[Pc_Support] Why me? Another dead PCI-Express card

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> Here's what I have:
> 500W Antec PSU, only a few months old:
> http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=26500

Yeah, that should be more than enough -- ATX 2.0 and
everything.

> Gigabyte nForce4 SLI mobo
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-K8NXP-SLI.htm

That's gotta be where the issue is.  The GeForce 6600GT
really pushes up against the 150W limit of a PCIe x16 video
designated slot.  I'd contact Gigabyte and tell them your
repeat issues.

> PCI video card

Is this in addition to the PCIe?
I've had trouble with a 2nd video card on the PCI.

> PCI SCSI card
> 160gb Seagate SATA drive
> 160gb Maxtor IDE drive
> 80gb Maxtor IDE drive
> Internal DLT7000 drive
> LG GSA4183 DVD burner

That's a lot of devices, but other than the DLT7000, I don't
see them overloading the +12V.  But it _could_ be that --
you're pulling too much +12V from the primary +12V rail.

Are you running all of the drives off of the same Molex run? 
If so, try using a couple of others.

> I replaced the old 400W PSU with the 500W one when it
> wasn't strong enough to power the DLT drive.  Should I just
> give up and move the DLT drive to an external bay?

Yeah, that's a bad sign.  I have an extra, 5.25" full height
external SCSI bays (HD50) if you want to try one.

> I'll try disconnecting the drive for a while
> to see if that makes a difference. 
> This is sure giving me the humbugs :-|



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