Re: Bad Power Supply?

The hd was installed 30 days ago.

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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JamesJ wrote:
Been having problems with my system as chkdsk /p continues
to find errors in the in the volume from the recovery console.
For more info please refer to my posts in:
Chkdsk Continues to Find Errors'


A sign of a failing hard drive....


Yesterday after opening the hood and checking the fans
everything seemed fine including the power supply fan.

But, after putting the cover back on and upon returning a half hour
later,
xp had reverted to the blue screen telling me it needed to shut down
to prevent damage to my computer. Didn't bother writing down the details.


How do you expect us to offer help, if you can't be bothered to provide
the error message? You do realize, don't you, that error messages
generally tell you where the problem lies?


I needed to turn off the system off from the back, turn it back on and
restart.
The system booted to the bios asking for the cpu speed. (where Manual
was already selected.

Overclocking, by any chance? If so, stop doing so to see how the system
behaves.


Exited the bios and got the blue screen again.
Did the same procedure but this time the bios prompted me for a password.
Again got the blue screen.

I needed to reinstall xp and at this time the system seems stable.
Question: Does this sound like a bad power supply?

Not in the least. Is the computer randomly turning itself off, without
warning?

If so, how can the power supple go bad after only 3 years??


Not that it has, but any hardware component can fail at any time, even
within minutes of being installed.


Can a bad power supply cause errors in the volume as I described?

You have described any specific errors, except to hint at some that might
be due to a failing hard drive.

I've purchased and installed a new hd and ata cable.


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