Potential problem

[spacedman]

Can anyone tell me a reason that my computer keeps 'blacking out'?

[ATI_7500]

Sounds like your PSU is too weak.

[spacedman]

What can I do to improve it, bearing in mind that I don't know a lot about computers?

[MWISimmer]

PSUs are relatively easy to replace.. most of the cables/plugs have different numbers of pins/sockets on them so are almost impossible to put in the wrong place.

[Kaworu]

If your lucky, the leads will be color coded!


Pretty Colors !!!!!:)



:-?

[spacedman]

I ditched the old 300W PSU and plugged in a shiny new 400W unit 8-) with almost no difficulty a couple of days ago and so far no problems, or though there were one heck of a lot of spare leads that I didn't use, so I had minor paranoia :-/ that I had missed plugging in something vital which would cause my computer to explode, but I think I got away with it!

Cheers to everyone who offered advice.

Brendan

[GunnerMan]

GJ, yeah most modern PSUs provide lots of leads for lots of things you don't need. Now the way the leads are made is if it isint supposed to go there it wont fit, if it is, it will. Keeps you free of making fatal mistakes. I have never heard of anyone frying a component because they did not plug something in. It just wont work. Now my DFI board has a 4 pin molex and floppy power connector on the board. We are still trying to figure out what it is for, DFI urges you plug them in but it seems to make no difference pluged in or not.