I have a compaq presario sr1030nx computer with a thermaltake 430watt tr2 power supply. i had to upgrade the stock 250watt power supply upon installing a graphics card(gf4 mx440). i have checked the voltages in everest home edition and it reads 11.07-11.19volts on the 12volt rail i then checked using a multimeter and got similar results. seems way too low for a 430watt ps so i take out my power supply from my other computer to see if it could power it(silverstone zeus 520watt) and the voltage is nearly the same on the 12v. for the past few months i have noticed the hd has gotten very loud and has failed smart tests for spin up rate i am thinking that this is due to low 12v readings.
i was wondering if anyone has ANY ideas about what is causing this. i seem to think it is the motherboard but if i replace it i lose the recovery option and will have to buy windows xp as well so i hope there might be another solution.
i was wondering if anyone has ANY ideas about what is causing this. i seem to think it is the motherboard but if i replace it i lose the recovery option and will have to buy windows xp as well so i hope there might be another solution.