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the.ronin
Thanx for the replies on the 8400..
However I was asking about the TV Tuner as I had seen that in one of your pix you had a Vista View HD Receiver in there..
Just wanted to know if the other slot is still open enough to install a TV Tuner card (sorry I guess I should liberate more on my questions)
Must be some kind of Friday the 13th stuff. LOL
Yesterday I powered up my Slimline s3020n and got a completely blank screen. Unit had powered down to install a VISTA (i believe) automatic update. It was working fine the day before and I hadn't moved, opened or added a thing. No boot, no post, can't get to bios, the HD doesn't spin, just the blue power on light and the DVD drive opens and spins.
Won't run recovery disks. Pulled the battery to reset cmos and no change. Pulled the RAM stick by stick, disconnected the HD, DVD, nothing. This was a refurb from COMP USA a year and half ago, so I don't expect any support from HP.
Do I just buy a new one? Having spent only $300 for it, doesn't seem worth putting a whole lot more effort into repair unless I've missed something obvious. I really liked this little unit, but it's the first system I've ever had that just died.
I don't know about 'under'clocking.
Archaea,
When I first got my 3315 uk from HP is was clocked at 2.9, I did a sytem restore and it went to 2.6. Will I ever get it back to 2.9 again or is that it now for me? Any Ideas?
John.
I attempted a boot with the 9600 gt with the 6 pin power cable removed completely and it provided the same effect as the 9800 gt with the 6 pin cable in place. This leads me to believe the psu is good, but doesn't provide enough current to run a 9800 gt. I am curious do you think an upgrade to the FSP Group Booster X5 450W would do the trick?
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v2.asp?SCriteria=BA25670
one of the best 45 watt AMD processors available for the slimline
$60.
I don't follow.
You tried to boot a 9600GT with no supplimental power and it worked? When the 9800GT's supplimental six pin power is removed the fan just runs at full speed and you get no video. If your fan is speeding up and you get no video then it's likely that your cd-rom based auxillary PSU is NOT working correctly -- rather than is. If it was working correctly the supplimental power should be MORE than enough to supply a 9600GT. Can you verify using a multimeter that the supplimental power supply is on? If you don't have a multimeter - perhaps just hook up a fan, or a LED, or something so you can verify you have power coming from the auxilary power supply.
Now the station is powering off at random typically 1 - 3 times a day. I'm thinking it's the PSU. Anyone else having similar issues?
Im running the same model computer Mogg..
I even had the same problem on random shutdowns (however only about once a day with me)..
My computer is also on 24/7 for the most part..
However
Ever sents I installed my 3 fans to the case (for cooling) I have yet to have a shutdown on me..
Take note that I do not have an after market Graphics card (as of yet)..
So it could be do to power consumption as you have stated..
Or it could be just be due to just a cooling issue..
Need more info on your part thou bud on your system components as well as what Temp your running most of the time..
At least that would help me help you..
I woulent get the 180w though//
I would get at least 250w PSU plus you may want to look at some of the CPU's that I have posted in this thread that are posted on the top of this page that your looking at..
Keep us informed bud..
Our model only has a CPU cooling fan..I haven't dug into troubleshooting yet, but will this weekend. One thing I have noticed is unusual slow down on the system as a whole at random where I don't think it's being caused by software if that makes sense, this usually leads to a shut down.
I'm going to rip open the case and check in the inside to make sure all fans are spinning etc. What 250w do you recommend?
Just noticed about this replie that you gave out..Unfortunately, HP slimlines are not capable of overclocking, or underclocking or any voltage manipulation in the BIOS/CMOS --- All of that is locked down in the HP BIOS
What You Need
-The Sparkle 270LE PSU - Census PC (49.99 Plus Shipping
-ATX to Micro Adapter - ATX Power Supplies ($23.82)
-Molex to SATA Adapter - Census PC (Will explain why needed - 3.25 + 3.99 S&H)
-Thermal Grease - Census PC (I used the Spire 420)
Steps to Remove - Reverse to Re-Assemble
You will need to remove all of these things and this is the order i used to be able to remove the PSU:
Cover, Front Face Plate, CDROM, Hard drive, The Cage used to hold the CDROM & HD, CPU Heatsink.
I also removed the Media Card Reader and Lights but may not have needed to. If you want a nitty gritty version I can write down how many screws and cables per part, but I thought if you are doing this then just a list of parts and the order of their removal should cover most of you.
Replacement Notes
Since you have to remove the CPU I recommend replacing the thermal grease which I purchased with the PSU. I removed the grease using a paper towel. After getting it all off and replacing the PSU I put the new stuff back on and spread it with my finger wiping the excess on my finger off onto the heatsink, the spring loaded screws on the heatsink rock in making sure the right amount of pressure is applied to keep the Heatsink and CPU in contact
The PSU mounts in nice there is a lip in the case that the HP PSU sat on and the Sparkle sits on it great and using one screw that lined up on the back, it doesn't move around at all. So A+ on fit. Plus it is way shorter which gives your poor cramped case a tad more room even though some of it is taken up by all the extra cords. The ATX to HP Adapter worked fine.
What 250w do you recommend?