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Test the DDR in the NF2 system to make sure its good, and test the PSU again in the NF2 machine to be sure. What 3D card are you using in this machine, and just what is this chieftech PSU rated for and how old is it.
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The faint clicking might be the protection on the PSU kicking in because it is unhappy about something hooked up to it. |
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Also I really need to know about that powersupply and its ratings. What power rating is it, and what power rating does it have on its 12V rails? Thirdly, Does the power supply have the ATX+12V connector on it? and if it does, is the ATX+12V connector plugged into the motherboard correctly?
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Green light on the Mobo means that the PSU is providing the +5V stand by power. The symptoms you're describing generally indicate that the PSU has hit an overload after it's soft startup. What rating does the PSU have on it's 12V line?
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Also, very carefully inspect all connectors to make sure there is no dirt or minor damage. A bad connection will ramp the loading up. |
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i'll tell ya what tho can....i had a string of 3000+ A64's that did the same thing...turns out that the thermal paste was not good under the IHS, and the mem contrllers baked under the lid. On one of the 3000's, you could actually see the heat damage on the cpu core once the lid was pulled. BTW, 17a on the 12v rail is VERY VERY low for 500w....and in A64, cpu is powered from the 12v line.
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340 is kind of low it may be your problem. Even though it worked on your nforce 2 setup an a64 will drain more juice do you know the raiting on your 12v line? I would recommend an enermax psu might as well get a 500 watt plus psu so you wont have to change it for a while. 99% of the time the generic psu's will say 340 watt and it wont actualy be able to run 340 watt reliably it will run less more like 300 watts.
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![]() And an equally important point (was mentioned) is the power output on the +12V rail(s) ! It could be 340W, but if the share of that total (340W) on the +12V rail isn't big enough, you don't get enough current output on +12V and it will fail or give out LOW voltages (or even output with low dipping voltages) ... ![]()
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I had the exact same problem of a quick spin from the fans, flash of the LED, found that to turn my system on I had to hold in the case switch, and then switch on the power supply, the initial surge causing the system to start. At the time I had an 18month old Antec TruePower 380W, I then upgraded to an Antec TrueBlue 480W, problem solved!! Before you say that the PSU is known working, my old 380W is still running my old system fine (8RDA+, xp2500@3200, 2*512Mb etc) but a number of people upgrading to A64 systems have been having these problems!!
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