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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Adept on October 12, 2003, 15:03

Title: Cache Problem
Post by: Adept on October 12, 2003, 15:03

I've been given a PC to try and fix for a friend of a friend ::)

It is a fairly modern Tiny PC (ugh!) which has had the motherboard and processor upgraded to an ASROCK K7VM2 and AMD 2400+.

The problem is that the machine starts Windows Millennium (double ugh!) and just as it goes into graphical mode, it corrupts the screen memory and crashes.

A quick run-through with PC-Check points to a problem with cache memory.

The question is; is it likely that there is a motherboard/processor fault or could it be that the pathetic 90w PSU in the Tiny case isn't giving the board enough power?

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Sandra on October 12, 2003, 15:20

Quote from: Adept on October 12, 2003, 15:03

the pathetic 90w PSU in the Tiny case

Is that a typo Adept  ???

I would have thought that was way to "TINY" to run anything above a 166  ::)

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Tony on October 12, 2003, 16:28

:heehee: nice one Sandra

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Adept on October 12, 2003, 17:25

No Sandra, that isn't a typo. 90w is what it says on the label. It is one of those mini PSU jobs.

That's why I asked the question! :P :P ::)

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Simon on October 12, 2003, 20:26

Well the little I know leads me to the conclusion that a 90W PSU wouldn't set the world alight.  Have you got another one you can try in it, Sean?

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Tony on October 13, 2003, 00:00

I've got a 180w PSU taken from a "Tiny" small tower case kicking about in the garage, if the lack of power is the problem Sean.  I can get you the model number if your interested, and it's yours if you are prepared to pay the postage.

Title: Re:Cache Problem
Post by: Adept on October 13, 2003, 07:26

:thanks: Tony,

As Simon suggested, I'll try a proper PSU as soon as I can. If that solves the problem, I'll suggest that a new case and PSU is bought. That Tiny case is 'orrible!