Windows Computer shuts down and restarts intermittently

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  1. joodee

    joodee What's a Dremel?

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    I have installed a new video card-Radeon 9550 and a new hard drive on which I have loaded Windows XP SP2. Now the computer keeps shutting down and restarting. I have checked that I have the latest drivers. Any ideas on what might be causing it? On restarting I get the message that the system has recovered from a serious error.
     
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  2. Smilodon

    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    What PSU do you have? It might not be able to handle the new hardware
     
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  3. joodee

    joodee What's a Dremel?

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    How do I find out what PSU I have? My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-7DXR with amd XP 2000 CPU. Thanks.
     
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    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    Take it out of the case and look. Write down the Make/Model and the wattage. :)
     
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    BBurger What's a Dremel?

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    PSU = Power Supply Unit. The big box at the upper back of your tower (usually).

    They all should have a sticker on them w/ make/model/wattage.

    There are online calculators that you can enter all your comp. equipment into and get a total wattage used number. Your PSU obviously has to output at least that much wattage.
     
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