Delayed write failed!!

GTO · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:56

Just a quick question.

Could a lack of sufficient power cause delayed write failures?

I was having this problem some time ago on a SATA drive so, thinking it was fubared I bought a new one and all was well (for a while) then it reared it's ugly head again.

The reason I suspect the lack of juice is because this problem only started after I installed a Radeon 9800 which needs to be connected to a power supply.

AMD 64 x2 3800
ABIT AV8 3rd Eye
400 watt PSU
2 SATA drives
1 IDE drive
2 DVD drives

Any ideas or suggestions welcome.

Justintime · 20 Aug 2006 at 19:10

400W of what psu? That makes a big difference! However it could well be a power issue since it happened after you put a fairly beefy card there.

GTO · 20 Aug 2006 at 19:25

To be honest I can't remember what make it is but I know it's nothing fancy.

After buying the Radeon I thought it best to get a bigger power supply and thought any 400w would do.

Maybe not?

Justintime · 20 Aug 2006 at 21:06

400W is enough, i've run way harder stuff on less power, but generic psus etc.. might just not cut it, brands like PCP&C , Enermax, FSP, Antec etc.. are known to be good uns, generics may lack the power on certain rails that you need or just flat out lie about their handling power, thats why i wanted to know the brand

GTO · 21 Aug 2006 at 21:27

Fingers crossed my new 550W should sort things out.

I guess only time will tell.