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Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently -
I have noticed that it doesn't like to power the external hard-drives like it used to, I plug them in, the idiot light illuminates but nothing else happens. It looses track of having a Cd drive, Or the DVD drive, or both every now and then now. AM I starting to see the end of the motherboards life? foxconn M61PMV Windows XP x64 Amd x2 250 3 months ago I went thru a complete re-install of everything software and hardware, every thing re-seated The opticals are on the IDE buss, everything else is SATA, the externals are only hooked up one at a time, (recycled older 2.5 drives) THEY ARE usable on another computer so they seem to still be functional. I HAVE tried the front USB ports as well as the backplane USB ports. The Front USB ports seem to work fine when using flash (thumb) drives |
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On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:55:51 -0400, hp wrote:
Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently - I'd also want to test those drives on another system before condemning the MB solely. A PCI controller could be in order, but I've had some badassed experiences with a failing MB, not something to wish on anyone, especially if power issues are present. Point being, a suitably socketed MB replacement may be the least expensive way to approach that scenario, when said controllers, these days, could be a dubious operational proposal beside costs often approaching perfectly acceptable budget MBs. Good things of course to consider along the line of all immortal CPUs that treat you right. (I might also do myself a favor and buy a MSI/Gigabyte if available and well rated for a few bucks over such as Foxcon (never owned one and not in rush, especially, to do so). Preferably with solid state caps, often more prevalent, these days, even for budget boards w/ a favorable approach to QC marketing.) |
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hp wrote:
Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently - I have noticed that it doesn't like to power the external hard-drives like it used to, I plug them in, the idiot light illuminates but nothing else happens. It looses track of having a Cd drive, Or the DVD drive, or both every now and then now. AM I starting to see the end of the motherboards life? foxconn M61PMV Windows XP x64 Amd x2 250 3 months ago I went thru a complete re-install of everything software and hardware, every thing re-seated The opticals are on the IDE buss, everything else is SATA, the externals are only hooked up one at a time, (recycled older 2.5 drives) THEY ARE usable on another computer so they seem to still be functional. I HAVE tried the front USB ports as well as the backplane USB ports. The Front USB ports seem to work fine when using flash (thumb) drives A power supply problem ? Use the hardware monitor to check things like +5V and +5VSB. It's preferable to use a multimeter set to the volts range for that though. The multimeter does a better job. Many hardware monitors, the software doesn't read out the values properly. Either that, or a regulated voltage (motherboard regulator) powering the Southbridge, is out of adjustment or on the low side. I think a power supply problem is more likely. Paul |
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"hp" wrote in message ... Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently - I have noticed that it doesn't like to power the external hard-drives like it used to, I plug them in, the idiot light illuminates but nothing else happens. It looses track of having a Cd drive, Or the DVD drive, or both every now and then now. AM I starting to see the end of the motherboards life? foxconn M61PMV Windows XP x64 Amd x2 250 3 months ago I went thru a complete re-install of everything software and hardware, every thing re-seated The opticals are on the IDE buss, everything else is SATA, the externals are only hooked up one at a time, (recycled older 2.5 drives) THEY ARE usable on another computer so they seem to still be functional. I HAVE tried the front USB ports as well as the backplane USB ports. The Front USB ports seem to work fine when using flash (thumb) drives Get a new battery |
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On 13/03/2013 5:55 PM, hp wrote:
Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently - I have noticed that it doesn't like to power the external hard-drives like it used to, I plug them in, the idiot light illuminates but nothing else happens. It looses track of having a Cd drive, Or the DVD drive, or both every now and then now. AM I starting to see the end of the motherboards life? No, sounds like your PSU is weakening. Input your requirements into this site and it'll give you a good idea about how much you really should need. eXtreme Power Supply Calculator http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Yousuf Khan |
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On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:55:51 -0400, hp wrote:
Home built PC, Been working ok for several years, but recently - I have noticed that it doesn't like to power the external hard-drives like it used to, I plug them in, the idiot light illuminates but nothing else happens. It looses track of having a Cd drive, Or the DVD drive, or both every now and then now. Loses, not Looses. Better * it does not see, or find* -- |
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