Dell Dimension 8200 and Chaintech FX5700

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Hi,

I recently purchased a Chaintech nVidia FX5700. I've been having issues
with my PC where I get BSOD win32k.sys or mshtml.dll errors and the PC
automatically reboots.

My Dell is a P4 1.9GHz 512MB RDRAM and currently an nVidia GeForcceTi200. I
took the new card out.

The only thing that I can think of is that my power supply is not powerful
enough. The manual says I need a minimum 250W power supply. My Dell has a
250W power supply. Do I maybe need a more powerful one?

If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.

Thanks

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"K2NNJ" <k2nnj@arrl.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I recently purchased a Chaintech nVidia FX5700. I've been having issues
> with my PC where I get BSOD win32k.sys or mshtml.dll errors and the PC
> automatically reboots.
>
> My Dell is a P4 1.9GHz 512MB RDRAM and currently an nVidia GeForcceTi200.
> I
> took the new card out.
>
> The only thing that I can think of is that my power supply is not powerful
> enough. The manual says I need a minimum 250W power supply. My Dell has
> a
> 250W power supply. Do I maybe need a more powerful one?
>
> If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
>
>

I wouldn't automatically assume that the power supply is the problem. More
likely would be the drivers for the card and/or DirectX versions......

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"K2NNJ" <k2nnj@arrl.net> wrote in message
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>I have DirectX 9.0b
>
> I was using 56.72 with the new card and now the old one.
>
>

Crosspost slashed. No need for that.

Did you reinstall 56.72 with the new card, or just swap the cards' and let
XP find everything?

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Yes. Dell computers are nototious for using underpowered PSU's.

--
DaveW



"K2NNJ" <k2nnj@arrl.net> wrote in message
news:m7tAc.40579$0b.11221410@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Hi,
>
> I recently purchased a Chaintech nVidia FX5700. I've been having issues
> with my PC where I get BSOD win32k.sys or mshtml.dll errors and the PC
> automatically reboots.
>
> My Dell is a P4 1.9GHz 512MB RDRAM and currently an nVidia GeForcceTi200.
I
> took the new card out.
>
> The only thing that I can think of is that my power supply is not powerful
> enough. The manual says I need a minimum 250W power supply. My Dell has
a
> 250W power supply. Do I maybe need a more powerful one?
>
> If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
>
>

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"DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
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> Yes. Dell computers are nototious for using underpowered PSU's.
>
> --
> DaveW
>

<snip> , <crosspost slashed again....>


Your statement should read "underRATED PSUs", meaning, they are rated below
their actual output capacity.

"nototious"?


Stew

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But that ISN'T what Dell does. They put in a power supply that is MORE
powerful than necessary and rate it lower to provide a safety margin.
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
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> No more notorious than Gateway, HP, and even IBM. They all get by with as
low
> of a power rating as possible while still allowing the system as
configured at
> the factory to run reliably. In short, there is often not much margin for
error
> as far as power is concerned when upgrading any name brand system.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:12:33 -0500, "S.Lewis" <stew1960@mail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
> >news:l_KAc.52114$2i5.16812@attbi_s52...
> >> Yes. Dell computers are nototious for using underpowered PSU's.
> >>
> >> --
> >> DaveW
> >>
> >
> ><snip> , <crosspost slashed again....>
> >
> >
> >Your statement should read "underRATED PSUs", meaning, they are rated
below
> >their actual output capacity.
> >
> >"nototious"?
> >
> >
> >Stew
> >
> >
>