power supply ?

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Saturday 21 January 2006 01:33 pm, betty kindly wrote:
> preface: gui user.
>
> recently i had to move my computer to another room, when i turned it
> back on, i had to 'push the button' about 8 times to finally get it to
> click 'on'.  (it would make a little clicking noise, but not the
> whirring noise that means it is starting)
>
> to make sure i wasn't just being stupid about how long to hold in the
> button, i tested it again later in the week by turning it off then
> trying to turn it on again. same thing. it is running now, but i am
> afraid to turn it off, not that i need to , but at some time in the next
> ten weeks i'm going to be moving it back to my office and will need to
> turn it off then, and what if i can't get it to restart,,,, or what if
> the power goes out..... etccc.
>
> does this sound like a power supply issue?
> i have been running this same system with redhat for about 5 years now
> and rarely shut it down (once a year? maybe).
> if it's a power supply thing, can anyone recommend a reliable, cheap,
> QUIET new one that i could get at fry's elec.???
>
> thanks for any help.

See if the button itself hasn't moved out of position. I once had that happen 
and when I pushed it it didn't make a full connection. Cleaning out all the 
dust is an excellent suggestion. Do try that before buying a new PS.

If you DO need a new PS, Antec makes great silent ones, but they aren't cheap. 
Sparkle brand is reliable and less expensive, but maybe not quite as silent. 
Sparkle sells their PS's to other companies that rebrand them and charge more 
money for them. 

Before buying, check the decible levels. Also check how many cable connectors 
they have for the different voltages. Drives and different parts of your 
Motherboard use different voltages. You want to make sure that your PS has 
adequate juice for your voltage needs. It's also nice if the PS has a fan 
vent on the bottom of it, and not just on the side that faces the storage 
drives, to help pull the hot air off the CPU.

Sites like Anandtech and Tom's Hardware usually have PS reviews and 
comparisons you can check out.

HTH,

Siri Amrit
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