I thought the microwave might work because you could use the M/W display for displaying temp. You could rig the start button for your power.
Plenty of room inside the door to mount CD/DVD Roms and...

How about an old Microwave...

I use one on my Dell Latitudes and they seem to help.
I dont notice much draw on the batteries / usb plug...
If you are having a problem with heat then the $20- $30 is probably worth it.

Just...

You should be able to scrounge up a 250 to 350w power supply.

If the power supply dont fit you cant comit...
(Sorry, maybe I did watch too much of the OJ trial)

Do some scrounging and you...

"I hope you don't think that I was giving any credence to his "diagnosis""
Not at all DCC...

There were just sooooo many things wrong with his post...

We all have a bad day once in awhile......

We do try to help people...
Sometimes people do stupid things...
We just hope you learned NOT to do that again...

There are all sorts of people on this board with all levels of ability

If you...

That is too funny....

I've got to ask...
Who is going to warrantee a 700mhz machine...
Where did you get it, how long ago?


When you flipped that switch you sent power directly to ground.

Most if not all of the...

I have always used the canned air, Take care to avoid turning the can upside down and spraying the liquid on components.. Not Good..

Dont use the air to spin the fans clean.
Use a non metallic...

The initial switchover point/draw is what we need to look at.
He should be able to hook up a clamp-over ammeter and see how much he is drawing at any one time. (Home Depot)

While he will use...

It depends on what kind of computers you have there.

With all newer computers it could take twice that much...

Checking the bios is still more accurate than any software application...

What does the BIOS say your CPU temp is running?

It concerns me that you had a short but didnt do anything about it...

How did you know there was a short?

After it died....
You replaced just the power cord to the PSU and it blew smoke after...

Do you have one or two speaker jacks on the front of your case?

You cant do left right front and rear with only one jack...

I will try to look up your case to see if it gives enough detail.
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Rather than guess you can use this website to calculate what you need.

Buying a 500 watt when you really only need 350 is a waste in initial expense and on your monthly electric bill.

Here is...

You would almost think we knew what we were talking about..eh?

Glad it is now working for you...

It does not matter how fast a fan is spinning, either it is getting the job done or it isnt...

The software tools you mention, are they supplied by your motherboard manufacturer on a CD, or were...

I would be more inclined to believe the mb reading over the software in negative degrees.

Who assembled the unit?

I would pull the heat sink and check the thermal grease...

I suspect you...

Bad things happen...
Sometimes the power supply sometimes other devices suffer...
If it shuts down in the middle of a write to your hard drive... Bad, bad...
Even if it cools down and comes back...

I have seen this once or twice.

If you accidentally get the mouse and keyboard switched it will do exactly what you have happening to you there.

If nothing else hook it up without those two and...

I have used every make model brand or leftover...
No preference here.

Sure sounds like a dead power supply to me.

Hope it didnt take other things with it...

Can I ask if you used thermal grease between your heat sink and cpu

Did you ever check the cmos and...

There are almost always issuse trying to take a proprietary system and moving it to a clone case...

That picture looks like a fairly generic MB and aside from some mounting issuse should be ok..