Media Server Hard Resets Anytime I Try to Boot a Game

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > Haus of Tech Support > Media Server Hard Resets Anytime I Try to Boot a Game

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

Four initial things to try before switching the PSU:

-Check CPU temperature using http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

-Check HD health using the portable zip edition of CDI: http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html

-Make sure you're on the latest motherboard BIOS.

-Use onboard video temporarily if possible.

Megasabin posted:

What I think is going on: To me this seems like a power supply issue.

If it's a PSU issue, shouldn't it be 100% consistent?

That definitely could be the issue. If it's a PSU issue you could be right on the edge of having enough power and also when a PSU begins to fail it may only work sporadically and unreliably like that. Kind of like a flickering light bulb.

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