Power Calibration error - need new power supply

[Anonymous]

: You may have reason to suspect your system, but there's no reason to target
: the power supply. The CD recorder might draw 1 watt while it's operating.
: Some tests I performed on an external drive showed it pulling 6-7W while
: spinning up, but once the disc was up to speed it drew next to nothing.
:
: If the same media is giving you power calibration errors on multiple drives,
: I'd worry a bit about the media. If you're convinced it's a hardware issue,
: start by disabling any overclocking you've done. OCed hardware tends to
: be less stable.

No, my system is not O/C. My CDRW media in my friend's burner worked no problem, but the same media didn't work in either of my two burners.

 

[Anonymous]

: Now apply numbers to that speculation. For electrical house
: power to fluctuate enough to adversely effect the computer,
: then incandescent lamps are dimming to well below 40%
: intensity. If you are not seeing light intensity change, then
: household electric power is not fluctuating.
:
: Is the power supply a problem. Only speculation until a 3.5
: digit multimeter has actually read those voltages. Again, no
: way around a need for numbers. Without numbers, we then have
: only speculation & junk science reasoning.
:
: Either power supply is reason for problem or it is not. Find
: out up front to eliminate PSU as a reason for doubt. Those
: reading by a 3.5 digit multimeter would answer that question
: completely. Then other problems can be considered without
: worrying abut power supply speculations.
:
: Too many replies only speculated. A severe shortage of
: requests for hard facts. Measure those power supply voltages.
: Confirm supply is OK. Then more on to other 'usual'
: suspects. But AC mains fluctuations, enough to effect any
: computer, would be that obvious as demonstrated by the
: numbers.

I have a digital multi-tester. How would I test my P/S voltages using that?

 

[mark24951]

: You may have reason to suspect your system, but there's no reason to target
: the power supply. The CD recorder might draw 1 watt while it's operating.
: Some tests I performed on an external drive showed it pulling 6-7W while
: spinning up, but once the disc was up to speed it drew next to nothing.
:
: If the same media is giving you power calibration errors on multiple drives,
: I'd worry a bit about the media. If you're convinced it's a hardware issue,
: start by disabling any overclocking you've done. OCed hardware tends to
: be less stable.

No, my system is not O/C. My CDRW media in my friend's burner worked no problem, but the same media didn't work in either of my two burners.

Have you tried cleaning the drives with canned air? Sometimes helps.
Also try a different brand of media, because it works in someone elses
drive doesn't mean it will work in your drive.

 

[w_tom]

Perform the measurements with system doing things normally
AND when it is in the "Power Calibration" error operation.
Voltages should not drop into or below the bottom 1/4 of these
limits.
"Computer doesnt start at all" in alt.comp.hardware on 10
Jan 2004 at http://tinyurl.com/2t69q or
"I think my power supply is dead" in alt.comp.hardware on 5
Feb 2004 at http://tinyurl.com/yvbw9

 

[Mike Richter]

No, my system is not O/C. My CDRW media in my friend's burner worked no problem, but the same media didn't work in either of my two burners.

One more time: the combination of medium, writer and speed determines
how well the disc is written. The fact that the blanks work well in one
drive at one speed says almost nothing about how well it will work in
another drive or at a different speed.

Mike