Lack of power to HDD's.

Schalldampfer · 07-10-05, 08:53 PM

I think my PSU is slowly failing, and now my computer can't recognize Windows on my Raptor nor can it recognize my other SATA drive. I feel the drives spinning, albeit not as noisily as before. Is it possible for the power supply to not supply enough power, and therefore the drives are not functioning as they should? I hope what I said was clear...

d94 · 07-10-05, 09:34 PM

its possible.. i would borrow a friends PSU and see if it fixes the problem...

Mr.Guvernment · 07-10-05, 09:55 PM

unplug all uneeded tems - cdrom drives - extra HD's etc

Schalldampfer · 07-10-05, 09:59 PM

I'm in the process of buying a real power supply, so I should know the result in a few days. If that doesn't work, I'll RMA the motherboard. Thanks for the replies.

Schalldampfer · 07-10-05, 10:11 PM

Oh, and yes, both the drives worked in my friend's computer.

Drec · 07-11-05, 12:28 AM

watch it, could go out with a bang and take other parts with it.

Schalldampfer · 07-11-05, 01:16 AM

Uh... Drec...? What do you mean? What will go "bang?" The HDD's? No... I think they're quite safe.

shard · 07-11-05, 01:37 AM

he meant the PSU

Schalldampfer · 07-11-05, 01:48 AM

Oh, right. Well, I won't be using that one anymore, so no worries.

Schalldampfer · 07-11-05, 04:26 PM

Well, I guess what I'm wondering is this; could this problem be caused by a bad motherboard or strictly by a failing PSU?

apu318 · 07-11-05, 06:21 PM

If there was bad power you'd probably hear the drive spinning up and down as the power fluctuates..

Schalldampfer · 07-11-05, 10:09 PM

Yeah... I did notice that my Raptor didn't whirl as fiercely as it did.

07-10-05, 08:53 PM	Thread Starter #1
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Lack of power to HDD's. I think my PSU is slowly failing, and now my computer can't recognize Windows on my Raptor nor can it recognize my other SATA drive. I feel the drives spinning, albeit not as noisily as before. Is it possible for the power supply to not supply enough power, and therefore the drives are not functioning as they should? I hope what I said was clear...
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07-10-05, 09:34 PM	#2
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07-10-05, 09:59 PM	Thread Starter #4
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	I'm in the process of buying a real power supply, so I should know the result in a few days. If that doesn't work, I'll RMA the motherboard. Thanks for the replies.
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07-10-05, 10:11 PM	Thread Starter #5
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Oh, and yes, both the drives worked in my friend's computer.
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07-11-05, 12:28 AM	#6
Drec Member Join Date: May 2004	watch it, could go out with a bang and take other parts with it.
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07-11-05, 01:16 AM	Thread Starter #7
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Uh... Drec...? What do you mean? What will go "bang?" The HDD's? No... I think they're quite safe.
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07-11-05, 01:37 AM	#8
shard Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: You Should Make a Wish!	he meant the PSU __________________ Intel i5 2500k @ 4.6ghz X-Mystique DDL Surround Soundcard 7.1 Harman Kardon AVR 135 \| JBL E30 Pair \| BIC F3 Center \| Dayton Reference 12" 4cu ft box Gigabyte Z77-D3H G. Skill DD3 1600 8gb EVGA 670 GTX \| Asus VE248H 24" Widescreen LCD Corsair 750TX 750w PSU Gettin' da Heat on mon!
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07-11-05, 01:48 AM	Thread Starter #9
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Oh, right. Well, I won't be using that one anymore, so no worries.
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07-11-05, 04:26 PM	Thread Starter #10
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Well, I guess what I'm wondering is this; could this problem be caused by a bad motherboard or strictly by a failing PSU?
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07-11-05, 06:21 PM	#11
apu318 Disabled Join Date: May 2004 Location: Welland: Most drug use per capita in Canada.	If there was bad power you'd probably hear the drive spinning up and down as the power fluctuates..
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07-11-05, 10:09 PM	Thread Starter #12
Schalldampfer Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under a ceiling.	Yeah... I did notice that my Raptor didn't whirl as fiercely as it did.
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