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  1. 02-09-2003, 05:02 PM #1
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    Power Supply

    ive got an Antec Lanboy case and am using the smartblue 350w power supply that comes with it. i have 2 CD/DVD drives and one HDD connected to it. using Motherboard Monitor 5 it shows that my 5v voltage rail is only at 4.08v, is this too low? should it be higher. this figure does not seems to fluctuate at all it is a constant 4.08? basically what im asking is should i be worried or is it fine???
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    If its reading right, thats very low - do you have any stability issues ? crashing ect... ?

    However, if its a constand 4.08, and never moves, no matter if under load or not, then it may be a bad configuration on MBM.
    Go into your BIOS and check your voltage there.
    Also, what motherboard is it ?
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    no stability issues at all. its a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (nForce2) motherboard. ill jus go check the BIOS.
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    that is a very very capable PSU so i think its a dodgy MBM readin. get a multimeter from maplin and check via molex

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    Originally posted by Tom
    that is a very very capable PSU so i think its a dodgy MBM readin. get a multimeter from maplin and check via molex
    thanx for the advice.
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    Originally posted by iMc
    no stability issues at all. its a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (nForce2) motherboard. ill jus go check the BIOS.
    Did it show fine in the BIOS ?
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    yeh, it flutuates between 4.9xx to maximum of 5.024. all seems well. the cpu temp in BIOs on the other hand must lie because when i upgraded F10 it decided to shoot up about 10°C.
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    When i upgraded the BIOS on my MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR last the CPU temp jumped 10*c too.... Thats on all software readings, MBM, Bios, and MSI software.
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    hmmmm, strange aint it! ive just gone back to the original BIOs
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    is ok, Nvidia altered it in their reference BIOS, and the manufactures just Incorporated it into their BIOS's
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    the newer BIOs for my mobo seem to make my comp more unstable tho, which is why ive changed back to the original.
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    Originally posted by iMc
    the newer BIOs for my mobo seem to make my comp more unstable tho, which is why ive changed back to the original.
    Are you overclocking ?
    I know some of the more recent BIOS's are a lot more aggressive than the first ones released - you may need to back off a bit (i know i did). You don't loose any performance though, as its more aggressive to make up for it
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    no, not OC at all yet! i mite have a play around later and reinstall the most recent version. ill report back with what happens if anything!
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    ive flashed my BIOs back to F11 and the cpu temps increased from 33 to 51. also using easytune4 it detects that my cpu fan is only running at 1766rpm. this should be nearer 3500 surely.
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