Motherboard P55-GD55 i7 12gb ram, Win 7
Power supply 1: OCZ Stealth Stream 600w
Replaced w/ PS 2: Antec Earthwatts 500W 80Plus
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I'd appreciate any thoughts of what might be wrong.
Firstly, a couple months ago, i would get a random shutdown. I monitored Core temps, and discovered the paste had worn away. I repasted the fan to the CPU. Temps were fine.
This system runs mostly 24/7.
I had an experience a couple weeks ago, the system would not turn on. No fans or lights. I thought it might be the PSU (OCZ Stealth Stream 600w). I had a new one *(Antec Earthwatts 500W 80Plus) that I plugged in and everything worked.
Thinking I was brilliant solving this problem, everything ran fine until today. I did a shut down to install another SATA drive. (If it makes a difference the box is filled, 2 SSDs, CD rom, and 3 SATA HDDs).
Now the computer will not start at all. Again. So I thought it may not have been the PSU. So I swopped the first one in and it worked!!! Now to get my drives plugged in again. Shutdown. Added a drive or two, Kind of worked. Then again completely dead.
The likelihood both PSUs were bad? In the process I think i fried a HDD with the SATA Power cable. How sensitive is the PSU? if there is a bad HDD would that prevent it from turning on?
So, just now i try again with just the single SSD startup drive and CD. Started twice, I'm watching CORE TEMP, everything looks good 50c to low 60c
I know I can run this for a couple days and then need to shutdown to add a drive and it will not start?
All power plugs to the MB are in firm. Ram in tight. Fans blowing. Video card well seated.
Problem is, I do need to add those other drives eventually. Too afraid to shut down now.
Any diagnosis?
Could hooking up a bad SATA HDD, somehow Trip something in the PSU or motherboard?
Thanks
Max
Can't really afford a new system now. What else can cause the computer not to turn on at all? I will try to swop back to the original PSU.
Everything is plugged in Mother board and that extra 4 pin. Two PCIe to the video card. for now just the two SSDs. and the CDROM.
Power supply 1: OCZ Stealth Stream 600w
Replaced w/ PS 2: Antec Earthwatts 500W 80Plus
-----------------------------------------------------
I'd appreciate any thoughts of what might be wrong.
Firstly, a couple months ago, i would get a random shutdown. I monitored Core temps, and discovered the paste had worn away. I repasted the fan to the CPU. Temps were fine.
This system runs mostly 24/7.
I had an experience a couple weeks ago, the system would not turn on. No fans or lights. I thought it might be the PSU (OCZ Stealth Stream 600w). I had a new one *(Antec Earthwatts 500W 80Plus) that I plugged in and everything worked.
Thinking I was brilliant solving this problem, everything ran fine until today. I did a shut down to install another SATA drive. (If it makes a difference the box is filled, 2 SSDs, CD rom, and 3 SATA HDDs).
Now the computer will not start at all. Again. So I thought it may not have been the PSU. So I swopped the first one in and it worked!!! Now to get my drives plugged in again. Shutdown. Added a drive or two, Kind of worked. Then again completely dead.
The likelihood both PSUs were bad? In the process I think i fried a HDD with the SATA Power cable. How sensitive is the PSU? if there is a bad HDD would that prevent it from turning on?
So, just now i try again with just the single SSD startup drive and CD. Started twice, I'm watching CORE TEMP, everything looks good 50c to low 60c
I know I can run this for a couple days and then need to shutdown to add a drive and it will not start?
All power plugs to the MB are in firm. Ram in tight. Fans blowing. Video card well seated.
Problem is, I do need to add those other drives eventually. Too afraid to shut down now.
Any diagnosis?
Could hooking up a bad SATA HDD, somehow Trip something in the PSU or motherboard?
Thanks
Max
Can't really afford a new system now. What else can cause the computer not to turn on at all? I will try to swop back to the original PSU.
Everything is plugged in Mother board and that extra 4 pin. Two PCIe to the video card. for now just the two SSDs. and the CDROM.
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