Probs with my PSU

[Micolahan]

About 3 monthsa ago i got a duron 600 and new mobo/case etc
same time i bought a 300W PSU but now i think that this is not enuf....i just got a CDRW drive and when i hooked it up alongside my normal CD drive the whole system went into SSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLOOOOOWWWWWWWWWMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
this not good. I have taken off my CD drive (the cdrw can read and everything) but i am now thinking of buying a new PSU
1) would this solve my problem (i thinking of getting a 430W PSU)
2) is this one ne good? Enermax EG451P 431W ATX Power Supply Specs (http://www.enermax.com.tw/products/eg-351p-ve.htm)
3) from the spec page, is it me or do the PSU's come with 6 5.25 power connectors??? this would be cool
ta for ne help

[werewolf_bite]

i would doubt it's a power problem, you would be more likely to suffer from intermittant crashes (for example it might crash when playing a game on the net, but would be fine whilst just surfing or playing the game).
more likely a driver problem or a hardware conflict at a guess.

is it as slow with just the cdrw in?
when both drives are in can you use both?
are the master/slave jumpers set correctly on the drives?

[Boycee]

defo not psu....its probably some sort of conflict......try turning dma off from drive properties for both drives...

also can we have the make of ur 2 cd drives

:)

[Micolahan]

thnx for the quick reply (just saved me helling out about £100 on a PSU :E)
answers to your questions
-when both drives are in i CAN use both of them but as i said it is deathly slow :(

-it is not slow when just the CDRW drive is in

-Not sure if the jumpers are set correctly (only ever had 1 drive in at a time so had no need to change em :()

-Makes of the Drives

Creative 2422E (normal CD Drive)
Samsung SW-208 (CDRW)


hopefully that's some more help to u

i'm off to try and change the jumpers and turn DMA off :)

ta, Micolahan

[werewolf_bite]

hi info on the jumpers for them can be found here (http://www.creativehelp.com/specs/cdrom/24x/cd-2422e.html) and here (http://www.samsungelectronics.com/support/downloads/cdrw/dn_5075_en.html) in case you need it :)

[Micolahan]

w00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00t

:E it is now working to full caapacity :) i put the normal CD Drive back in and DMA was turned on in it's properties :( i switched it off and when i rebooted it was running SSSSSSSSSSSWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY

w00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00tw00t w00t

ta muchly :D

dunno what the hell DMA is but my PC sure as hell must h8 it :D

ta again, Micolahan