Re: RePost: Sony PCV-RZ14G computer


"Baron" <me@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4547de30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Charles Schuler wrote:


Try a new PSU ! See if that helps.

Thanks Baron, but why would the power supply be an issue in this case?

You seem to be describing a sudden change in power loading that would
cause the PSU to shutdown if it was close to the limit of its power
handling capability.

The way to test this is to swap out the PSU and see if the problem goes
away.

I had a client that was having problems burning a DVD. Within a few
seconds of starting to burn, the machine shut down. New PSU cured the
problem. The original PSU was only 190 Watts !!! The machine never had
a burner originally. The installation of the DVD burner just pushed an
already marginal PSU over the top.

That is an extra load (burning a DVD), but in my case the computer will
often fail when it is just sitting there. Granted that it is on the
Internet and could be downloading a virus update at the time. However, hard
disk activity seems to be unrelated to the failure mode that I am
experiencing.

So, you would recommend changing the power supply before the video card?


.

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