Help me to understand the brain-melting world of computer power supplies, why my new PC is having issues, and what I should be looking for in a new PSU... see within for the usual technical guff. [more inside]
posted by malpractice on Jan 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Homebrew PC is making a lot of noise — advice on how I should fix this? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Dec 29, 2008 - 17 answers

I consider this to be google cheating, but I honestly know nothing of this. Get me a power supply - model #atx-300-12e or the equivalent. Asap. Please. [more inside]
posted by damnjezebel on Apr 9, 2008 - 14 answers

When my parents' PC is turned off, the fans on the motherboard (case and cpu) spin. What's the deal? Setup and more info inside... [more inside]
posted by zackola on Feb 23, 2008 - 8 answers

PC troubleshooting help: Is it the motherboard or the power supply? [more inside]
posted by SteveInMaine on Apr 5, 2007 - 6 answers

My computer occasionally locks up, and sometimes completely fails to boot when I press the power button. Linux's "sensors" reports out-of-range voltage values. [more inside]
posted by bkudria on Feb 6, 2006 - 6 answers

I was going to post in my original posts regarding my stupid HP computer but they have been archived. Has anybody ever heard of a computer having "too much" power? We resolved the problem to a power supply issue but now I'm being told that the new power supply I purchased was too much for the motherboard.

True? False? Wishful thinking?
posted by ajpresto on Jun 19, 2004 - 7 answers

I think my PC's power supply might be acting up. What are your thoughts? [more inside]
posted by John Shaft on Apr 4, 2004 - 13 answers

PC hardware problem: I recently had my power supply replaced and now the computer now only reads half the RAM it actually has plugged into it... [more inside]
posted by picea on Mar 1, 2004 - 4 answers