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[WTA] Casing And PSU Question

JuNz-V — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:56:36 +0800

okay, this is my scenario..
i have a old rig, specs as below:

AMD Athlon XP 1.1GHz (with std. heatsink + fan)
MSI MS-6712 Socket A
Nvidia 64mb GeForce2 Mx100/200
160GB 7200rpm HDD (New)
2 x 512 ddr ram
DVD rom
CD-RW
450 watt PSU (from my P4)
Standard Casing

this rig suffers power loss (com restart) whenever the cables are interrupted (just soft touches or movement).. this problem proceeds by affecting the fan to stop and hdd to off and on.
Sometimes, the fan and hdd doesn't run when i on the computer, and by connecting the cables properly will enables the hdd and fan to run.
and also some PSU cables if plugged into the hdd, not able to boot the hdd.

another situation is when i use Nvidia 64mb GeForce2 Mx400, the monitor will off and on several times whenever i'm loading internet explorer. For example, refreshing I.E or loading a page.
But when in idle, its okay.

so i suspect theres a problem with the PSU. about the GC, i not so sure.

so my question is:

1) How do i determine whether for sure its the PSU thats causing this problem?
How to diagnostic? any software to diagnose or manually in a technical way?

2) If PSU is the problem, should i just buy a new casing that comes with PSU itself? or buy only the PSU?
Which is more worth it or should i say wiser move?

3) If advise is to get a casing with PSU, what casing should i get for SOCKET A? Wat PSU watt is enough for my rig? I prefer reliable than performance.

non-related question:

4) Should i get a casing with more fan slots? I use this computer to torrent and web surfing where i'll on the computer for 24/7 long.

note: I thought of changing my casing as well, coz its super old and ugly.

So pros and sifus out there, pls enlighten me up with some advise.
Really would appreciate them very much,
thanks in advance!

Hard Disk Warranty

JuNz-V — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:19:41 +0800

Hi,
anyone here tried sending back a hdd to service center after warranty period?
issit possible?

btw,
next question is, anyone here using samsung hdd? sending them for warranty before?
my samsung hdd creates a sound of 'tick tick tick' everytime it gets busy/loading, n usually when the sound comes on, system will hang until the sound goes off..

is this the warranty center to send to for hdd? how long it usually take? (might be helpful for samsung hdd users)
i hope it covers bad sector, as i can't format my drive now..

Samsung Customer Service Plaza - Petaling Jaya
Ground Floor & 1st Floor,
Within Lot 11, Jalan 51A/219,
41600 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

1800-88-9999 Customers Service

pls comment, thanks in advance

Unable to detect Video Camcorder

JuNz-V — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:42:58 +0800

hi, firstly i like to thank those useful supports offered by sifus in my previous technical issue..

this is another one i face.. actually its not my com..
the problem is that the firewire card cannot detect video cam when its plugged in..
btw, the model of the video cam is Panasonic NV-GS50,
i've search for drivers in the internet, but i dont seem to find it..

but onces i plugged in a SONY video cam, it is able to detect..
however it is not alwiz workable even for SONY video cam..

i suspect its the driver version of the firewire card.. is there anyway i can do to resolve this problem??

thanks in advance

[addedon]July 30, 2007, 9:53 am[/addedon]any ideas anyone?

[WTA] About Harddisk

JuNz-V — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:57:33 +0800

I've heard that if only formatted once, the previous datas can be recovered...
issit possible?

btw, i lost all my previous data when my computer wasn't able to start at the startup.. only goes to boot menu.. so i have to re-install windows into my c:/
but before that my d:/ contains my datas.. somehow it shows unpartitioned drive..

after re-installing windows in c:/ , i enter windows n i can't find my d:/
then i boot windows cd again, re-partition the unpartition drive that used to be my datas before this.. then when i return to windows, d;/ is there, but i can't open it as it is required to format..

after formatting, my d:/ became empty..

any ideas from sifus out there??
pls help, thanks in advance

Question Regarding Compaq v3000

JuNz-V — Sun, 20 May 2007 06:46:40 +0800

hi there..
i just got a compaq v3000 from streamyx..
n i faced with a minor problem, which i cant connect to the internet, due to my LAN icon shows cable unplugged.. i have plugged in the streamyx phone line (it works fine for my desktop), but still no signal of change

besides from that, wat is the actual model series did streamyx gave for the promotion? it states v3000 but it seems to be a discoutinued model.. does that means it is not a good offer?

so im asking for help from sifus to rectify my problem..
thanks in advance