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My buddys comp is F(_)X'd
Okay, my friend has:
1.4GHz XP 1600+
soyo dragon plus mobo
one 512MB Corsair CAS 2.5 PC2100
Geforce 2 GTS 256 (now)
1 40GB WD
1 40GB Samsung
350w Sparkle PSU
everything stock
ok, so his comp was locking up at random times and the display was going all insane for a couple days. After a while it ceased to work at all and we switched the gfx card for a backup card I had, a Geforce 2 GTS 256, and this allowed the computer to function.
However, when his computer was put under ANY kind of stress, it locks up and hangs. We tried new memory, no dice. New processor, no dice. So that leaves me to believe that it's either a weak/dying power supply that can't handle heavy cpu voltage draw, or some unknown error with the motherboard.
I think the psu would make sense (maybe?), possibly not supplying enough voltage to the video card (which was a power hungry geforce 4 ti4600; power hungry relative to the baby card in there now).
I'm kind of at a loss and I don't really have a spare mobo to test to see if it's that. Any suggestions?
Okay, my friend has:
1.4GHz XP 1600+
soyo dragon plus mobo
one 512MB Corsair CAS 2.5 PC2100
Geforce 2 GTS 256 (now)
1 40GB WD
1 40GB Samsung
350w Sparkle PSU
everything stock
ok, so his comp was locking up at random times and the display was going all insane for a couple days. After a while it ceased to work at all and we switched the gfx card for a backup card I had, a Geforce 2 GTS 256, and this allowed the computer to function.
However, when his computer was put under ANY kind of stress, it locks up and hangs. We tried new memory, no dice. New processor, no dice. So that leaves me to believe that it's either a weak/dying power supply that can't handle heavy cpu voltage draw, or some unknown error with the motherboard.
I think the psu would make sense (maybe?), possibly not supplying enough voltage to the video card (which was a power hungry geforce 4 ti4600; power hungry relative to the baby card in there now).
I'm kind of at a loss and I don't really have a spare mobo to test to see if it's that. Any suggestions?