I'm using a 300W power supply to run my Athlon that consumes about 75W, 2 40GB+ hard drives, GeForce2 card, sound, NIC, and 7 fans including a 120mm monster fan. I haven't had any power issues at all, but I know when it comes to power supplies....it is not so much the wattage rating as it is the quality. I've heard of several 400W or 450W power supplies that can't stand up to a 350W power supply. You might want to read up on them and make sure you get a good kind. > -----Original Message----- > From: Austad, Jay [mailto:austad at marketwatch.com] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:24 AM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] irq conflicts!!! > > > The problem is, almost everything is onboard, so I can't move > it around. I > don't think it's an IRQ problem anyway, I think it's due to > lack of power. > I read about someone else having the same problem with their > Athlon 1.4, and > they stuck in a bigger power supply and it was fine. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hvidsten, Leif [mailto:hvidsl at parknicollet.com] > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:25 AM > > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] irq conflicts!!! > > > > > > > > Your motherboard manual should say which PCI slots share > > IRQs. That way you can put your card(s) in the PCI slot(s) > > that won't share IRQs to eliminate possible conflicts. For > > example, my IWill KK266-R (KT133A chipset) is set up so that > > AGP/PCI 1/PCI 5 share an IRQ, PCI 2/PCI 6 share an IRQ, PCI > > 3/on-board sound share, and PCI 4/on-board RAID controller > > share. This setup will vary greatly from mobo to mobo....my > > Abit KT7A-RAID I used to have (based on the same KT133A > > chipset) was setup differently. I can see which IRQs the > > particular PCI card or on-board device will take within the > > BIOS menus. In one of the menus it will list something like > > USB Controller taking IRQ 11, Multimedia card taking IRQ 5, > > etc..(because I forced it to that IRQ in the BIOS). One > > other tip, especially when you have USB and a HighPoint > > controller enabled, is to disable in the BIOS whatever you > > don't need. Do you need the LPT/parallel printer port > > enabled? Disabling will usually free up IRQ 7. ! Do you > > need your serial ports? Disabling both will free up IRQ's 3 > > and 4, if I remember correctly. Forcing PCI slots to take > > certain IRQs may help as well, if offered in your BIOS. > > > > > > If you are not using the HighPoint controller you can > > disable it and > > > save irq 10. You can also try to put the tv tuner in > > another pci slot. > > > * Austad, Jay (austad at marketwatch.com) wrote: > > > > Ok, I'm trying to set up my new Soyo Dragon+ board, and the > > > ESCD bios crap > > > > gives me the following devices on the following IRQ's: > > > > > > > > Multimedia Device 10 > > > > Multimedia Device 10 > > > > Mass Storage Cntrlr 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > Multimedia Device 11 > > > > USB 11 > > > > USB 11 > > > > USB 11 > > > > Network 11 > > > > Display 11 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I fix this? The only card I have installed is a TV > > > card and a > > > > Geforce2 in the AGP slot. Otherwise, everything else is > > > onboard. Normally > > > > I wouldn't care, but the system locks during my > Mandrake install. > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - > > > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > Spencer Butler > > > Twin Cities Open Systems > > > http://tcos.stderr.net > > > 6126368989 at voicestream.net > > > > > > > PRIVACY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any > > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > > and may contain business confidential and privileged > > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > > distribution is prohibited. If this e-mail was not intended > > for you, please notify the sender by reply e-mail that you > > received this in error. 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