- Joined
- Jul 14, 2001
- Location
- Hutchinson, KS
(this is my first post here - hope I don't make myself look like an idiot =P)
I'm not sure what caused this to happen. Before I found the strangely simple solution, my computer would spontaneously switch off. All the fans and LEDs out like a light (bad pun, so sue me). The power supply fan was set to expel air. I switched it around to work as an intake and the problem vanished.
I'm thinking it was something with the power supply, but I'm not sure. This computer was a Dell machine in its first life (still using the Dell case since I'm too lazy to buy a new one at the moment), and case ventilation isn't the best around. If I overclock this thing I don't want something like that happening again. I'm not sure whether to add more fans around the CPU or put another in the power supply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure what caused this to happen. Before I found the strangely simple solution, my computer would spontaneously switch off. All the fans and LEDs out like a light (bad pun, so sue me). The power supply fan was set to expel air. I switched it around to work as an intake and the problem vanished.
I'm thinking it was something with the power supply, but I'm not sure. This computer was a Dell machine in its first life (still using the Dell case since I'm too lazy to buy a new one at the moment), and case ventilation isn't the best around. If I overclock this thing I don't want something like that happening again. I'm not sure whether to add more fans around the CPU or put another in the power supply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.