I have just got a AMD Athlon XP 2000+ and now when i turn the pc on it starts to load for about 7 seconds then everything just turns off! Ive tries disconnecting everything but it still shuts down after about 7 seconds, i have kind of a BIG motherboard. Could I not be giving the processor enough power, i have a 300 watt power pack,128 mb SDRAM- please help!

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Should it be on fire like that?

Its time to get a new PSU with 350Watts at least.....
Go with ANTEC or Enermax PSU......

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It may be overheating and the thermal diode is kicking in, or your motherboard is kicking in, check the heatsink and thermal paste or settings in the bios.

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i have a K7S5A Pro V5.0 Motherboard

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Should it be on fire like that?

please give us the specs of your power supply, especially the 5v and 12v rails.

EDIT: also, please list the peripherals that you are using (hd, sound card, etc.).

Try booting your system with only the minimum amount of hardware installed. If that works, start installing peripherals one by one.

cheers,

dave

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QUOTE (Upgrader_UK @ Oct 8 2003, 07:33 PM) i have a K7S5A Pro V5.0 Motherboard
oh noes, not another ECS mobo
ECS mobo's are very sensitive towards ram and PSU choice

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i would think a 300watt would be fine, it really depends on what else you have in your rig

if you can get into your BIOS check your voltages and temps, your psu could by dying on you and giving bad voltages

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I agree on the temps and bad ram. Drivers and curropted registery is also a culprit. Run super pie or prime to see if it lives if it crashes most likely temp related.

try a diff psu

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Cooling: Standart: MTS Glaciator II @ 2.5K rpm , OC: own build water cooling , Own build Fan Mate 5¼" panel)
Mobo: Epox 8RDA+ Rev 2.1 (standart : classic epox cooler ; OC : own build water cooling)
Video: MSI Geforce4 Ti4200 128Mb (standart 8*8 Pabst fan@2K rpm (or 1.5K) ; OC 8*8 Pabst fan@5K rpm (water jacket soon)
PSU: 400W Z

Well its either power pack or RAM. I currently have 128mb SDRAM at 100mhz, is this enough to run an Athlon XP???

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Should it be on fire like that?

QUOTE I currently have 128mb SDRAM at 100mhz, is this enough to run an Athlon XP???

No Way......
You must take some 333MHZ(166 FSB) DDR PC2700 at least to have a stable System.....

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