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ShawnTRD
05-01-07, 05:58 PM
I think you PSU is either week and pushed to it's limit. I have a Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W (SP-500). This weekend I tried using a third SATA drive (WD250GB SATA) and I started getting restart from the pre-window BIOS screens. So I unhooked the 250GB drive and just had the two Raptors. Now Window just shutdown (under load) and wouldn't reboot. I unhook the second Raptor and it booted. Does it sound like my PSU is going?

Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W (SP-500) specs.
+5V +12V1 +12V2 +3.3V -12V +5Vsb
35A 17A 19A 32A 0.3A 2.0A

My sytem is:
MSI Neo2 Platinum w/AMD FX-60
2GB Corsair Twin2048-3500LLPRO (Divider 183: 2.3.2.6)
ATI X850PRO AGP
2 WD Raptor 74GB (on SATA 3 and 4) plus WD 250GB SATA
Antec SmartPower 500W
DVD-ROM, two 120mm fans, one 80mm fan
RollingThunder
05-01-07, 07:06 PM
I think you PSU is either week and pushed to it's limit. I have a Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W (SP-500). This weekend I tried using a third SATA drive (WD250GB SATA) and I started getting restart from the pre-window BIOS screens. So I unhooked the 250GB drive and just had the two Raptors. Now Window just shutdown (under load) and wouldn't reboot. I unhook the second Raptor and it booted. Does it sound like my PSU is going?

Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W (SP-500) specs.
+5V +12V1 +12V2 +3.3V -12V +5Vsb
35A 17A 19A 32A 0.3A 2.0A

My sytem is:
MSI Neo2 Platinum w/AMD FX-60
2GB Corsair Twin2048-3500LLPRO (Divider 183: 2.3.2.6)
ATI X850PRO AGP
2 WD Raptor 74GB (on SATA 3 and 4) plus WD 250GB SATA
Antec SmartPower 500W
DVD-ROM, two 120mm fans, one 80mm fan

Shawn,

Check out these threads and do a quick check by looking at your capacitors.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=496353

http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=4880552&postcount=1

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=509571
ShawnTRD
05-01-07, 07:52 PM
Hey I've heard alot about bad Antecs. I need to through now on the PC P&C 750.
RollingThunder
05-01-07, 08:01 PM
Hey I've heard alot about bad Antecs. I need to through now on the PC P&C 750.

Shawn,

It doesn't mean your PS is bad, it's just a quick and easy check so you know how to proceed. I've been down this road before twice with two Antec TP 480s, drove me crazy until one of the guys here suggested checking the caps. Both PS were relatively new. The new power supply in my sig fixed the whole issue.