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saminal · 07-18-2007, 09:25 AM

Hi, this is my first post here.

I have a system I've built myself, and recently haven't been able to spend the money necessary on upgrading and repairing, so it's beginning to show its age.

Occasionally (daily, now) it reboots and on post, fails to detect my master HDD. The only thing that fixes this is taking the side off and making sure the IDE and Molex connectors are pushed in firmly. Is it just a loose connection or could something else be causing these crashes? I have a suspicion that the PSU could be insufficient but it's only started recently. I can't afford to buy things in the hope that they'll work.. I can't even really afford to buy things if I'm certain but I'm sure parents could be milked in the event of a necessity.

Any opinions are very welcome, thanks :)

> Sam

07-18-2007, 09:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
saminal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP Home Edition	Random system crashes - help? Hi, this is my first post here. I have a system I've built myself, and recently haven't been able to spend the money necessary on upgrading and repairing, so it's beginning to show its age. Occasionally (daily, now) it reboots and on post, fails to detect my master HDD. The only thing that fixes this is taking the side off and making sure the IDE and Molex connectors are pushed in firmly. Is it just a loose connection or could something else be causing these crashes? I have a suspicion that the PSU could be insufficient but it's only started recently. I can't afford to buy things in the hope that they'll work.. I can't even really afford to buy things if I'm certain but I'm sure parents could be milked in the event of a necessity. Any opinions are very welcome, thanks :) > Sam