Network cable causes lockup ??

[Apokalipse]

Well, it's up to you if you rather use an Ethernet PCI card or use the built-in Ethernet hub. Personally, I would just use the built-in Ethernet hub to save a PCI slot and power.

especially if your motherboard has two gigabit ethernet ports. Then it's faster, too.

Anyway, get a new power supply, ASAP. And not a cheapo one.

 

[superdave1984]

Is it possible that your boot order has the onboard NIC set before your HD?

 

[phucng_10]

Yeah I'll go ahead and order a new PSU just in case, something with decent quality but cheap. It's just an e-mail/web browsing computer for a relative, very basic. I would have mentioned the PSU making that strange noise, but I figured it was just normal for it to do so...it was given to my by another person and I never used it when it was new to to be able to tell the difference. Thanks for the help

I think I remember seeing the Antec Basiq 500W for only $49.99 at Fry's.