Ups For System
Replies: 17 | Post Date: 07-14-2004, 09:36 AM | User: Poorimpulsectrl | Forums: hardforum.comI want to pick up a ups for my system. There's a apc bx-800 ups on sale at a nearby store, it says it's rated for 540 watts / 800 va. Will it be sufficient for my system? See sig for details, but basically 3 hard drives, a dvd burner, 21 inch monitor, x800xt vid card, p4 2. 4c eating up power off a 550w power supply. I don't really care about how much time i can run without any power, it doesn't take very long to shut down cleanly. I just want to make sure that the ups won't be underpowering things connected to it.
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- Looking For A New Ups
- What Is Ups And What Is Its Use?
- Pop Ups
- Ups Recommendation
- What Kind Of Ups Is Needed For Pc ?
- Which Ups Power Supply?
- Computer Lock Ups
- Ups / Surge Protectors
- Combine Surge Protector With Ups
- Ups Or Surge Protector Advice
- Apc Battery Backup - Ups
- Match Wattage Of Psu To Ups
- Ati Radeon 9800 Xt Lock Ups
- Cyberpower Cp1350avrlcd Ups Driver Problem
- Ups Gets Charged Side By Side When Start Pc ?
- System Keeps Restarting
- System Turns Itself On
- System Does Not Post
- System With Xp Crashes
- Is Ground Necessary For A System ?
- System Fried
- Help With Hp System Recovery
- Is My System Bottleneck?
- Total System Lockup
- Boot System From Usb
- System Reboots For No Reason
- Cheap Gaming System
- System Automatically Shut Down
- All Of A Sudden, The Whole System Shuts Down
Looking For A New Ups
I am looking for a ups to replace my apc br1500 (865w). Should i get the same model again or is there a better offering from apc for around the same price? Also, i purchased apc because i heard they were a good brand and haven't looked at other companies. Are there better brands (in terms of quality/reliability) than apc? What are you guys currently using?
Posted On: 06-28-2008, 01:53 AM . View 5 Replies .
I am looking for a ups to replace my apc br1500 (865w). Should i get the same model again or is there a better offering from apc for around the same price? Also, i purchased apc because i heard they were a good brand and haven't looked at other companies. Are there better brands (in terms of quality/reliability) than apc? What are you guys currently using?
Posted On: 06-28-2008, 01:53 AM . View 5 Replies .
What Is Ups And What Is Its Use?
Answer:- short for un-interruptible power supply, a power supply that includes a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage. Typically, a ups keeps a computer running for several minutes after a power outage, enabling you to save data that is in ram and shut down the computer gracefully. Many upss now offer a software component that enables you to automate backup and shut down procedures in case there's a power failure while you're away from the computer. There are two basic types of ups systems: standby power systems (spss) and on-line ups systems. An sps monitors the power line and switches to battery power as soon as it detects a problem. The switch to battery, however, can require several milliseconds, during which time the computer is not receiving any power. Standby power systems are sometimes called line-interactive upses. An on-line ups avoids these momentary power lapses by constantly providing power from its own inverter, even when the power line is functioning properly. In general, on-line upss are much more expensive than spss.
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
Answer:- short for un-interruptible power supply, a power supply that includes a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage. Typically, a ups keeps a computer running for several minutes after a power outage, enabling you to save data that is in ram and shut down the computer gracefully. Many upss now offer a software component that enables you to automate backup and shut down procedures in case there's a power failure while you're away from the computer. There are two basic types of ups systems: standby power systems (spss) and on-line ups systems. An sps monitors the power line and switches to battery power as soon as it detects a problem. The switch to battery, however, can require several milliseconds, during which time the computer is not receiving any power. Standby power systems are sometimes called line-interactive upses. An on-line ups avoids these momentary power lapses by constantly providing power from its own inverter, even when the power line is functioning properly. In general, on-line upss are much more expensive than spss.
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
Pop Ups
Okay, so i keep getting these damn pop-ups and i dont know why, i've gotten rid of all the spyware and adware crap, and its still coming, cleaned out my cookies, and its still coming. I tried to do windows restore, but i keep getting an error that states:
"The procedure entry point remoteassistancepreparesystemrestore could not be located in the dynamic link library winsta.dll"
What gives? How can i go around and get rid of these annoying popups?
P. S. They come even if there arent any browsers open.
Posted On: 11-23-2004, 03:33 PM . View 19 Replies .
Okay, so i keep getting these damn pop-ups and i dont know why, i've gotten rid of all the spyware and adware crap, and its still coming, cleaned out my cookies, and its still coming. I tried to do windows restore, but i keep getting an error that states:
"The procedure entry point remoteassistancepreparesystemrestore could not be located in the dynamic link library winsta.dll"
What gives? How can i go around and get rid of these annoying popups?
P. S. They come even if there arent any browsers open.
Posted On: 11-23-2004, 03:33 PM . View 19 Replies .
Ups Recommendation
We are planning on replacing our old ups because it only last for about 15 minutes during power outage. The ff are the device load for the ups needed:
5 ibm servers (dc, file server, test server etc)
2 switch
1 firewall
1 router
1 modem
1 monitor, keyboard and mouse
1 kvm switch
1 external hdd
1 extra linux test server
(Will add another device in the near future)
Can somebody recommend what va should i need. I'm not very technical when it comes to this i cant even compute the load of the server. Based on the devices above, what is the best spec for a ups preferably apc. Can somebody explain the volt ampere? Will it last long if it's high? I need a ups that will last 1-2 hours at least. Input is 220-240 v / 50-60 hz and output is the same.
Posted On: October 8th, 2007, 03:19 PM . View 10 Replies .
We are planning on replacing our old ups because it only last for about 15 minutes during power outage. The ff are the device load for the ups needed:
5 ibm servers (dc, file server, test server etc)
2 switch
1 firewall
1 router
1 modem
1 monitor, keyboard and mouse
1 kvm switch
1 external hdd
1 extra linux test server
(Will add another device in the near future)
Can somebody recommend what va should i need. I'm not very technical when it comes to this i cant even compute the load of the server. Based on the devices above, what is the best spec for a ups preferably apc. Can somebody explain the volt ampere? Will it last long if it's high? I need a ups that will last 1-2 hours at least. Input is 220-240 v / 50-60 hz and output is the same.
Posted On: October 8th, 2007, 03:19 PM . View 10 Replies .
What Kind Of Ups Is Needed For Pc ?
I'm trying to figure out what kind of ups is needed for our pcs at work. If the pc has a 500w power supply, do i need a ups that supports at least 500w, plus a bit more for dual-monitors?
The cpu is a q6600 (quad core). An application called asus ai gear runs in the task bar and reports the watts used by the cpu - this fluctuates between 2 watts and 20 watts. There are also two widescreen lcd monitors in use, although, i guess only 1 monitor would have to be on the power backup. The graphics card is a pci express 2. 0 8800gt 512mb. Would a 1250va (750w) ups be suitable?
Posted On: June 9th, 2009, 04:35 AM . View 6 Replies .
I'm trying to figure out what kind of ups is needed for our pcs at work. If the pc has a 500w power supply, do i need a ups that supports at least 500w, plus a bit more for dual-monitors?
The cpu is a q6600 (quad core). An application called asus ai gear runs in the task bar and reports the watts used by the cpu - this fluctuates between 2 watts and 20 watts. There are also two widescreen lcd monitors in use, although, i guess only 1 monitor would have to be on the power backup. The graphics card is a pci express 2. 0 8800gt 512mb. Would a 1250va (750w) ups be suitable?
Posted On: June 9th, 2009, 04:35 AM . View 6 Replies .
Which Ups Power Supply?
I'm looking to purchase a ups power system, but before purchasing i need to make sure the ups will be of the correct va power for my sytem. The only details i can give is that the power supply in my pc states (450w) my system is a desktop pc consisting of a monitor, modem, monitor speakers and the pc itself, i may also wish to add another component to the desktop in the future, given these details could anyone recommend the correct ups power system for my desktop.
Posted On: November 6th, 2008, 10:39 AM . View 13 Replies .
I'm looking to purchase a ups power system, but before purchasing i need to make sure the ups will be of the correct va power for my sytem. The only details i can give is that the power supply in my pc states (450w) my system is a desktop pc consisting of a monitor, modem, monitor speakers and the pc itself, i may also wish to add another component to the desktop in the future, given these details could anyone recommend the correct ups power system for my desktop.
Posted On: November 6th, 2008, 10:39 AM . View 13 Replies .
Computer Lock Ups
I have a pc that is is locking up for an unexplained reason. The pc was locking up originally before replacing the motherboard, and still is, even with a freshly installed xp. It now has a new antec power supply and i have checked the hard drive for errors. I have even tried different sticks of ram. I tried uninstalling the g4 440mx agp card and used the onboard video with no change. I am stumped. The motherboard is a epox p4800m3i with 1gb ram, p4 2. 4ghz cpu. I have checked the bios for improper settings, but don't see anything wrong. Any ideas? Could the cpu be buggy?
Posted On: March 24th, 2007, 03:15 PM . View 6 Replies .
I have a pc that is is locking up for an unexplained reason. The pc was locking up originally before replacing the motherboard, and still is, even with a freshly installed xp. It now has a new antec power supply and i have checked the hard drive for errors. I have even tried different sticks of ram. I tried uninstalling the g4 440mx agp card and used the onboard video with no change. I am stumped. The motherboard is a epox p4800m3i with 1gb ram, p4 2. 4ghz cpu. I have checked the bios for improper settings, but don't see anything wrong. Any ideas? Could the cpu be buggy?
Posted On: March 24th, 2007, 03:15 PM . View 6 Replies .
Ups / Surge Protectors
I bought a new computer, which was fairly expensive, and am now wondering what the best way to protect it is. First, i was wondering if their is a large benefit, relative to the price increase, in purchasing a good surge protector. Also, i was wondering if it is worth the extra expense to purchase a ups, and if the ups power should match the computer power supply in watts. Thanks, and let me know if i posted this in the wrong section.
Posted On: June 7th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
I bought a new computer, which was fairly expensive, and am now wondering what the best way to protect it is. First, i was wondering if their is a large benefit, relative to the price increase, in purchasing a good surge protector. Also, i was wondering if it is worth the extra expense to purchase a ups, and if the ups power should match the computer power supply in watts. Thanks, and let me know if i posted this in the wrong section.
Posted On: June 7th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
Combine Surge Protector With Ups
I need to get a ups to help prevent brownouts from fubaring my computer and ht setup. Would a belkin 1100va ups with 1080 joules surge protection work? I see all these standalone surge protectors with something like 3000 and 4000 joules of protection, and get nervous about the protection that i will get from the ups. On some forums, i have heard it is ok to plug a ups into a surge protector, and in others, i hear no. What would you guys do?
Posted On: 08-18-2005, 10:02 AM . View 10 Replies .
I need to get a ups to help prevent brownouts from fubaring my computer and ht setup. Would a belkin 1100va ups with 1080 joules surge protection work? I see all these standalone surge protectors with something like 3000 and 4000 joules of protection, and get nervous about the protection that i will get from the ups. On some forums, i have heard it is ok to plug a ups into a surge protector, and in others, i hear no. What would you guys do?
Posted On: 08-18-2005, 10:02 AM . View 10 Replies .
Ups Or Surge Protector Advice
I'm thinking it's about time to invest in one or the other. My budget is sitting around $50, and i know that's not much, but i'd like to have the piece of mind that i'm doing something other than plugging directly into the wall outlet(yes, i do have a surge protector). Since funds are somewhat limited, i'm sure a ups is out of the question, so i'd like your opinions on a good surge protector for the cash i have to play with.
Posted On: 05-03-2006, 09:24 PM . View 19 Replies .
I'm thinking it's about time to invest in one or the other. My budget is sitting around $50, and i know that's not much, but i'd like to have the piece of mind that i'm doing something other than plugging directly into the wall outlet(yes, i do have a surge protector). Since funds are somewhat limited, i'm sure a ups is out of the question, so i'd like your opinions on a good surge protector for the cash i have to play with.
Posted On: 05-03-2006, 09:24 PM . View 19 Replies .
Apc Battery Backup - Ups
Well, lastnight i was doing an impotant 10. 7gb upload and the power goes out, but only for a few minutes. I lost power to my pc and cable modem and lost the upload, which only had about 14 minutes left. Needless to say, it's time i put my equipment on a battery backup, just in case. I walked through cc yesterday (have about $105 in gc's there) and they were supposed to be having a sale on their apc ups line. I am not sure which one to get. What i need is a little help picking the right one. Here is the equipment i currently have:
* Main pc (550wt coolermaster psu, 8600gts, 4gb ram, gigabyte 780g mobo, etc)
* Dell e207wfp 20" lcd
* Cable modem
* Dlink small wireless g router
I would like a ups that has a cable passthrough on it as well, just in case lighting strikes and goes through the cable and spikes my pc. If i do this, will it affect the speeds of the cable internet connection?
Posted On: 07-16-2008, 10:28 AM . View 7 Replies .
Well, lastnight i was doing an impotant 10. 7gb upload and the power goes out, but only for a few minutes. I lost power to my pc and cable modem and lost the upload, which only had about 14 minutes left. Needless to say, it's time i put my equipment on a battery backup, just in case. I walked through cc yesterday (have about $105 in gc's there) and they were supposed to be having a sale on their apc ups line. I am not sure which one to get. What i need is a little help picking the right one. Here is the equipment i currently have:
* Main pc (550wt coolermaster psu, 8600gts, 4gb ram, gigabyte 780g mobo, etc)
* Dell e207wfp 20" lcd
* Cable modem
* Dlink small wireless g router
I would like a ups that has a cable passthrough on it as well, just in case lighting strikes and goes through the cable and spikes my pc. If i do this, will it affect the speeds of the cable internet connection?
Posted On: 07-16-2008, 10:28 AM . View 7 Replies .
Match Wattage Of Psu To Ups
I'm looking to replace my 6 year old power strip that has basic surge protection with something a little more robust to protect my new system. I'm not really too concerned about a long battery backup or anything, and i've been looking for something around 100 bucks. My question is about the wattage ratings for the ups, do you need to match the wattage of your psu to the ups (or greater)? I'm more concerned about getting nice clean power than a battery backup, but maybe my psu already does this?
Posted On: February 2nd 2008 . View 1 Replies .
I'm looking to replace my 6 year old power strip that has basic surge protection with something a little more robust to protect my new system. I'm not really too concerned about a long battery backup or anything, and i've been looking for something around 100 bucks. My question is about the wattage ratings for the ups, do you need to match the wattage of your psu to the ups (or greater)? I'm more concerned about getting nice clean power than a battery backup, but maybe my psu already does this?
Posted On: February 2nd 2008 . View 1 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9800 Xt Lock Ups
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
Cyberpower Cp1350avrlcd Ups Driver Problem
I just got a cyber power cp1350avrlcd and after install it and getting everything working fine i found that every time i restart i get the new found hardware window and it says that it cannot install my ups. I installed this ups on my other computer and it went fine and has never come back up. The system that i am having the problem is a dual 285 opteron workstation. Tyan s2895 running windows xp 32 (soon to be 64-bit). I have many other usb things (mouse, keyboard, all in one printer, ipod, and more) and they all work perfect and don't have the new hardware thing come up for them, just this ups. But sense it works on the other computer fine. It works fine, just the wizard that is the problem. Can i keep this from coming up?
Anyways, let me know if any of you have any ideas on how i can keep this from happening because it works great, its just dang windows keeps looking for it on start up.
Posted On: April 4th 2008 . View 13 Replies .
I just got a cyber power cp1350avrlcd and after install it and getting everything working fine i found that every time i restart i get the new found hardware window and it says that it cannot install my ups. I installed this ups on my other computer and it went fine and has never come back up. The system that i am having the problem is a dual 285 opteron workstation. Tyan s2895 running windows xp 32 (soon to be 64-bit). I have many other usb things (mouse, keyboard, all in one printer, ipod, and more) and they all work perfect and don't have the new hardware thing come up for them, just this ups. But sense it works on the other computer fine. It works fine, just the wizard that is the problem. Can i keep this from coming up?
Anyways, let me know if any of you have any ideas on how i can keep this from happening because it works great, its just dang windows keeps looking for it on start up.
Posted On: April 4th 2008 . View 13 Replies .
Ups Gets Charged Side By Side When Start Pc ?
Is it true that ups gets charged side by side when u start your pc(connected to ups)?
Answer:- yes the ups gets charged when you run your computer. It does not charge simply by plugging it into the wall socket. Which means that the ups must be on for the battery to charge.
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 5 Replies .
Is it true that ups gets charged side by side when u start your pc(connected to ups)?
Answer:- yes the ups gets charged when you run your computer. It does not charge simply by plugging it into the wall socket. Which means that the ups must be on for the battery to charge.
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 5 Replies .
System Keeps Restarting
My system keeps restarting i beleive it is to do with the memory as i have ran memtest and it found 12 errors on the ram. The system is also crashing alot. I have turned automatic resart on crash off and now i just get the blue screen of death.computer specifications:
2800+ xp
256mb ram
Fx5600
Posted On: 27-01-2004, 12:30 PM . View 6 Replies .
My system keeps restarting i beleive it is to do with the memory as i have ran memtest and it found 12 errors on the ram. The system is also crashing alot. I have turned automatic resart on crash off and now i just get the blue screen of death.computer specifications:
2800+ xp
256mb ram
Fx5600
Posted On: 27-01-2004, 12:30 PM . View 6 Replies .
System Turns Itself On
Alright, i've got a weird question and i'm sure the answer is right in front of me. Sometimes when i turn my system off (for bed, or peace and quiet, or whatever), it will turn itself on after a seemingly random amount of time. Would this be a software/hardware issue, or possible a flaky power issue (i doubt this, as it does it in my dorm, but also our house which is new - so the electrical system should be solid)? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted On: 01-20-2004, 05:57 PM . View 7 Replies .
Alright, i've got a weird question and i'm sure the answer is right in front of me. Sometimes when i turn my system off (for bed, or peace and quiet, or whatever), it will turn itself on after a seemingly random amount of time. Would this be a software/hardware issue, or possible a flaky power issue (i doubt this, as it does it in my dorm, but also our house which is new - so the electrical system should be solid)? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted On: 01-20-2004, 05:57 PM . View 7 Replies .
System Does Not Post
Yesterday i disconnect all peripheral cables to work on another desktop. Today, when i reconnect everything(monitor, mouse, cat5, keyboard), the system would not post. It boots, the fans spin, the hard drive spins up, the psu fans are going. When the computer comes on(display comes up), it freezes. This assumption is based on the fact that it does not post(no devices list), i cannot enter bios and i have to hold the power button down for ~5 seconds instead of instantly for it to power off. :Edit: there are no system beeps at all. I disconnected the cd-rom with no change. I disconnected the hdd with no change. I interchanged the two sticks of ddr ram with no change. I tried a single stick in each of the two different colored dimm slots. I took the agp video card out and it still took 5 seconds to power off. Note: there is no onboard video. :Edit2: i took the heatsink off, cleaned out all the dust, cleaned all the thermal compound and appliked as5 and reinstalled the chip. No change.
Posted On: 08-01-2008, 02:03 PM . View 12 Replies .
Yesterday i disconnect all peripheral cables to work on another desktop. Today, when i reconnect everything(monitor, mouse, cat5, keyboard), the system would not post. It boots, the fans spin, the hard drive spins up, the psu fans are going. When the computer comes on(display comes up), it freezes. This assumption is based on the fact that it does not post(no devices list), i cannot enter bios and i have to hold the power button down for ~5 seconds instead of instantly for it to power off. :Edit: there are no system beeps at all. I disconnected the cd-rom with no change. I disconnected the hdd with no change. I interchanged the two sticks of ddr ram with no change. I tried a single stick in each of the two different colored dimm slots. I took the agp video card out and it still took 5 seconds to power off. Note: there is no onboard video. :Edit2: i took the heatsink off, cleaned out all the dust, cleaned all the thermal compound and appliked as5 and reinstalled the chip. No change.
Posted On: 08-01-2008, 02:03 PM . View 12 Replies .
System With Xp Crashes
I've noticed that the crashes occur mostly (lately it seems only) the first time i boot the system on a daily basis. It starts windows xp without problems, but give it 15 minutes or so. Sometimes much less, sometimes a lot longer. And *poof* blackscreen and reboots. I deactivated the "reboot on system crash" option in windows xp to get some sort of blue screen. It gave me one of those 0x0000000 stop errors, but the error i got didn't give me any reasonable results with google. Tons of errors that "looked" like it, but not the same code. The blue screen made some "suggestions" which brought me to the memory and the video card. "Maybe it's this. Maybe it's not"; nothing conclusive in the blue screen. Tried to access adress; page fault kinda error. But the tests gave me pass as result! What tests?
Posted On: September 30th, 2005, 04:10 AM . View 14 Replies .
I've noticed that the crashes occur mostly (lately it seems only) the first time i boot the system on a daily basis. It starts windows xp without problems, but give it 15 minutes or so. Sometimes much less, sometimes a lot longer. And *poof* blackscreen and reboots. I deactivated the "reboot on system crash" option in windows xp to get some sort of blue screen. It gave me one of those 0x0000000 stop errors, but the error i got didn't give me any reasonable results with google. Tons of errors that "looked" like it, but not the same code. The blue screen made some "suggestions" which brought me to the memory and the video card. "Maybe it's this. Maybe it's not"; nothing conclusive in the blue screen. Tried to access adress; page fault kinda error. But the tests gave me pass as result! What tests?
Posted On: September 30th, 2005, 04:10 AM . View 14 Replies .
Is Ground Necessary For A System ?
I do not have an available case right now and i do not plan on buying one no matter how cheap it is because im just gonna keep it this way for a couple months before i make it into a server for a network. Then when i make it into a server, it'll be modded. For now, im not too worried about the future of this case but as of now, its gonna be caseless inside a wooden desk and would have a cardboard fixture holding the motherboard, cards, hdd, and cd drive
This desk has an outlet thats the closest to it but it doesnt have ground. The next closest outlet that has ground would be all the way on the other side of the room. Do i need to ground this computer?. This is pretty much just inside a drawer-like compartment of my table and everythings either wood or cardboard inside so i dont think anything will short. Is it still important to have ground?. I understand grounding a chassis to prevent getting electrocuted but theres no chassis and no one would be touching this computer except me and when i do, chances are, its gonna be off
Everything works, i already tested this as a system in another room so i know theres no stray wires sending hot power to the psu chassis or something
So yea, thats my situation. Is ground really necessary as of now?. This is a computer that no one would touch for a few months. The monitor has a plastic chassis so minimal chances of getting electrocuted touching the monitor. What do you guys think?. In a situation like this, what is there that needs to be grounded?. Or am i good without ground?. I dont wanna pull an extension to the nearest grounded outlet because that one already has a computer on it and i dont want an overload or anything.
Posted On: 09-17-2004, 02:57 PM . View 19 Replies .
I do not have an available case right now and i do not plan on buying one no matter how cheap it is because im just gonna keep it this way for a couple months before i make it into a server for a network. Then when i make it into a server, it'll be modded. For now, im not too worried about the future of this case but as of now, its gonna be caseless inside a wooden desk and would have a cardboard fixture holding the motherboard, cards, hdd, and cd drive
This desk has an outlet thats the closest to it but it doesnt have ground. The next closest outlet that has ground would be all the way on the other side of the room. Do i need to ground this computer?. This is pretty much just inside a drawer-like compartment of my table and everythings either wood or cardboard inside so i dont think anything will short. Is it still important to have ground?. I understand grounding a chassis to prevent getting electrocuted but theres no chassis and no one would be touching this computer except me and when i do, chances are, its gonna be off
Everything works, i already tested this as a system in another room so i know theres no stray wires sending hot power to the psu chassis or something
So yea, thats my situation. Is ground really necessary as of now?. This is a computer that no one would touch for a few months. The monitor has a plastic chassis so minimal chances of getting electrocuted touching the monitor. What do you guys think?. In a situation like this, what is there that needs to be grounded?. Or am i good without ground?. I dont wanna pull an extension to the nearest grounded outlet because that one already has a computer on it and i dont want an overload or anything.
Posted On: 09-17-2004, 02:57 PM . View 19 Replies .
System Fried
I disconnected my system to replace some fans and connect some on a top panel. I have a zalman fan controller and it had been working perfectly fine with all the fans. All fans were working except 1 top fan, so i turned off the system, unplugged it and connected it to the mobo. I turned on the system, and there was some kind of sound, i cant recall off hand how it sounded, but i smelt something burning or burnt, so i quickly unplugged the system from the wall. I took off the fan from mobo, tried to boot, and system would flash for 1/2 second and nothing. So i then took out the psu to see if it was ok, i didnt even smell anything burnt from it at all. I cant believe plugging a fan to the mobo would fry it, if thats what happened. Opinions please. Fried mobo? I looked for burn traces on the front of the mobo, but didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, unless its on the backside?
Posted On: 03-24-2009, 04:10 AM . View 11 Replies .
I disconnected my system to replace some fans and connect some on a top panel. I have a zalman fan controller and it had been working perfectly fine with all the fans. All fans were working except 1 top fan, so i turned off the system, unplugged it and connected it to the mobo. I turned on the system, and there was some kind of sound, i cant recall off hand how it sounded, but i smelt something burning or burnt, so i quickly unplugged the system from the wall. I took off the fan from mobo, tried to boot, and system would flash for 1/2 second and nothing. So i then took out the psu to see if it was ok, i didnt even smell anything burnt from it at all. I cant believe plugging a fan to the mobo would fry it, if thats what happened. Opinions please. Fried mobo? I looked for burn traces on the front of the mobo, but didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, unless its on the backside?
Posted On: 03-24-2009, 04:10 AM . View 11 Replies .
Help With Hp System Recovery
I recently had an issue with one of my hard drives in raid 0, so i had to order recovery discs from hp and reinstall the operating system. I just finished running the discs, and everything seemed to have completed successfully. After finishing, it instructed me to reboot the computer. When it loaded back up, it didn't boot windows, just opened a blue hp screen, opened command prompt and started running some codes. After this, it went to a plain yellow screen and shows two little folders with files going across. This screen has been up for about an hour, and i'm starting to get worried. Should i just wait it out? Could a bad hard drive have caused the raid failure, then somehow survived the recovery and is now causing issues? If that's the case how do i know which hard drive is bad?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 1 Replies .
I recently had an issue with one of my hard drives in raid 0, so i had to order recovery discs from hp and reinstall the operating system. I just finished running the discs, and everything seemed to have completed successfully. After finishing, it instructed me to reboot the computer. When it loaded back up, it didn't boot windows, just opened a blue hp screen, opened command prompt and started running some codes. After this, it went to a plain yellow screen and shows two little folders with files going across. This screen has been up for about an hour, and i'm starting to get worried. Should i just wait it out? Could a bad hard drive have caused the raid failure, then somehow survived the recovery and is now causing issues? If that's the case how do i know which hard drive is bad?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 1 Replies .
Is My System Bottleneck?
I have a
Amd phenom ii x4 925 (2. 8ghz)
2gb ddr3
Ati radeon hd4350 512mb
320gb sata harddrive
500watt psu
Windows xp media edition
I bought this a few days ago upgrading from my old **** athlon 3200+. I was expecting to be able to play like gta4 and all the good games but for some reason most of the games im playing is lagging badly even on low settings. Gta4 is the worst even all set on low it lags really bad, cant even drive the car. And most of all the other games i play is like when i move the mouse say left or right it will do it . 5 secs after, like a late reaction. Thats in games like far cry 2, bf bad company 2, bioshock 2. What is the problem? I thought this system would be good. Is there something wrong with it?
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
I have a
Amd phenom ii x4 925 (2. 8ghz)
2gb ddr3
Ati radeon hd4350 512mb
320gb sata harddrive
500watt psu
Windows xp media edition
I bought this a few days ago upgrading from my old **** athlon 3200+. I was expecting to be able to play like gta4 and all the good games but for some reason most of the games im playing is lagging badly even on low settings. Gta4 is the worst even all set on low it lags really bad, cant even drive the car. And most of all the other games i play is like when i move the mouse say left or right it will do it . 5 secs after, like a late reaction. Thats in games like far cry 2, bf bad company 2, bioshock 2. What is the problem? I thought this system would be good. Is there something wrong with it?
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
Total System Lockup
I built a pc around 6 months ago. It has a good spec (amd athlon xp 3200+, 1gb ram, antec lanboy case, and antec sl350pgb 350w psu) and the psu is brand new. Every since i got it i have been suffering from random lockups (i.e. In the middle of using windows, the pc will 100% lockup, no keyboard activity, no mouse activity, screen frozen, but power on the pc remains on). It is not a windows issue or a software issue (i also have linux on the pc, and it does the same). The lockups are totally random - sometimes i can go weeks without a lockup, other times i will have the pc on for a few hours and then suffer a lockup. Reboot it, and it will be fine for another 2 weeks, it's very very weird. I originally thought it must be overheating. But i literally have no more room for fans. The antec lanboy case has 2 huge fans (one at front and one at back), i have a suitable heatsink and fan, and my psu is a dual fan one! (Back and bottom). It could be overheating. But i don't know where else i could fit more fans!
My assumption is that ram could not cause a full lockup of mouse/keyboard etc. So i am (blindly) assuming that this has to be related to either the processor or the motherboard. My question is, which do you think is the most likely culprit? And have you ever experienced anything like this?
Posted On: 24-07-2005, 04:47 AM . View 14 Replies .
I built a pc around 6 months ago. It has a good spec (amd athlon xp 3200+, 1gb ram, antec lanboy case, and antec sl350pgb 350w psu) and the psu is brand new. Every since i got it i have been suffering from random lockups (i.e. In the middle of using windows, the pc will 100% lockup, no keyboard activity, no mouse activity, screen frozen, but power on the pc remains on). It is not a windows issue or a software issue (i also have linux on the pc, and it does the same). The lockups are totally random - sometimes i can go weeks without a lockup, other times i will have the pc on for a few hours and then suffer a lockup. Reboot it, and it will be fine for another 2 weeks, it's very very weird. I originally thought it must be overheating. But i literally have no more room for fans. The antec lanboy case has 2 huge fans (one at front and one at back), i have a suitable heatsink and fan, and my psu is a dual fan one! (Back and bottom). It could be overheating. But i don't know where else i could fit more fans!
My assumption is that ram could not cause a full lockup of mouse/keyboard etc. So i am (blindly) assuming that this has to be related to either the processor or the motherboard. My question is, which do you think is the most likely culprit? And have you ever experienced anything like this?
Posted On: 24-07-2005, 04:47 AM . View 14 Replies .
Boot System From Usb
I am trying to boot from my usb flash drive. I followed the instructions step for step that are in the article on this website. I downloaded the hp program and the usb image zip file. I ran the hp flash program and pointed it to the folder where i unzipped the usb image files to. I then copied all the files over to the usb memory stick as instructed. When i restart my computer and press f12 to go to the boot menu i have 3 options: sata hard drive, cd-rom drive, or usb device. So i choose usb device and when it reads the usb memory stick all i get is the error "non-system disk, replace and hit any key" its like the usb memory is missing some system files or it doesnt have the master boot record or something. I want to flash the bios in a new video card and i have to boot to dos and i dont have a floppy drive and i have win xp so a usb boot is probably the best option i have.
Posted On: 01-27-2006, 04:43 PM . View 7 Replies .
I am trying to boot from my usb flash drive. I followed the instructions step for step that are in the article on this website. I downloaded the hp program and the usb image zip file. I ran the hp flash program and pointed it to the folder where i unzipped the usb image files to. I then copied all the files over to the usb memory stick as instructed. When i restart my computer and press f12 to go to the boot menu i have 3 options: sata hard drive, cd-rom drive, or usb device. So i choose usb device and when it reads the usb memory stick all i get is the error "non-system disk, replace and hit any key" its like the usb memory is missing some system files or it doesnt have the master boot record or something. I want to flash the bios in a new video card and i have to boot to dos and i dont have a floppy drive and i have win xp so a usb boot is probably the best option i have.
Posted On: 01-27-2006, 04:43 PM . View 7 Replies .
System Reboots For No Reason
I dunno know why my system reboots for no reason. I have installed vista as soon as i am done with assembling and it run fine but reboots in between and gives a message stating that it recovered from a serious error, so i formatted the hdd and installed it again and tried but no luck it would do the same, so this time i installed winxp in another partition and installed everything all drivers but my system shutdown instead of rebooting so i thought the processor got too hot (i havent overcloked the cpu) and shutdown so i waited and rebooted again and left it to see what happens by morning it again rebooted. One more problem that i faced earlier was instead of 512mb pny geforce 7600gs i got ati radeon x1300 512mb graphics card but it wouldnt display anything when i first booted so i changed the graphics card to pny geforce and it worked. I dunno whether the motherboard chipset has anything to do with the gpu since the motherboard chipset is nvidia and my graphjics card is nvidia too and it works. But it didnt work with ati graphics card, if thats shouldnt be the case then there is some problem with graphics card or motherboard. Since i already replace graphics card, i am exchanging the cpu as well as mobo for new ones and will try again if things repeat the same i dont even know what to change more.coz i believe hdd has nothing to do with this pbm or even dvd burner.
Posted On: 06-28-2007, 03:25 PM . View 8 Replies .
I dunno know why my system reboots for no reason. I have installed vista as soon as i am done with assembling and it run fine but reboots in between and gives a message stating that it recovered from a serious error, so i formatted the hdd and installed it again and tried but no luck it would do the same, so this time i installed winxp in another partition and installed everything all drivers but my system shutdown instead of rebooting so i thought the processor got too hot (i havent overcloked the cpu) and shutdown so i waited and rebooted again and left it to see what happens by morning it again rebooted. One more problem that i faced earlier was instead of 512mb pny geforce 7600gs i got ati radeon x1300 512mb graphics card but it wouldnt display anything when i first booted so i changed the graphics card to pny geforce and it worked. I dunno whether the motherboard chipset has anything to do with the gpu since the motherboard chipset is nvidia and my graphjics card is nvidia too and it works. But it didnt work with ati graphics card, if thats shouldnt be the case then there is some problem with graphics card or motherboard. Since i already replace graphics card, i am exchanging the cpu as well as mobo for new ones and will try again if things repeat the same i dont even know what to change more.coz i believe hdd has nothing to do with this pbm or even dvd burner.
Posted On: 06-28-2007, 03:25 PM . View 8 Replies .
Cheap Gaming System
I'm looking for a cheap, dual-core system with sli to play some games that i can't play on my xbox 360. I already have the case, psu, hdd, ram, monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'm thinking of maybe seeing if evga has anymore of the amd 590i motherboards listed on the b stock, picking up a cheap x2 and two 9600gts to push 1920x1200 resolution. If anybody has a better solution let me know.
Posted On: 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
I'm looking for a cheap, dual-core system with sli to play some games that i can't play on my xbox 360. I already have the case, psu, hdd, ram, monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'm thinking of maybe seeing if evga has anymore of the amd 590i motherboards listed on the b stock, picking up a cheap x2 and two 9600gts to push 1920x1200 resolution. If anybody has a better solution let me know.
Posted On: 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
System Automatically Shut Down
The problem i am having was at first the computer would boot up but there was no picture on the screen, but after a few minutes fideling about i pressed a switch that has "clr cmos" wrote on it and then it booted up fine with the picture, however into about 2 minutes of it beeing booted up it will automatically shut down. I have like 5-6 fans in my pc running on highest speed but still shutting down. Anyone have any ideas or solutions, would be great.
Posted On: 04-05-2007, 04:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
The problem i am having was at first the computer would boot up but there was no picture on the screen, but after a few minutes fideling about i pressed a switch that has "clr cmos" wrote on it and then it booted up fine with the picture, however into about 2 minutes of it beeing booted up it will automatically shut down. I have like 5-6 fans in my pc running on highest speed but still shutting down. Anyone have any ideas or solutions, would be great.
Posted On: 04-05-2007, 04:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
All Of A Sudden, The Whole System Shuts Down
I have a strange problem with my new home-built computer and i can't find anyone who knows what the problem is. The problem goes as follows: i flip the switch on the psu and the computer comes on immediately instead of after i press the power button. The fans come on except for two fans i have on the chipsets that are powered by the mobo. All of a sudden, the whole system shuts down, including the light on the mobo. After a couple seconds, the whole system restarts but stays on until i shut it off. The whole time nothing appears on the screen. I think it may be a hardware problem, but i'm not sure which part it is. I've had this computer working great up until now, and i've already reset the cmos. It doesn't seem to respond to anything and is really frustrating.
Posted On: August 23rd, 2007, 09:22 PM . View 11 Replies .
I have a strange problem with my new home-built computer and i can't find anyone who knows what the problem is. The problem goes as follows: i flip the switch on the psu and the computer comes on immediately instead of after i press the power button. The fans come on except for two fans i have on the chipsets that are powered by the mobo. All of a sudden, the whole system shuts down, including the light on the mobo. After a couple seconds, the whole system restarts but stays on until i shut it off. The whole time nothing appears on the screen. I think it may be a hardware problem, but i'm not sure which part it is. I've had this computer working great up until now, and i've already reset the cmos. It doesn't seem to respond to anything and is really frustrating.
Posted On: August 23rd, 2007, 09:22 PM . View 11 Replies .