A few months ago i thought i had lost my hard drive when it emitted an ominous rythmic clicking during any strenuous action. It turned out that the fault was in my power supply. After swapping out my faulty one for a new one cannabalized from my brother's computer, the clicking stopped and the computer ran fine.
A few days ago a friend of mine ran into the exact same problem, rythmic clickign of the hard drive. I figured that the solution would be the same thing: New powersupply = no problem. The computer is rather old, and the power supply only ran at 200 watts. I dragged a 300W supply from my house over, hooked it up, and got nothing. The computer woudlnt even turn on. Figuring that my donor was simply dead, i tried a brand new 350W supply, and again, no luck. Coudln't even get the computer to turn on.
Everyone that i have talked to has said that there should be absolutely no issues with compatibiltiy in power supplies, but after trying a brand new one in the machine, i am beginning to think that the ones i have tried are somehow incompatible.
Has anyone come across a similar problem? I can't even get the machine to turn on with a power supply other than their old broken 200W one. Please Help
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A few days ago a friend of mine ran into the exact same problem, rythmic clickign of the hard drive. I figured that the solution would be the same thing: New powersupply = no problem. The computer is rather old, and the power supply only ran at 200 watts. I dragged a 300W supply from my house over, hooked it up, and got nothing. The computer woudlnt even turn on. Figuring that my donor was simply dead, i tried a brand new 350W supply, and again, no luck. Coudln't even get the computer to turn on.
Everyone that i have talked to has said that there should be absolutely no issues with compatibiltiy in power supplies, but after trying a brand new one in the machine, i am beginning to think that the ones i have tried are somehow incompatible.
Has anyone come across a similar problem? I can't even get the machine to turn on with a power supply other than their old broken 200W one. Please Help
-f