Power supply

[VicTTim77]

How do you know if the power supply is to small. I have every thing set up and when I power it up it shuts down about 15 seconds after. Is this the power supply?

 

[Vampiric Rouge]

It helps if we have the specs on the power supply. also a little bit more on your computer too. I see and mother board and cpu and HDD but any video cards or add ons?

 

[VicTTim77]

ok. Im using a stock power supply, I have a cd burner/dvd burner, coolermaster ci5-9hdpa-0l cpu fan that runs at 12vdc and shikatronix 512 pc3200 ddr ram .

 

[Vampiric Rouge]

Did you try reseating things like the CPU and RAM? Also any big video cards or stuff like that? What is a "stock power supply"? Is your compuer custom made or is it made by dell or HP some thing like that.

 

[Bobo]

Did you try reseating things like the CPU and RAM? Also any big video cards or stuff like that?

If it boots at all, then everything is plugged in correctly.

 

[VicTTim77]

computer is custom built but the power supply is only a 250 watt or less. I'm not sue exactly what it is.

 

[VicTTim77]

bump

 

[bebopin64]

new psu is what it sounds like you need. How many amps is it though?

 

[VicTTim77]

im not sure if this is right but what I could pick out from the psu it said eather 1.5A or 15A.

 

[Bobo]

Well I sure hope it isn't 1.5A. But the amperage that we are looking for is on the 12V line, there are multiple listings.

 

[VicTTim77]

i cant find any thing but i found out that it is 350w.

 

[bebopin64]

if its a generic psu that doesn't specify amperage it is probably pretty damned weak. But the setup doesn't sound to intensive.

 

[VicTTim77]

yea. But they cpu fan I have needs alot of power. If its not the power supply whta else could it be?

 

[Bobo]

yea. But they cpu fan I have needs alot of power.

No it doesn't. No fan uses what a CPU or a HDD does.

 

[VicTTim77]

well what else could it be?