one short beep
yup, it was one short beep, but that only occured when i had only the main power supply hooked up Oo... when i realized i missed the 4pin and connected it, my comp would start and stop in a second...
i think i figured it out, it was a good power supply
but not strong enough... i think...
need a bit more help, but i've collected all the info i think you'll need to make a good decision
pentium d 840 is an 05B in the Compatibility Guide...
motherboard is 05B and 04B (and As for both)...
Power supply requirement for 12V rail for an 05B is:
16A continuous, 19A peak for 10ms.
My original Ultra V 350 watt PSU had only 7A Steady State and 18A peak. So quite far off...
My new question is this:
I bought a new PSU, this time an Ultra Xfinity 500 watt.
It's specs are
8.5A Steady State and 18A peak. However it is dual rail...
the requirements for an 05B Extreme Edition is:
two 12v rails each rated at: 8A continuous, 11A for 10ms.
if i can assume that 05B Extreme Edition is a more power hungry version of 05B (can i make that assumption?) then my new power supply should have more than enough juice... assuming of course that the specs for my Ultra Xfinity are describing each of the dual rails individually...
so, a really long post, lots of assumptions, but hopefully someone will wade through that all... i really wanna get this comp going.
and from the sounds of it, after i fix this PSU problem i have a beef with my video card not displaying to my monitor as well, lol.
one step at a time i guess
btw, this board has been super awesome, super friendly, and super helpful. thanks!
progressively less sadboy