slow bios

[darkat]

hey all, I just upgraded my pc with a enermax 350w psu, I'm
running a msi 645 ultra mobo w/256mb pc2100 on boot my bios
is slow and delayed but it will boot should I flash the bios
to a newer version or return the psu for something different. thanks for any help.

 

[o1die]

Check your bios version and memory timings before flashing. You may already have the latest version. The new power supply shouldn't affect bios performance. I run conservative memory timings with 4:5 ratio and 133 cpu fsb for best overall performance. Your power supply should work fine if your 5 volt readings are at least 4.85 under load.

 

[jihiggs]

do you have all your ide drives? if a hard drive or cd drive is plugged into the ribbon, but is not getting power, it will hang for a time trying to figure out whats on the cable.

you shot who in the what now?

 

[darkat]

pretty smart jihiggs, it turned out to be a loose ide cable
on my 2nd hard drive.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

Yerp... when you have a dodgy PSU you tend to get the following symptoms:

1. computer fails to start up at all
2. smokey smell comming from psu
3. spontaneous reboots, typically during cpu/graphics intensive tasks.
4. audible fan speed slowdows with cpu under load.
5. fluctuating or dipping voltages

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