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

[Damien McKenna]

> > 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.

That's what I was hoping.

> > Gigabyte nForce4 SLI mobo
> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-K8
> NXP-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.

I've been using a single ATI X700 Pro card in the machine until a week
ago when it died.

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

I'm only running the one PCI card, no PCIe right now.

> > 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? 

Nope, this PSU has all separate power connectors so I've got at most two
drives on each one.

> > 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 think it's a 68pin device.

Thanks, Bryan.

I'll see about doing the enclosure first, then contact Gigabyte.

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