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  1. GuyGadbois

    HD spins up repeatedly making OS pause for 20-40 seconds??

    Well, after contacting Antec, I found the 5v rail was below the minimum needed. (4.8v was as low as they liked to see). Since that is the rail that drives the hard drives, that would make sense. After plunking down some $$ for a new 400w power supply, all the issues with the drive have...
  2. GuyGadbois

    HD spins up repeatedly making OS pause for 20-40 seconds??

    Yes, I am aware about the "fan-only" connectors and I am not using those except for the fans.
  3. GuyGadbois

    HD spins up repeatedly making OS pause for 20-40 seconds??

    I just ran SiSoft Sandra and found these reading from the voltage sensors: Category Actual CPU voltage 1.74v +3.3 voltage 1.52v +5 voltage 4.38v +12 voltage 11.73v -12 voltage 1.38v -5 voltage 0.28v standby...
  4. GuyGadbois

    HD spins up repeatedly making OS pause for 20-40 seconds??

    Good point. Well I have an Antec Sonata case (about 8 months old) that has the Antec True 380s power supply (380 watts). The components in the case are as follows: Epox 8k3a+ MoBo AMD 1600+ CPU 768Mb Ram DVD Drive (*** currently unplugged from power) DVD Burner ZIP drive (*** currently...
  5. GuyGadbois

    HD spins up repeatedly making OS pause for 20-40 seconds??

    I hope someone can help here, I'm about out of ideas. Quick background info. I just sent two WD drives (60 and 120GB) back for replacement after they both died within a few days. In the mean time, I just bought a WD 250GB drive to use and am already having problems. HERE IS THE CURRENT ISSUE...

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