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"Martin" <zedolf@o2.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "larrymoencurly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > "Martin" <zedolf@o2.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Ten USB ports (four back-panel USB2.0 ports, onboard USB heaaders
> > providing six extra USB1.1 ports)"
> >
>
> That makes sense - i thought the K7S5A Pro only had two USB1.1 ports with
> the motherboard headers.
> So 4 x USB2.0 plus 6 x USB1.1 = 10 USB ports in total.
> And i read that a USB Root Hub entry in Device Manager represents two USB
> ports - so the five USB Root Hubs in my Device Manager seems OK.
>
> > > My PSU is next culprit for the crashes - it's a generic
> > > 300W PSU that's had a lot of 24/7 use since i bought it
> > > over three years ago. I can get a 400W replacement, but
> > > after spending £17 on a powered USB hub that didn't fix
> > > the problem, i'm reluctant to spend more £££s if it
> > > doesn't solve the problem.
> >
> > > K7S5A Pro with Duron 1.3GHz and 2 x 256MB PC133 RAM.
> > > Radeon 7000 dual VGA video card.
> > > 160GB and 40GB Seagate Barracuda drives.
> > > LG 4081B DVD-RW and a LG DVD-ROM.
> >
> > Does it run more reliably with one of the HDs and one of the DVD
> > drives disconnected? I think that unless your PSU is defective or
> > really, really bad, like this 300W:
> >
> >
>
www.pcpowerandcooling.com/products/power_supplies/insidestory/insidestory.ht
> m
> >
> > The 250W version couldn't run my K7S5A and 1.3 GHz Duron barebones for
> > more than 30 seconds at a time, although it was able to run a P4S5A
> > (also uses only +5V for CPU power) system with low-power graphics card
> > (Intel 740i), 1.7 GHz Celeron, a 5400 RPM HD, and CD-ROM. One person
> > measured the power input to his K7S5A or K7S5A Pro, Athlon XP1800+,
> > two CD drives, and five HDs and found it to be never exceed 160W,
> > meaning that the PSU was probably putting out just 120W.
> >
> > If you want a really good PSU for a low price, look for something with
> > a model number that starts with "FSP", which indicates that it's made
> > by Fortron-Source Power. Some brands are Fortron, Sparkle, Hi-Q,
> > PowerQ, Powerman, Powertech (not Powertek, which could be misspelled),
> > Aopen, and Trend, but some of their model numbers start with "ATX".
> > Also really good are some wierd brands, like NMB, Mineba, Lite-on,
> > Newton, and Zippy-Emacs, which are sold mostly to OEMs.
>
> I'll try disabling both my optical drives next then.
> It seems possible that the PSU can't supply the required power surge at
> boot-up.
>
> Will post again with results.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Martin.
>
>
Well after three days of being online i rebooted earlier and got the BSOD
errors repeatedly - that's with my modem connected.
Modem disconnected and my pc reboots perfectly.
I disconnected both my optical drives and tried booting up with the modem
attached - endless BSODs.
(So i reconnected both the optical drives).
Next i disconnected the modem from the phone line but left it connected to
the USB - the pc booted ok.
While still booted i then reconnected the modem to the phone line - a BSOD
followed in less than a couple of minutes.
With the modem disconnected from the phone line i rebooted - all ok.
Left the pc for five minutes and then plugged the modem back into the phone
line and the modem connected and all's ok.
I've dug out the receipt for the modem - it's only five months old - and am
going to return it to PCWorld later hoping for a refund or replacement.
Martin.
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