We have a 400w power supply in our 80G computer and lately it
crashes and tries to continually restart when I have appliances
connected, ie printer, video machine for copying dvd's, speakers etc. I
can only run the screen and hard drive at present and the noises coming
from the hard drive sound to me like it is really struggling. We have a
lot of software loaded and our problems really started when I loaded
the last software for my new samsung phone and a new digital camera.
I've been to a computer shop and other than costing a small fortune,
told me there was nothing wrong with my computer. I've had an
electrician in and he's checked everything is okay but asked about the
power for the computer. What I would like to know is what would be the
best size wattage to upgrade to, ie would 500 or 550 watts be
sufficient or try to go bigger. And finally, is this a job easy enough
to do ourselves or do we need a computer tech to do it for us. Finding
a decent computer tech is not easy! Another problem seems to be turbo
lister (ebay software) - when I go into turbo lister that's when I also
encounter problems, ie my computer seems to freeze - could this also be
related to insufficient power?
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You've got a lot going on, and unfortunately that means that the
answers aren't going to be clear. Yes, it all might be power supply
related, but in all honesty that's not where I'd start.
I'd start with a concept called "software rot".
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