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Windows 7 Memory Question (slightly OFF-TOPIC)
"GTS-NJ" wrote in message ... SNIP Ben, I have heard of this power supply/motherboard issue with eMachines. I currently own 3 eMachines; a T3306 & 2 T5243's. The worst problem I have had was the DVD burner self-destructed after a year on the T3306 which is almost 5 years old now. However, I have just purchased a docking station for my daughter's Dell laptop & took over her T5243 (you don't want to know the age of the Dell XPS it is replacing). It was dual-booting Vista & 7 but I downgraded to XP & 7. Now I am concerned about the power supply. Is it a standard PSU? Would a preemptive replacement with a new PSU prevent any issues? Also, on an off-topic note, I contacted eMachine by e-mail to ask what the fastest processor this motherboard would support (MCP61PM-AM). They wanted pay-per-call tech support to call me the answer. It currently has an AMD Athlon 4000+ (2.1Ghz). I have figured out that this is a Brisbane core running it at 65W. I think the 5600+ is the fastest at 65W but there are 95W processors running up to 6000+. Would you know what the fastest processor would be that would run natively on this board? Any help appreciated.....Thanks. Rich I have also seen many eMachines with fried motherboards after power supply failures. The Bestec 250W PSU is the one to especially watch out for (label will show Bestec ATX-250-12E). If yours is that model and you want to keep the machine for a few more years, a preemptive replacement is well worth considering. I have done this for a few customers. I'm leery or the Bestec brand because of this, but have seen reports that the later modes (like the 350W) have proper overload protection., See http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...print&reid=154 for some interesting info. Particularly near the end "5VSB will kill your mainboard when (not if) the caps fail " Thanks for that link....extremely interesting & informative. Here are the PSU's in the eMachines': T3306 - Bestec 300W T5243 - Delta Electronics 300W I am inclined to believe that the problem is with the 250W Bestec model. So now I am cautiously on the fence about leaving the Bestec 300W in the T3306 & comfortable about leaving the 300w PSU's in the T5243's since it is made by a different manufacturer Delta Electronics. Would you agree? Thanks, Rich __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5730 (20101224) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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