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Answer» so i picked up a bunch of new stuff recently and I'm having some problems: also... i have an older 480w psu i would like to check against the system but unfortunately it only has a 4 pin cpu power connector instead of 8 :? that shouldnt be an issue. my p5n32e mobo has the option for an 8 pin CPU power connector, but i only have a 4 pin connected to it. try switching the PSU's.alright... well when i CONNECT only the 4 pin with the 460w psu the system turns on and stays on... but none of the fans seem to be going and the system beeps continuously... so... is there something wrong with the new 680w supply then?from what your telling me, it does indeed sound like the power supply is the problem. does the 680w PS come with a voltage selector switch on the back?Don't leave it on very long with no fans... Double check your Did you remember to apply Thermal Paste when assembling the CPU/heatsink ? ?both psu's have voltage selector switches... I DID apply thermal paste, but atm, as i am just testing the PSU's... the fan is not on the CPU... though it is plugged in so the system THINKS there is a fan present. I'm not leaving the system on long enough to damage anything .. both psu's are set at 115i would return the PS. some good brands in PS's are Corsair, OCZ, coolermaster, and antec.it was purchased from newegg... but I really don't want to have to wait for the shipping back, the RMA, and the shipping of the new one back to me (not that I have much of a choice huh?) Plus... will newegg force a restocking fee on me (in addition to the shipping fee that I paid originally, the new shipping fee for the new PSU, and the shipping fee to return the defective psu)what are all of your hardware specs? you might be able to get away with using the 480W PS for now. i would actually suggest switching to the 480W and running the comp solely on it, to make sure that its the other PS thats causing the grief.well like i said with the 480 supply in the fans in the computer don't seem to work... that and the Computer seems to beem loudly and consistenly...saying "not enough power" imo. Specs... Asus striker extreme mobo intel dual core quad q6600 2x evga geforce 8800GT's KO edition (not hooked up when i tried powering up the system) 4 gig ddr2 ram 1066 soundblaster sound card Apevia 680w PSU iceberg 2x hard drives (1 ide 1 sata)i would return the PSU regardless if it is the problem or not, with 2 8800s i would recommend nothing less then an 800W PS. now when you said the fans in the comp didnt work with the 480W PS, did you mean the case fans? also, are your fans connected directly to the PS, or are they connected to the mobo?oddly enough... it's powering up fine now... everything connected and all :X /boggle. anyhow... mm... now it won't load all the way to windows... is this because of the new mobo? I tried tossing my vista disk in to maybe reinstall it... but it is an upgrade dvd... and so it wants me to load it from windows (great eh?). I tried running in safe mode... regardless it does a BSOD flash and then restarts RIGHT after the black windows loading screen... do i need to reinstall windows? should i install XP? if so how? otherwise... what is causing the restarts? Should I load it, to begin with, with only 1 video card in? Thanks.If this XP hard drive is from your old build it simply won't work... XP is tied to the hardware it was installed on. If you have an XP CD follow the instructions below: Repair Install of XP I suggest reading through it to get familiar paying special attention to the Warnings and printing out a copy for reference. If done properly all your Data and Programs will be intact. If not you risk the loss of Data but the install of XP will run on the new build. Good Luck. |
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