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Old 12-22-04, 05:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
mishaq
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Originally Posted by shoman24v
I plugged in my axim one day and the entire computer shut off. It ended up hitting the surge protector reset button. I dont know if I overpowered my PSU, its a 300w with and x800, 2 cd drives, 2 hds, a floppy, and mobo attached to it.

Uh, you need MUCH more than 300 W for that system, at least 380-400 of a brand name power supply such as antec with stable power rails. The x800 alone is going to pull a good 100 watts, then your processor a good 70-80, and adding multiple hard drives and CD rom drives is just asking for trouble.
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