Power Supply Problems? Please help!

Guys, I have a major issue i Think, I went to play train sim, went to push F2 for external view, and BOOM the system spontanously reboots! ok so now im a bit worried, ok so the BIOS loads up.. and then reports OS not found!!! I freaked!! so i try 3 more times.. same result, im ready to jump off a cliff, So I take the cover off, Unplug my second hard drive, and magicly it finds a OS, so i load windows, shut down plug the drive back in it loads good again, Is this a power supplu problem? lack of watts? My rig's specs are:p3-667
128mb ram
voodoo 4 pci (hardy har, it't not that funny)
176watt PS (that's pretty low, that why i think it's PS problems)
WC 120GB HD
MAXTOR 30GB HD
CD-burner
DVD driveIm really ready to seriusly consider getting a new rig built, Since i'll be working on a tight budge, what mobo's would you recommand?
I only need a mobo, case, CPU, RAM and im set, maybe a vid card at a later date
Coming Soon: 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR Ram, GeForce4 4600ti, Al projects stoped until I get that system Built (3~4 weeks most)

Shawn "Icy-Fire" Kenselaar
ShawnSSK@Yahoo.com

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RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, kazba, Oct-18-02, 11:39 PM, (1) RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, chucksc, Oct-19-02, 00:59 AM, (2) RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, IcyFire, Oct-19-02, 12:09 PM, (3) RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, pointroberts, Oct-19-02, 07:40 PM, (4) RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, IcyFire, Oct-19-02, 10:28 PM, (5) RE: Power Supply Problems? Please help!, Lone_Gunman_SG, Oct-20-02, 07:32 PM, (6)

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At a 176watts and with all that stuff I'm surprised you haven't experienced more problems. I would seriously recommend at least 300 watt supply. When I was building my P4 system, I wanted to test the various components in anther case before taking apart my current system. Well try as I might, I couldn't get the system to fully recognize the processor correctly. The BIOS was reporting it as P4 1.8GHZ, it's really a 2.4. Try to make changes in the BIOS and the system usually locked up after two or three changes. The case had a 230watt supply. Out of frustration, I jury rigged up the board to my current system which has a 300 watt supply. System fires up and correctly recognized the processor as a 2.4 and was able to successfully program the BIOS for my needs. Even now I'm thinking about upgrading the supply to a 350 or 400 watt as I have several drives connected.
Something to consider.Matt
SP Coast Route
(Madly fixing database errors -
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You could get an Antec P4/Athlon Ready 350w supply at Best Buy for about $65... should fix all you power related problems....
Get you some breathing room while you decide what to do about a new system.
You are going to need at least that much when you build your new system... Especially if you are re-using the case of your existing system.Chuck Schneider
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
North American Locomotive Works

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Thanks for the advice, as for reusing the case.. Screw it, It's HP junk, Im gonna get a new case, with a 400watt ps or higher, new mobo, new CPU, something 2.0Ghz or higher, and some ram, after that I can salvage the hd's and cd devices from the current one,then I should be good.. I knew buying a pre-built would be unwise, I'll never make that mistake again
Coming Soon: 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR Ram, GeForce4 4600ti, Al projects stoped until I get that system Built (3~4 weeks most)

Shawn "Icy-Fire" Kenselaar
ShawnSSK@Yahoo.com

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Shawn, you DID say you pressed F2... right? The 2 key is external view... maybe that's the problem...

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i did mean to say 2, i was in such a rush i typed F2
Coming Soon: 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR Ram, GeForce4 4600ti, Al projects stoped until I get that system Built (3~4 weeks most)

Shawn "Icy-Fire" Kenselaar
ShawnSSK@Yahoo.com

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O.o weird man....
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