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why are my voltages droping like this??

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by masterjosh, 15 Sep 2004.

  1. masterjosh

    masterjosh What's a Dremel?

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    Hi, my name is josh and im kinda new around here to the posting but ive been reading a lot before i joined. My reason for this post is that my computer was starting to get all messed up. My screen would just turn all funky colors. i had no clue why, until today when i looked at my voltages. My 3.3 volt was at 2.8...... I know that is pretty damn low. Any reason why this is happening?? And anything i can do to fix it other than buy a new psu, as i dont really have the money to do so right now?

    My 12v rail drops down to around 10.sumthin. but it is high in the tens, but i still dont get why this is happening. Any info would be more than welcome. Thanks Josh
     
  2. Mr. Red

    Mr. Red Minimodder

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    Howdy! What are your system specs? I had the exact same problem with one of my computers. I THINK my problem was that i was using a cheap power supply and I was overworking it (running way to many devices) causing it to fail.
     
  3. Froggy

    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    Make sure your VGA cable is in nice and tight, a loose cable can cause the screen to be displayed in wrong colors.
     

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