Just to make sure everyone is aware of the power issues inherent with installing the new ATi Radeon 9700 Pro. Reference my earlier article for the details of my week-long wrestling match.
In a nutshell, my Enermax 300 watt power supply was not enough to keep the Radeon, Audigy, one HD and 3 peripherals happy. WinXP "delayed write failed" errors started when the Audigy and Radeon were in my rig at the same time.
SOLUTION:
I ordered a PC Power & Cooling "Turbo Cool 425 ATX" power supply (another brand should work w/ enough wattage available), installed it and reinstalled the Audigy soundcard with latest drivers.
Works like a champ now!
Moral of the story?
Don't overlook your case's power supply!! It will cause some very strange problems that point you in many different directions (hard drives, arrays, motherboard) before you realize that the lack of sufficient and stable power is the culprit.
Take it easy,
Pdubya
In a nutshell, my Enermax 300 watt power supply was not enough to keep the Radeon, Audigy, one HD and 3 peripherals happy. WinXP "delayed write failed" errors started when the Audigy and Radeon were in my rig at the same time.
SOLUTION:
I ordered a PC Power & Cooling "Turbo Cool 425 ATX" power supply (another brand should work w/ enough wattage available), installed it and reinstalled the Audigy soundcard with latest drivers.
Works like a champ now!
Moral of the story?
Don't overlook your case's power supply!! It will cause some very strange problems that point you in many different directions (hard drives, arrays, motherboard) before you realize that the lack of sufficient and stable power is the culprit.
Take it easy,
Pdubya