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Randy53215 Posts: 505/726 |
Well, we fixed it. There was a disk in the CD drive, and apparently he has to get a new CD-Drive.
This computer is antique, like 6 Gig Harddrive, 190 RAM. XD Just imagine the rest! |
HyperHacker Posts: 3330/5072 |
If it were a faulty bootable CD that might happen. |
Randy53215 Posts: 499/726 |
Now could boot disk failed be from a CD being in the Disk Drive? I just wanna finish fixing this so I can get this done.
Any help would be appreciated. |
HyperHacker Posts: 3254/5072 |
You mean the CD/DVD drive? Check that it's connected properly and tightly. If it won't open at all, stick a paper clip in the hole that should be near the eject button to open it manually, and if there's a disc in there, remove it. (Then you'll probably want to replace the drive.) Also see if the computer boots without the drive connected.
Of course, check floppy and hard drives too. |
Randy53215 Posts: 480/726 |
WTF now the disk drive doesnt open he says, and on startup it says bootdisk failed. Doesnt that mean there is a disk in the drive? I am not much for hardware. :/ |
firemaker Posts: 191/194 |
180W!!! I always use 300W minimum... you don't know what you might install, do they still even make 120W PSU's??? |
Sukasa Posts: 1471/2068 |
Hmmm... For a long while I was running Two CD-ROM drives, two hard drives, about 4 PCI/ISA cards, and 6 LED fans off a 180W PSU... but whenever I fiddled witht he components, it took me several tries bfore the PSU would reliably come on... Then I bought a $58 (well, $57.50 after tax, to be exact) 350W PSU and haven't had any problems since. 'cept for stupid windows/hardware issues. |
neotransotaku Posts: 1558/1860 |
make sure the motherboard is by itself, no perhipherals (i.e. cards, RAM, CD-ROMS, HDs, etc) connected to the motherboard. Then connect the power supply and then turn on the computer and see what happens. If you fry the board, well, you've only lost the board (and probably not the CPU). |
Randy53215 Posts: 414/726 |
So before I had to replace it, I had to plug it all in and everything and it shot sparks out the PS so im hoping this is what the problem is. So Hopefully all goes well. So everyone says yes? |
HyperHacker Posts: 2896/5072 |
My old HP had 100 watts. |
BMF54123 Posts: 499/876 |
A lot of older pre-built computers used really weak, cheap PSUs that just barely supported the crappy hardware packed inside, hence the high failure rates (just because a PSU can support 100W max doesn't mean you should run it at full capacity 24/7!). AFAIK, CompUSA still sells 150-watt eMachines PSUs... |
sandrocklq Posts: 53/210 |
A power supply is one thing that seems to die out a lot, particularly on custom built machines. My brother lost two in the first month he had his, then spent an extra $20 on a different kind and hasn't had a problem since. |
MathOnNapkins Posts: 691/1106 |
Are these really old power supplies or something? The oldest one I've seen is supposed to supply 200W, and modern computers are supposedly supposed to have at least 350 to 400W for a fully featured system (lots of peripherals, hard drives, etc). Sounds like they are faulty (both of them). |
Randy53215 Posts: 406/726 |
Well if the previous one said it wont exceed 90W and the new one said it wont exceed 120W... I dont see a decrease, thanks for the response. |
neotransotaku Posts: 1546/1860 |
you can always send more wattage into a computer than it really needs. So, it shouldn't pose a problem. However, if the computer needs more wattage than the power supply can support, then bad things may happen. |
Randy53215 Posts: 405/726 |
So I have been working on fixing this computer and when I go to set it up power supply fries. (sparks and all)
So he gets a different one from his father-in-law, but the old one said "Will not exceed 90W" and the newer one says "Will not exceed 120W" will this cause a problem at all? Any help would be appreciated. Its an old computer, like a 1997-1998 Toshiba. |