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Subject:
Hard Drive Problems
From:
Michael Tabak <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 22:15:03 -0400
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I have been having intermittent hard drive problems (I/O errors; hangs;
etc.).  Sometimes these occur during a session when everything had been
proceeding normally.  Other times, they occur during bootup, when it sounds
as if either the hard drive is not starting up at all, or is having
difficulty staying operational.

My computer case is from 1991, and this has occurred with 2 different hard
drives, both of which are less than 1 year old.

1. Can a faulty internal power supply cause this problem?

2. If so, the internal power supply (from 1991) says it's 200 Watts.  Can I
use a new case with a 250 Watts power supply?

Thanks for your help.

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Regards - Michael Tabak * [log in to unmask]

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