On Friday 10 November 2006 19:17, Robin Laing wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 10 November 2006 18:49, Robin Laing wrote: > >>I wonder if you are having a power supply problem looking at the errors. > > > > I don't think so, because I don't normally see any messages like this. > > > >> If you have sensors running, check your voltages. Or check them in > >>your bios if you can. > > > > Next time I reboot, I'll take a look. lm_sensors can't read much from > > this motherboard (Abit KV8-PRO). > > > >>are the sd(x) errors external devices or internal drives? > > > > They are all concerning my efforts to get the usb webcam working. I > > tried two models of webcam in various connectors. > > > >>I had a power supply that was just at the limit and it affected DVD > >>usage. Then I had a power supply that had a low 5volt rail that was > >>causing hard drive errors. > >> > >>The low power supply could be affected when you plug in a USB device. > >> > >>FWIW, my low voltage rail was on a power supply that was less than a > >>year old. > > > > I can't help but feel that if it was a power issue I'd be seeing these > > messages regularly. Still, thanks for trying to help. > > > > Anne > > My last power problem only occurred rarely at first. When I was trying > to write a dual-layer DVD. Then it increased to inserting a DVD in the > DL drive. The single layer drive worked. Then a strange noise once in > a while from the case. Finally ending in one of the raid drives > crashing. The +5v rail was at 4.4 volts if I am correct. > > With the first power supply, the problems would occur when trying to > write DVD's but only some times. Then I would get a system lockup. > > As the web camera is drawing power from the USB buss, it may be > indicating a problem that is only at the edge of being major. > This box gets shut down every night. I'll try to remember to check the bios in the morning. Anne
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