Worst Peice of Computer Ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP

Thanks for the reply

250 Watts Power Supply is whats in the box.

1. No spyware, I run the scan each reboots

2.the cover is not on cause I just replaced the MOBO so I haven't had time to put the cover. There is no heat, I don't smell anything, both fan are running.

3. I flashed my Bios 30 minutes before this happened however I was able to boot up to windows after,that's where I moved a file to another partition and the computer rebooted I got back to windows and checked the event viewer to find out the harddisk0 crashed now I can't do anything, I am stuck with a flashing orange light Monitor.

4. I've installed all Drivers for that MOBO the day before.

5. I've installed service pack 2 on it also.

and to let you guys know I tried another Graphic Card in the board and my Monitor still doesn't detect that one.

but it works with my Dell computer.

You've found your issue.

Why such a small supply?

Bob

thanks, at the time the box it was build, bad credits goes to FutureShop.com.

so even if theres light on the machine when you turn it on and the graphic card doesn't work .. it's still the Powersupply ??

A nice writeup on choosing a power supply.

http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34930&highlight=choosing+power+supply

Bob

thanks, computer is not heating up however the powersupply is not a Manufactor I've seen before, its 255 watts

i've changed the stick of ram .. and it didn't help
I wish I knew my CPU temp but I can't get it to bios to check or windows

my computer can be 24hrs off, and it still won't turn on, so it couldn't be heat related if its cold.

If its the ******* motherboard again, kill me

It certainly leaning towards a bad power supply. The beware factor is, if the p/s is actually bad and you install new devices or componets it may bring them down, not just not work but break them. Its the cheapest solution for now to replace the p/s unit and then worry about the mtrbd as the next possible cause. The repair shop should have mentioned that, but a flaky p/s is problematic to resolve. A 350W unit is a good start but 400W+ units or better and you count on quality, as cheap is cheap.

On top of all this, you should at least try a "minium system" setup, the basic stuff, just do it. Don't take anything for granted, all you need is FD, video, 1-ram stick or bank and mouse, kybd. NO HDs, or CDs drives active and reflect that at bios if possible. If you can't even get a screen then, you have a serious problem, try swapping parts out to replace in the minium system setup. If you have any warranty with repair shop return it for such as a new mtrbd. should last longer.

good luck -----Willy

He doesn't need a 400 watt power supply, just a high quality 300 watt one, unless he wants to add a few more peripherals or a higher end video card, then a 350 watt one would be a good idea. I suggest going with the brand Antec, although there are some other brands that are high quality. An off brand 255 watt power supply is quite likely to be a problem in an Athlon XP system.

While a high quality p/s units are available, they're just as good to get a hi-wattage unit. The prices being that they are, most users would rather go that route until they realize it made more sense to actually get not only a quality unit but a hi-wattage one. I recommend 350W too, but there are so many 400W+ and the typical user will be happy. 500W units are readily available and come with dual fans, etc. to help keep the p/s unit stable, to include 400W units in the model line. Excluding any quality issues, most 400W units do alright. -----Willy

Hey man, its cool.

I've done all of those you meantion .. however you don't need to be sorry at least your trying to help ...

but right now I am looking into thinking its the power supply.

You need to pressure the supplier to stand up to the system parts. Of course you'll remove the case cover, have a current BIOS, BIOS defaults and not think that a new board would have the latest BIOS.

No SPYWARE either.

bob

This might be worth looking into. Had same problems with a similar setup. Does that have shared video? Like on-board? If so, try adding a different video card. That's what I found for the solution in my problem. I would be copying files, etc, and it with blue screen and restart. The minute I added a different video card, problems went away. Was with an ASUS MOBO and Kinsgton RAM as well. Let me know.