"Chrizcol" <chrizcol.TakeThisOut@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> Please help me...This is driving me nuts.
> I've got an sn95g5 with an amd 3500+ cpu, maxtor 80gig 7200rpm hdd, nec
> 7900a writer, and an inno3d 6600gt. I ALWAYS get the sentinel warning
> when i boot up windows.
>
> Getting a 3dmark score of 1998 with all that plugged in. And a score of
> 3317 when i unplug the cd writer (no sentinel warning).
>
> I connect the 6600gt using an extension off of the one that is powering
> the cd-writer as its my only option.
>
> As i cant actually purchase a higher wattage silentx psu for my system
> in asia (my location), my only option is looking to be to get an
> external power supply purely for my vid card... and a) thats riduculous
> b) looks ugly c) goes against the point in having a shuttle.
>
> Do you think that it might be that
> 1) my psu is faulty?
> 2) i should use a power cable solely for the vid card (and if so.. how
> do i get another out of the psu?...my warranty will void too)
> 3) my cd-writer is taking too much power away from the system
> unneccesarily? (its old and hardly works now)
> 4) could i disable the power sentinel?
>
> Ive tried putting new bios updates, using different vid drivers... no
> help
>
> Please help me! my gaming is suffering!
>
>
> Oh also... my cpu case temperature is approx 35.C , my system temp is
> 54.C and my GPU core is 62.C. Is this normal? (no overclocking)
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