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aftrshock · 08-15-2007, 01:03 PM

Not sure if this is the right area for this post, but here goes anyway.

These Gateway 610XL media center PCs have this issue with screen blinking -- that is, the screen will randomly power off and come back on sometimes. I can always make the screen come on, for however limited a time, at boot time, or from resuming after suspending. One time from this suspend/resume, the unit found new USB devices, the built in card reader and I think DVD, but this doesn't happen every time.

Multiple fixes have been suggested: upping the PSU, changing for a revised PSU, unplugging the subwoofer, changing the spread spectrum in the BIOS, one person even suggested it could be from magnetic fields in the home or wiring.

I've checked out the writeup on PSU's and used the 'lite' configurator to see what my system should take. the 185 watt shipped w/ the machine definitely isn't enough.

The system is using the 180watt Rev 01 PSU that is recommended. It's been changed out from the original at least twice, per the user who owns the system.

So far, none of the super fixes have worked, although per the write up on PSU's, I may need > 300 watts for a PSU -- I'm wondering if its inside wiring. The 20 pin mobo connector is split to an 8 pin and 12 pin, and the standard P4 4pin. That's it, to power everything! No adapter even! Subwoofer, board, chip, RAM, DVDrw, 200gb HDD, LCD panel, firewires, USBs, card reader, IR receiver, TV card, AM/FM receiver... that's a lot of devices for those cables to be powering.

Maybe I should hit 350 or even 400 for a PSU?

Or, let's look at the issue at hand: my screen shuts off. Not a 'no signal' display, but the LCD panel itself goes out. Suspend and resume brings it on, but I can never be sure how long.

Ideas? Or should I be posting elsewhere?

Machine stats: Gateway 610XL media center
P4 3.0 ghz + 512mb DDR400 RAM
128mb AGP ATI vid
15" LCD panel
PSU: 185 watt Delta Rev 01 model, also used a Delta 250 and an Allied 300, custom modified to fit the power connector.
not sure what else would be useful in here.

08-15-2007, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
aftrshock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 45 OS: Multiboot: XP,2k, Ubuntu 6.10	Gateway 610XL Not sure if this is the right area for this post, but here goes anyway. These Gateway 610XL media center PCs have this issue with screen blinking -- that is, the screen will randomly power off and come back on sometimes. I can always make the screen come on, for however limited a time, at boot time, or from resuming after suspending. One time from this suspend/resume, the unit found new USB devices, the built in card reader and I think DVD, but this doesn't happen every time. Multiple fixes have been suggested: upping the PSU, changing for a revised PSU, unplugging the subwoofer, changing the spread spectrum in the BIOS, one person even suggested it could be from magnetic fields in the home or wiring. I've checked out the writeup on PSU's and used the 'lite' configurator to see what my system should take. the 185 watt shipped w/ the machine definitely isn't enough. The system is using the 180watt Rev 01 PSU that is recommended. It's been changed out from the original at least twice, per the user who owns the system. So far, none of the super fixes have worked, although per the write up on PSU's, I may need > 300 watts for a PSU -- I'm wondering if its inside wiring. The 20 pin mobo connector is split to an 8 pin and 12 pin, and the standard P4 4pin. That's it, to power everything! No adapter even! Subwoofer, board, chip, RAM, DVDrw, 200gb HDD, LCD panel, firewires, USBs, card reader, IR receiver, TV card, AM/FM receiver... that's a lot of devices for those cables to be powering. Maybe I should hit 350 or even 400 for a PSU? Or, let's look at the issue at hand: my screen shuts off. Not a 'no signal' display, but the LCD panel itself goes out. Suspend and resume brings it on, but I can never be sure how long. Ideas? Or should I be posting elsewhere? Machine stats: Gateway 610XL media center P4 3.0 ghz + 512mb DDR400 RAM 128mb AGP ATI vid 15" LCD panel PSU: 185 watt Delta Rev 01 model, also used a Delta 250 and an Allied 300, custom modified to fit the power connector. not sure what else would be useful in here.