How do I know which power supply is the correct one to get? Is there a way to learn this without cracking the case open again? I hate opening it. Could you give me a link to the correct page? On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > Evga website has some 450s for a low price and goods quality > > On Sep 18, 2017 1:29 PM, "Michael" wrote: > >> yep... power supply needs to be replaced. It just shut itself off again >> (as I was editing an image). Blowing the dust off helped..... but didn't >> fix the problem. >> >> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Michael wrote: >> >>> and two fans as well as the cpu fan >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> this computer is very open. It has three holes to the outside world in >>>> it. I actually thought to myself that I should blow it out a couple of >>>> weeks ago but fogot I had the hand blower and kept forgetting to buy >>>> compressed air to do it. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Stephen Partington < >>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Cheaper power supplies are pron to their capacitors failing. this is >>>>> ultimately what will destabilize them. but if after you cooled the system >>>>> off and cleaned out the schmutz and it stabilizes then you might have a >>>>> solution there. Also consider fan/airflow as well. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> you know.... I think it was the heat build up. It crashed multiple >>>>>> times. I blew it off and started it again. It crashed again. I must not >>>>>> have given it enough time to cool because I let it sit for 20-30 minutes >>>>>> and now it isn't crashing. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 7:27 PM, Carruth, Rusty < >>>>>> Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Power supply, heat., or software bug ;-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Those would be my guesses. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Michael >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:12 PM >>>>>>> *To:* PLUG >>>>>>> *Subject:* Well.... I think my power-supply is going. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The computer keeps shutting itself off. :( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I remembered that I had a blower for this and I blew it out and >>>>>>> we'll see what happens. The funny thing is that it only seems to do it >>>>>>> after I start darktable. I am guessing that it is because dt uses the cpu >>>>>>> more. I don't know..... Well, we'll start darktable now and see what >>>>>>> happens..... darn. it shut itself off! so this does sound like the power >>>>>>> supply? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>> >>>>> Stephen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: