard lights were still on. A tech took my PC and ran some tests. I assumed that either my Power supply or my Motherboard was unfunctional but he called me back telling me that it was neither, and that the problem was coming from "a part" that gave power to the motherboard. The replacement of this part would cost $80.
Am I getting ripped off? What part could possibly cost $80 and isn't the Power supply?
hey I have an interesting problem supply jumper power and power When I plug the atx power supply into my motherboard as soon as it makes contact the psu fan spins about times then power supply and power jumper stops which i suspect means its testing to see if it works or something But i have a computer out of the case and i power supply and power jumper might have made the fatal mistake of useing a paper clip to quot jump start quot the motherboard by contacting the power jumpers now whenever and metal contact is made paper clip the actual start mechanism anything it won t cut on Well me thinking i must have messed up the jumpers cut the psu green and red cord i double checked to make sure they were the power on cords and twisted them togeather and put electrical tape around them I know its not the best job but i was just testing a theory When I plug in the psu and its plugged into the motherboard the psu fan becomes turned on because of the twisted on wires and spins But the cpu fan and motherboard remain powerless I am wondering if i ve done something wrong or have screwed something up any help would be appreciated ps before the problems begain i installed the motherboard into a case because it was just components and i founnd a cheap case When I installed the motherboard I screwed metal screws into the contace points where the motherboard is supposed to rest I heard somewhere metal is bad for the bottoms of motherboards so that could be it thanks nbsp
Disconnect External Power To The Wall Socket Before Messing Around In The Box!!!!!!!!!!!
Came home walked in and noticed my PC was off monitor was on speakers on modem everything on as if the power had blinked out for a sec and my system had shutdown No Supply, lights no to Power power I pressed the power button on the front and got nothing i checked the power supply s own power on off switch on the back and got nothing no light that its on or anything thought maybe it was the cable so i plugged it into my other pc and the No power to Power Supply, no lights cable No power to Power Supply, no lights works so i m thinking maybe the psu went bad or took a hit Im guessing i just need to replace it How difficult is it to replace it by yourself i ve never done that before and do you think that its the psu at fault I m thinking that if there is not power on light then something is wrong big with it my heat temps stay down between C and C at the highest Also can i replace it with just any other w power supply or does it need to be a specific kind company i bought it from online listed it as dual core certified w psu no mention of v rail or anything else i guess i can get that from them if they have it on file nbsp
Well sounds like your power supply took a power surge. Well to start with i would try a power supply. Now about replacing the power supply cheap is not the best way to go, learned from experience. Here is my recommendation: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
And for replacing a PSU not hard. If you need help removing it Post back i will walk you through step by step if need be.
Would a 500W power supply power this
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Nvidia Geforce GTS450 1GB PNY
Gigabyte SKT-AM3 GA-880GM
DVD RW Drive
Hi QGamez,
I reckon a 500W wouldn't be enough but a 750W may be the right one. I had a look in a few forums and they had 650W & 750W etc but not 500W.
But wait for more input from the others and see what they have to say
hi guys as per one of my friend I could replace my memory RAM up to GB so I ve ordered Power Light Motherboard/Power 8300 AMBER Green XPS - Supply - Light a couple sticks of Kingston HyperX nbsp so I ve took slot and replaced GB Hynix RAM by GB HyperX Now I have a good old CPU that doesnt work plus it smell like burnt plastic with no apparent damage to XPS 8300 - AMBER Motherboard/Power Light - Green Power Supply Light the board or RAM nbsp Startup x BEEP No BIOS Motherboard Light Solid AmberBootup Light Flashing AmberPower Supply Light Solid Green I ve tried booting from nbsp a single RAM unit on slot one then slot two and nothing has changed anyone can help Motherboard Y MRGhttp www findlaptopdriver XPS 8300 - AMBER Motherboard/Power Light - Green Power Supply Light com specs- y mrg-dell Processor i Primary SSD Kingston HyperX Savage added Secondary Seagate TB TB added Barracuda New RAM nbsp ts HX C FK http www kingston com dataSheets HX C FK pdfOld RAM nbsp HMT U CFR C-H https www amazon com PC - - MHz-Hynix-HMT U CFR C-H -Unbuffered dp B BTRAShttp://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19987583
For the last two weeks every time I start my Dell INSPIRON E while using the power supply I am greeted with the following message quot The AC power adapter type cannot be determined Your system will operate slower and the battery will not charge Please cannot Supply power - AC type be determined....." "The adapter Power connect a Dell W AC adapter or higher for best system operation quot I press the F Key and everything works fine I ve read about this on other websites and most say it s a design Power Supply - "The AC power adapter type cannot be determined....." flaw in the power supply after the cord has been properly wound around the supply as designed Apparently a few of the cords internal wire strands Power Supply - "The AC power adapter type cannot be determined....." become broken and cause this message My computer is from June and shouldn t be having this issue so early or ever This seems like a flaw that should have created some type of manufacturers recall since so many people are having this issue I m of course out of warranty will Dell replace this free of charge nbsp
You are correct, the failure is due toloss of the power supply ID signal. Sometimes this happens because of strain on the plug, which breaks the signal wire. Some even are so severe that the insulation breaks away from the plug; this is due to rough handling. The other cause is one or more of the power socket solder connections to the system board become broken. This also is related to severe handling. I have seen one case where all three power connections and three of four mechanical connections were disconnected. If the power supply is bad, a replacement will cure the problem. If not, then the socket is bad, and this will require a system board replacement. If you are experienced, you can try to resolder the connections. I am experienced and was not able to get my daughter's E6000 to work by resoldered. More recent Dells are using a replacable power connection board which is a much cheaper repair.http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19255676
I just purchased a new Dell PC. I now get this message when I turn on my speakers:
power surge on the USB port. Unknown USB device needs more power than the port can supply. I have no idea why or how to fix it. Can anyone help me?
I recently have been alerted to noises in my computer no on the list at first the noises the HD were supply out? Power on way the making had me a little worried a Power supply on the way out? slight whirring whenever i say view photos or scroll so i believe thats on the way out no big deal really but more recently i booted up the computer and something is making a terrible noise rattling sort of Hard to explain all i know is its not good i have Power supply on the way out? the side off my case so noises are louder than most computers but this has never happened before only today s boot and the day before the sound seems to subside Power supply on the way out? after a few minutes to a light sound but not the norm Im not sure its the Power supply but nothing else would make that noise would it the CPU fan seems fine and everything is well besides the HD I just need to know if it is the PSU cause i don t want things going quot boom quot Im on a VERY tight budget and only want to buy a PSU if it is for sure Nothing else seems to be wrong with the computer it runs fine there are no power cut outs just a very loud start up nbsp
Use something like a straw, coffee stirrer, etc to hold the fan stopped and pw ON. See which one is making the noise.
I am interested in the Nvidia Geforce N470GTX Twin Frozr II.
My current card is an Geforce 9600gt.
I believe my system currently got a 400W power supply.
Do I need to upgrade it? And if so do I need to check anything as in compatibility with my motherboard?
Thank you.
Here are the specs for that card: GeForce GTX 470 - Specifications - GeForce
You will need to upgrade your PSU, as it states that it requires a minimum of 550W.
I just got a geforce fx 5200 and i noticed that my powersupply is severely lacking. I have an HP brio thats a few years old with a bunch of upgrades, wich are as follows : 1ghz processor (was 800 i think), more ram, extra hd ,extra cd drive, network card, new sound card and of course the geforce fx 5200 that i just upgraded from gforce 3 that was not stock. My powersupply is 120W. I was wondering how much would a new powersupply help me. I use the computer for gaming.
120w!!! I haven't seen one that small in years, and that was on an AT system. Get yourself a good 400w Antec or Enermax. There have been studies that 25% of all generic drives fail within the first 90 days.
I was out of town all this past weekend. I was able to remotely connect to my computer on Saturday but during use, it disconnected me. When I returned home, machine was still one, two fans running, but that's it.
When I turned it off then back on, it doesn't boot, doesn't make that beep sound when you startup. Only two fans come on.
Brought it in to work today and a buddy says he thinks its the power supply because you can kind of smell that semi burnt smell coming from the back of the power supply.
Should I attempt to buy a new power supply without 100% knowing that it is the problem? Or should I just get a new computer? Thanks for your help in advance.
My wife's Bad supply? power old IBM Netvista PIII Bad power supply? sits unused for weeks at a time When we go to boot up XP Pro the screen goes black after the POST It sits there locked up The reset or power switches do nothing I unplug it wait sec plug in and get the POST gt Then the usual windows message and options for restart Tried safe mode same result tried last known good config same thing Third try got faint short glimpse of XP logo Fourth try brighter for longer but then still went black Got interrupted and left it without selecting a restart option for hr and restarted perfectly Crashed in middle of AVG update download k modem Left at message screen for hr again worked perfectly afterwords Can repeat this sequence every bootup after a period of disuse I am suspecting a low power situation that gets better after the PS warms up but have not had a chance to replace it yet Do you think I am on the right track or should I be looking at other things Sorry for the long post but I find as a professional auto tech complete info is vital to problem solving
I think your on the right track. One of the most common things to happen is just strange errors with your computer. You may have software glitches, hardware, and any other act's of Satan. Some common symptoms of power supply problems.
Flickering and Dimming Lights
Keyboard or System lock-ups (Don't Blame Windows)
Random Shutdowns and Reboots
How big of a power supply do i need to power the a8n-sli deluxe mobo with athlon 3800+ cpu and ati radeon x800 pci-e graphic card, right now i got a rhycon ATX 550 watt. Is it enough? Thanks!
Hi I wonder if anyone could advise me regarding what I might need regarding the above I have been looking on the net and am baffled by the stats and the types - and the prices The problem is I live in an area with frequent like several times a day power outages - usually just for a few seconds but long enough to down my PC and to crash my Sky satellite PVR box Apart from irritation with the PC I have lost a couple of motherboards this -Power Supply UPS way or so I m told and I lose a hell of a lot of TV programs that I m trying to tape Unfortunately the two machines are in different rooms so need two different UPS s I would have thought a fairly low spec would do UPS -Power Supply the Sky box but maybe need something more robust for the PC The only peripherals I need UPS -Power Supply to run are an external HD and the router As I m going for a UPS I guess it would make sense to have one that would deal with a full blows power outage also I found this one on Amazon and was tempted - any comments http www amazon co uk Trust- V TF amp coliid I XBE WZOPHYQJ amp colid OSOMXVIUTD G I don t know the form here - maybe you don t trust links from unknown sources - in which case it is the Trust VA Management UPS PW- M sold by Cartridge Point on Amazon But there are loads of them out there If anyone has any experience suggestions I d be most grateful bobbycow nbsp
Right now I am getting ready to buy a HIS IceQ H567Q1GD Radeon HD 5670 and I need help getting a decent power supply for it. I was thinking about getting a CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 because that's all I can really afford for this rig right now. Is this a good power supply that can last me at least a good year until I can get enough money to get a better one? If not any suggestions of a PSU under $50.00 would be nice. Thanks
That card recommends a minimum 400 watt power supply. The 430 makes it but you are cutting it close.
I believe you should have some "overhead" for a power supply to avoid any issues. Usually 50% more than needed. Power supplies lose output as they get older and you might add extra devices in the future.
You can use a power supply load calculator, available on most manufacturer's web sites (like Antec) to determine your approximate maximum usage. If the 430 meets the limit and it is all you can afford than it is a small risk.
But a 600 watt or better would be a safer solution.
Well, I don't know how this happend but I'll try to explain it.
Yesterday around 7:00 one of my co-workers had informed me that the power at his house unit went out, so i called my brother and he confirmed it (he was using the PC at the time the power went out). Now when I arrived home around 10 or so he told me the PC won't turn on... I look and the power button is just flashing repeatedly....anyone know what could have happend to it?
Something about the ground on the PSU being broken and now you need a new PSU and/or motherboard. Before you do that though, try changing the wall plug or surge protector plug that the computer is plugged into.
Hi My powersupply is getting really hot and what made me notice it is it started to smell funny and Computer rebooted and told me overclocking didnt work when I didnt do any overclocking to it. I have only one side fan Im thinking about adding more 1 or 2 more fans do you guys think that is the problem?
Is the case getting dusty?
make sure all the fans you have now are spinning. (Video card, CPU, power supply and case)
Did you build the system? What did you do about thermal paste on the CPU?
If all this clears try another fan
hello, i was just wondering if i upgraded from a 300 watt to a higher one to get more power to my 8800 gts, if i would get a notice in increased performance? or would it be kind of minimal increase in frames? also would more ram increase fps? any tips?
I was issued a Siemens Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl Router by Tiscali some time ago which I did not use. I now wish to but cannot locate the power supply. Can anybody please advise the correct output voltage and the polarization of the coaxial plug on the power supply.
Many thanks, Mike G.
The input voltage should be printed on a label on the router, or possibly embossed into the casing next to the DC Input socket.
Hi My most recently Power Supply melted internally on me yesterday and I figure apart from the significant lack of cooling in my upper case that the PSU was put under high strain by my current Power Need Supply Help. config Nvidia GX GB AMD Ghz Pin MB Dual Channel bit RAM DDR PC GB IDE HDD RPM I think don t know the exact RPM GB IDE HDD Need Power Supply Help. Unknown RPM K Triton Motherboard with onboard Surround sound which was my primary sound card Extra USBs running from the motherboard DVD RW Drive Intake Exhaust Fan About RPM each My old spec which is significantly worse than this made the PSU get hot and this seems to have completely finished it The old one was only a puny FX and Ghz P Any ideas on a specific PSU or specific power rating My budget around I can look at above but prefer below And I only want places that do UK delivery and will do it at a UK price Thanks -Clint nbsp
I can't believe it. I actually managed to get an antec 350 watt power supply into an HP case. I had to remove the cdroms and bend the chassis but it is in.
The screw holes didn't line up, but that doesn't matter. The thing couldn't move if it tried. This was a rediculous ordeal to have to go through.
I'll never buy from the box folks again, this is a 2 ghz with 512 meg of ram and came with a 200 watt power supply. Man, what a rip. I am off to see if there is any noticeable change. I have just fired her up. Had to come here to complain before I did anything else.
In time I'll be replacing my dad's power supply in his computer now I'm sure it's an easy procedure to do but can anyone here give me any step by step info on how I can do so seeing this would be the first Power Supply I've ever replaced.
First, where do I look for the power supply, and once I find it will there be a read out on it saying it's specifications, and how do I know how much I need, especially since I'm only changing one thing?
Second, I am told by many(including Tanis on here) that I need a new graphics card (I have a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295) and am curious if anyone has any suggestions of what would be easy to install/switch or what is compatible or whatnot from experience, and is good for gaming, or do I need to just open the desktop up again?
some days ago i posted that my pc was turning off randomly. I sent it to the place i bought it and they told me it was the Power supply. They are offering me to buy this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171054
My desktop pc is:
amd phenom 9850
nvidia 9600gt
4x1gb ddr2 ram patriot
m3n-hd asus motherboard
Do you think that PS is good? or i should buy another one? i dont want the PS to fail again... and want a good one so i can upgrade my computer later...
which is the difference between that one and this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037 ?? In my country its like 40 dollars more expensive the last one...
Here is a good one:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018
I've never heard of cooler master PSUs, OCZ makes a good quality power supply. The difference is that the second one is more efficient than the first and has a system where you plug in rails as you go along.
I just bought me a 6600GT card but due to my poor standard dell 250W PSU it is causing my monitor to turn off all the time (Typing this with my old geforce 5200)
www.overclock.co.uk is the site I want to buy the PSU from (Got my 6600GT from there for £100.)
Can anyone suggest some good reliable brands for PSU and also one's that are in a good price range. (£50-60) Not sure what that is in dollars guys, about 100?
Also, does the PSU have to be compatible wtih my motherboard or anything else? If it does how can I find out whether it would be compatible or not?
Well some good brands of PSUs are, Antec, Enermax, and OCZ. There are loads more, but i cant think of more ATM. But here is an example of a decent PSU that fits your price range
And they are compatable for the most part. THere are ATX and ATX 2.0 the only real difference is the number of pins on the p1 (main power) connector. But you can get and adapter for 5 bucks or so. But with a dell, you might have to take an extra step of precaution. I would take out the PSU and measure it, and then compare it to a PSU, before you order, to make sure it iwll fit. Im sure it will, but you never know.
Client has HP Pavillion Slimline S3307c PC Desktop Computer, AMD 64x2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, 2048 MB Ram, 320 GIG HD, Running Windows Vista Home Premium. Needs a replacement power supply, have looked on line, but do not trust some of the sites. Power Supply part number, HP P/N 5188-7520 160 Watts. Would like to find OEM but after market could be all right if necessary.
Thank you again as this site had been most helpful in the past in helping me troulbeshoot other clients computers.
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Look at the old power supply and it will have a HP part number on it.http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/204894-power-supply-help.html
I have a computer that was bought not working at a rummage sale for $5, when I plug it in and turn it on I hear a little buzzing coming from the power supply. But if I disconnect the two AT power connectors from the motherboard and turn the power on, it seems to work fine. The ps fan works and the cd-rom has power because I can open and close it. But as soon as I go to plug the AT back in to the mb, the ps quits. I've tested the AT connectors from the ps with my multimeter and the readings are good. Is the mb shot? Any help or suggestions would be great!
I think this issue is a bad power supply, but im not positive.
I was playing Age of Conan, when all of a sudden, my computer shuts down... thinking it was possibly overheating, i let it rest a moment, then attempt to reboot, the front panel lights flash, i hear a clicking, then nothing.
I then remove my case and look inside, its warm but i dont smell any smoke or burning electrical equipment. I attempt to boot one more time, the fan on the cpu starts to spin, clicks a couple times and then nothing.
I see no signs of overheating, no scorching, no smell of burning components.
The light on the motherboard indicating that it has power remains on, but the system does nothing from this point on, even after pressing the power button.
first try some memory/hdd diags if you wanna save some money.
but yeah sounds like bad psu...swap out with a new one to check. and if it isn't a bad supply at least you have a new one, it won't be a waste of money. this problem is especially common if you have a pre-built computer (i.e. emachines, hp..)
that should do it. if it doesn't, come back tell me whats goin on then.
Hey guys , I need to get a new power supply so I can handle my 8800 gts. My specs are the following.
Processor Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 (2.50 GHz)
Memory 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2
HDD 400 GB 7200 rpm SATA
Mobo Intel P35 chipset
Now I'm not looking to spend much on the power supply , I just want it to be able to handle those components. I've been offered $30 for a Q-tec 650W, do you approve ? What should I be looking for ?
I wouldn't get any of those small-brand cheapo PSUs. Cheapest one of decent quality would be the OCZ SXS600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
Or with the promo code applied, this, of even higher quality, would be very good for you too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
One good reason not to get the Q-tec: http://www.ciao.co.uk/Q_Tec_Power_supply__6232228 ("12V 20 A") that's a 300 W PSU named as a 650 W unit. It will draw 75% more power from the wall, and output 75% less to the computer to use than the Corsair or OCZ. Also, will break in a year at average, and with the actual power rating it has, it won't actually power your machine.
hi, i have two bfg 9600 gt which require a minimum of 24 amps each i beleive, but i am still new at this so i got a 630 watt modular power supply, but i am not sure how to ready the diagram of wattage, i know newbish. For the pci express cables are they the +12v1 anv +12v2 or the +5v? I need to know so i might have to return my power supply
I am building a system with a Soltek sl-75drv4 MB and AMD 1700xp cpu. I bought a generic ATX case with 300w PS. It is a LC-300atx PS. I do not know if this is AMD approved so this could be the problem. After installing the MB, memory, HD, Floppy and Video card and then connecting the PS to all the components it failed to boot. I did not even get the PS fan to kick in. Stone dead, no lights, nothing. I thought maybe a DOA PS so I swapped it with my current 300w from my other system and still no juice. The new PS worked fine in my old unit so my next guess is either wrong PS for this set up (need more juice or AMD approved PS) or else I have a DOA MB. Any ideas? Am I overlooking something? Thanks for any tips.
I bought a brand new HP a1630n computer and I want to know how many watts of power supply I have. It is because I'm buying a BFG Tech GeForce 7950 GT and its minimum power supply is 350 watts. I need to make sure I have the power supply. If someone could tell me how to check my power supply, or more preferrably know my PC models power supply it would be great. Thank you!
I bought a new power supply of 600W, installed all the wires and turned on the PC. The problem is that i don't see anything on the monitor!
*My video card is on board*
So i reinstalled my old power supply back, which works fine, to seek help.
Because of forum answers I have decided I need a new power supply. What info do I need to get from my old power supply and what type of power supply should I be looking for? Also how much faith should I put in Geek Squad to make sure it is the power supply and to install one for me? Or would you even call them? Thanks for your help.
What kind of computer do you have, and what are the trouble symtoms you are having with this computer?
hi i was wondering if anyone can help me with this question i have a just pc p dfsata watt power supply and i m wondering if my going bad? is supply power its going bad i haven t had any rebooting problems or whatever but i m running my abitEQ and my and voltages are all below the normal during idle i print screened the the graphs from the abitEQ http www angelfire com vt djfoolio images abitEQ txt here are the specs for the psu FEATURE Complies with ATX PFC optional V Standby at A V Remote sensing Energy Star is my power supply going bad? Green Power Vac switch-able New for ATX V as Compared with ATX Power Supply PS Form Factor L W H mm Electrical Specification Input Input range Vac or Vac Frequency Hz Input current A A for Vac Efficiency gt at full load nominal line is my power supply going bad? Inrush current A A for V Vac Output Max W Hold up time gt ms at full load nominal line Rise time lt ms at full load nominal line Over voltage protection V V V Over power protection - Short circuit Latch Off Output Voltage Regulation Min Load Max Load Ripple V V - A A mV V V - A A mV V - V - A A mV V - V - A A mV V V - A A mV V Vsb - A A mV Combined V and V rail shall not exceed W Total power shall not exceed W any feedback greatly appreciated thanks nbsp
Those voltages look like they are right on the mark. They are going to dip and dive a little bit. That's to be expected. If there was serious sagging or something you might have something to worry about.
Heya guys,
I had put together a pc 3 years back and upgraded the gfx card and processor over the past 1-2 years. So, now I am wondering whether the power supply is still decent enough to run my hardware on a "moderate" level.
I hope that you could advise me which power supply to go for should my current not be enough to run my system sufficiently.
Power supply: Fortron 400 watt ATX
Motherboard: Asus MBA M2N-E AM2
Ram: 2Gb DDR2 PC5300 667MHz
Processor: AMD Athlon64X2 6000+ AM2
GFX card: Nvidia gforce 7900gt 256 MB
HDD: Maxtor 6g160eo 7200 RPM
Thanks for your help !
It remains as good as it was.
You will have problems with your Maxtor drive first. Replace the power supply when the drive fails which will be pretty soon.
There is a good list in the TechSpot archives listing a great number of the best power supplies...
But it is all a matter of cost, and you will have to tell us the budget\
Blind buy, I would get a Corsair 600 watt... because it will last long into the future of your next build.
No fair laughing at this dumb question!!!!!!!! The air flow from my case fan is quit strong while the power supply fan hardly moves a piece of ribbon. Should the air flow from the power supply fan be as strong as a case fan. Never paid any attention to it before---just happen to notice.
Case temp is 29C and CPU is 47C
Usualy when a power supply fan fails it will start to whirrl , growl,etc..etc.. But since yours doesn't make any sound, might wanna try and replace the fan. Should be either a 80 mm or 92 mm fan.
When it comes to the air flow, as long as you have intake and exhausts fans that move the air inside the case , shouldn't be too much of a problem for the peripherals. The only problem that you might experience will be an overheat of the psu.
Also since you didn't post the make and model of the psu , it's possible that the psu has it own thermal controller. As in "speed up " or "speed down" depeding of the internal temp. So it's possible that since you have ample air flow in the case, the psu doesn't need to "speed up". On the other hand it's possible that the temp sensor failed and it gives fals readings.
In any case, might wanna touch the psu and see how hot it gets ( it's not quite accurate, but at least it's a start).
And if it's a standard psu it should "move" quite a bit more air then a " ribbon".
hi ive got heaps of atx power supplies and im trying to make them into lab supplies. ive followed about a million tutorials but at best ive had it running for about 5sec. the power supplies im using are 235W powerman FSP235-60GT. the wire colours are:
orange(4)- +3.3v
red(7)- +5v
yellow(4.... i may have cut some off for plugs on my pc supply) - +12v
white(1)- p.g signal
purple(1)- +5vsb
blue(1)- -5v
brown(1)- -12v
black(13)- ground
green(1)- not specified
ive been messing with them for months trying to get them to work ( i know they work in computers because they were taken from working computers) and im getting just a little tired of electric shocks...
is this a good power supply? antec hcp 750 watt high current gamer or should i go for a ocz or corsair i need a 700 to 800 watt psu
How many video cards are you using?http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/211642-power-supply.html
im running 3 hardrives and on a 8800gt oc video card on a 600 PSU is that bad
Hi naturalphenomen,
I believe t is quite sufficient especially if it is a good quality stable one. I have a 600w running all the stuffs in my spec plus 5 fans without any problem. I also built a unit with 500W for the same hardware as yours except one less HDD without any problem.
Hope this helps,
OK I quot m a bit baffled Basically I m having a weird problem which I ve found supply! with power Help that Help with power supply! a couple of other people had and replacing the power supply fixed it for them That s not the issue here The issue here is that I ve tried different brand new fresh from the store power supplies today and both of them didn t work for me I m running a P on an ASUS P S X mother board The power supply that came with my case is a quot turbolink quot When I use that power supply my computer boots up fine but my voltage is only running at about The first power supply I tried was an Antec Smart Power Turn it on computer hangs won t even go into BIOS I put the old supply back and it booted up into the bios which said my processor had hung last time due to incorrect frequency or something like that I figured this was just a case of the best buy guy not knowing what he was talking about when he told me that supply was P compliant I returned it Next I brought home an Antec True Power which specifically says P compliant Same result Computer hangs won t go into bios Put the old supply back on and again it boots up says the processor hung last time etc Now I have noticed that both new power supplies didn t exactly match up on the various output amperages For example my old power supply is A A A - A - A SB A The Antec True Power in my possession A A A - A - A SB A I figured that even though they are different that Antec should know what they re talking about when they say P compliant Is this voltage discrepancy the problem According to the manual none of the Antec True Power series have the voltages that match my old supply I m quite baffled Any idea what s going on nbsp
The differences in your PSUs are not very big. When you say the 3.3v line is registering low, have you taken an actual reading or are you relying on a probe software reading, if the latter they are not very accurate. If your existing PSU is working fine, I would suggest keeping it.
Ok So I ve built my own PCs for some time now However my power supply is some thing I ve always been a bit iffy on I ve put a lot of money into my Power Supply? PC Which by now what was the Power Supply? high-tech stuff is now ancient and I d love to put a lot more into it but I am trying to be a bit tight on my spending My problem is Power supplies are of course pricey and I d like to upgrade my PC graphics by buying two s and using SLI I am currently running - CORSAIR GB x GB -Pin DDR SDRAM DDR PC Intel Core Duo E Wolfdale GHz LGA W Dual-Core ASUS P N-D LGA NVIDIA nForce i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard Sony NEC Optiarc X DVD R DVD Burner Black SATA Model MSI NX GT Twin Turbo GeForce GT MB -bit GDDR PCI Express x I also have a gig ATA as well as a gig ATA I am currently running off a nice quality watt I am hoping to buy two GTS cards for SLI and use them in place of the as well as by a rd HD probably being a gig Sata g b Now I honestly don t know what kind of power supply will be needed to run my machine once all the new pieces are in place I am almost positive that my old power supply won t be able to support it Any ideas on what would be a quot Safe zone quot for the PSU and I don t need overkill because I m trying to save some money here Any suggestions will be helpful nbsp
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9800GT which replaced the discountinued 8800GT is what you should look at:
9800GT singe slot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380
9800GT Dual slot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130397
Note: 9800 / 8800 cards generate a lot of heat... You may want to look at a bit cooler running ATI 4850 card... or the slower 4670 card. A dual slot card will help exhaust the heat.
Top level PSUs:
OCZ, FSP, Seasonic, Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Zalman, SilverStone, Gigabyte
Good PSUs:
Antec, Enermax, Sparkle, Coolermaster. (some of these are TOP end)
Should Avoid:
Aerocool, Apevia, Apex, Athena, Chieftex, coolmax, Dynapower, e-power, Linkworld, Powmax, raidmax. Many of these are exactly the same thing.
I'd say a good quality 750~850watt PSU should handle that.
I believe I have a 250 w power suply, when this Ati AIW 9700 pro requires 300, is there anyway I can hook it up to something outside the computer, will it work with 250w, Ati "recommends 300w". If not, where should i get power supplies and is there a guide to installing them, i do not know how.
I have an HP a230 n
120gb HD
ATI Radeon 9200 128mb
512 mb of RAM (2 256mb's)
Looked inside- Here are the Dimensions
For my Power Supply
Depth- Around 5 inches
Height- Around 3 inches
Width- Around 6 in
well first of all check if your aiw 9700 pro has a molex power connector,i think the 9700 pros do have that,if they do than this has to be connected separately to a free power cable from your psu.200 w is not optimal even if you werent putting in a 9700 pro,you were bound to run into problems if this was a generic psu.since you have a amd 2800+,a 120 g hdd,512 mb ram and also some optical drive(i am guessing)a 200w would not be sufficient for your setup.get a new psu from a respected psu manufacturer like antec or enermax forton.a good psu is a one time thing-put it in and forget it.if your 200 w is a generic brand you really ought to consider an upgrade to atleat a 300w+ psu higher the better(if you ever want to upgrade or put more peripheral in).
Ok so i have just got a new video card, (thread here was a sucess) and now i realize, i need more power for the card to work. I have been running on a 300w hipro snice i got it for free. Now im in the market for a new one. My price range is no higher then 60USD. I do not need a huge watt PSU no more then 450 watt is needed (unless you disagree...i might just be off by a bit). This is just a temporary fix so i can use my Gfx card. i know 60 bucks is not alot to work with but i dont have the money to go any higher. My MB has a 24-pin set up, and unless its a really good find, an adapter would not be favorable.
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Just bought a barebones AMD Athlon 950. Am going to put all my old computer junk in it that is collecting dust, might as well do something with it all:
3GB master HD
1.3GB slave HD
24x Internal Phillips CD-ROM
Phillips 4x External USB CDRW
3.5 Floppy
32MB AGP Nvidia GeForce2
Creative Labs Audio PCI 128 Digital Sound Card
My question is, would a 200W power supply be okay for this system? The board originally came with a 250W power supply. The 200W is a power supply out of my old PII 333Mhz system.
I turned my pc on, did something I wanted to, and then put it on Sleep mode. Then after some time there was a power cut so I went back to my pc to first turn it on and then shut it down. As I clicked the left mouse button to wake it from sleep, I heard continuous clicking noises from the CPU. And then... Sparks inside the PSU! Yes, I watched the PSU Glow with burning sparks inside it as I bent down to switch off the UPS. Now the power's back but I'll not power it on again!
So what should I do?
Replace the PSU before you do anything else!!!!http://www.pchelpforum.com/pc-hardware/126389-r-i-p-power-supply.html
When I push the power button on my compuer it powers on for a sec then back off then back on for about 4 seconds, the computer continues this until I manually switch off the power supply on the back. Does this sound like my power supply? Also, before it started doing this, when I would power it down, right before it would shut off completely it would get a delay. Sound like my psu, mobo or wiring?
only way to start weeding out a solution is to try another PSU..
will my dell e310 be able to run the Radeom X1550 if its puttin out 230 watts?
Probably not without problems. There are also problems with some Dells... you may not be able to upgrade the power supply, depending on whether you hav a proprietary unit or not.


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Blonde Nurse: Doctor, Come quick!.
[Mantha runs after Ra until Blonde Nurse stops her. Mantha gasps as Blonde Nurse lifts her up and places her on a nearby stretcher. The doctor runs to Ra's side and examinates him.]
Doctor: Bring in the surgical (?)
[The staff advance. Blonde Nurse takes the defribilator while an angry Mantha is carried on her stretcher by a male nurse with Elderly Nurse following them. Ra cringles as the paramedics leave him and is connected to a machine.]
Mantha: What are you doing?. He's not sick!.
Doctor: (?) Delirious.
Ra: No! She's right! It's out friend who needs help!.
[He tries to get off the stretcher but the doctor and Elerly Nurse hold him back.]
Doctor: (?) Delirious.
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Casper: Excuse me.
Doctor: These bandages are filthy!. How long have you had them on?.
Ra: About 2,500 years.
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Doctor: Looks like a serious allergic reaction of some kind. Have you been doing anything out of the ordinary?
[A flashback shows Casper and Jimmy playing Zombie Attack at the manor, with the boys hiding under the same chair.]
Jimmy: What would you consider out of the ordinary?
Nurse #3: Doctor, quickly. It's the boy with the bandages.
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[The doctor leaves and Nurse #2 leads Jimmy and Casper to another room. The boys enter the room with their chair and cookies. Nurse #2 leaves, closing the door behind her. Jimmy sits on the chair and resumes scratching his head.]
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Jimmy: [still scratching his head.] My father was right. I'm not old enough to take care of myself. I wish my mom and dad were here.
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Jimmy: What are you doing?.
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Jimmy: No!. If they find out I left the house, I'll be grounded forever. I guess I was pretty stupid to do what I did.
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Ra: [laughing] Hey, that tickles! [Grabs the defibrillator uses it on himself.]
Doctor: [To the nurses] I've never seen anything like it.
Ra: Um, excuse me. Somebody said something about new bandages.
Mantha: What are you doing?. We're here for Jimmy, not bandages.
Ra: I know. I know. But look at 'em all. [He stares adoringly at several boxes of bandages on the shelves.]
Mantha: Ra!
Ra: Right, right jimmy.
Mantha:[puts her hand on the doctor's shoulder but ends up losing it.] Doctor?.
Doctor: [Gasps] Not again!. Nurse!.
Mantha: Hold on!. You don't un- [Blonde Nurse puts a mask on her face, trying to anestetiate her.]
Doctor: Get this patient to the O.R..We need to operate now!.
Mantha: [Muffled shouting. She shoves Nurse #1's hand and the mask away.] I told you I'm fine!.
Doctor: She'll need new sutures.
Mantha: Sutures?, like stitches? [she smiles.].

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The body of former US President George H.W. Bush arrived on Monday in Washington, on a final trip to the US Capitol where mourners will pay tribute to the man who led the nation as the Cold War ended.
The 41st president's flag-draped casket was unloaded from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, and honored with a 21-gun salute and the solemn notes of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
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And the freebies are paying off.
The coffee chain's sales increased 16 per cent last year to £594 million, with pre-tax profits going up by 14 per cent to £76 million.
Not that Schlee plans to stop there. He wants to be as big as McDonald's. That's McDonald's which serves 68 million people every day, more than the entire population of the UK.
He told the Standard: 'We'd like to be a successful British global company – one that is really successful in different continents and that would be a very worthy goal.
'There's only been five or six companies over the years that have managed that and most of them have been US companies. British ones have never really made it.'
Watch out world. The British tuna baguettes are coming.