A2000 PSU overload...or something else?

Fingerlickin_B · 31 December 2008, 13:14

Hi all,

Well after some time I've finally got my A2000 online (thanks to all who helped

), but it's proving a little buggy & I think it's my PSU that's causing the trouble.

After using iBrowse for about 10 minutes the machine either freezes or re-sets. When it freezes I get a yellow "recoverable failure" which then leads to a red "software error". When it re-sets the hard drive isn't recognized until I re-set it again myself.

The only thing that I've found to make this happen is extended browsing periods (10 minutes or more).

Now, the reason I suspect the PSU is the fact that I have so many items jammed into the box & only a standard PSU.

A lot of this hardware would be idle most of the time, but surely must still be sucking some juice:
Nexus SCSI/RAM Zorro card,
C= A2630 '030/RAM card,
Multiface serial Zorro card,
Buddha IDE Zorro card,
Hyrda AmigaNet Zorro card,
Extra case fan,
DCTV attached to both RGB & Parallel ports,
CD-Rom drive,
ZIP drive.

Now, with all this sh*t hooked up at once...would the power required by browsing the net be enough to knock over the PSU, or perhaps the problem isn't with the PSU at all?

PZ.

rkauer · 31 December 2008, 18:09

Not a PSU problem, from my POW.

Probably an error related with the caches of IBrowse. It commonly trashes the partitions where the cache is. Just use a RAM disk cache to avoid those problems.

Fingerlickin_B · 01 January 2009, 06:46

Thanks heaps man, I'll try & make that change to see if it works

What you say about killing partitions makes sense too...my HDD crashed twice...lucky I back-up regularly!

I'll be back to ask for more help when I can't figure out how to change the cache location...you know I will! hahahaha

PZ.

rkauer · 02 January 2009, 03:53

Also use a RAM cache for YAM, if you use it.

Fingerlickin_B · 02 January 2009, 08:23

YAM?

Posting this from my A1200 which I only just got online with 3Com PCMCIA card (Christmas gift to myself) & AmiTCP

...just could not get the problem to go away with my A2000, so will try with a fresh OS install some other time...maybe tonight!

Thanks heaps for the advice Rkauer!

31 December 2008, 13:14	#1
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	A2000 PSU overload...or something else? Hi all, Well after some time I've finally got my A2000 online (thanks to all who helped ), but it's proving a little buggy & I think it's my PSU that's causing the trouble. After using iBrowse for about 10 minutes the machine either freezes or re-sets. When it freezes I get a yellow "recoverable failure" which then leads to a red "software error". When it re-sets the hard drive isn't recognized until I re-set it again myself. The only thing that I've found to make this happen is extended browsing periods (10 minutes or more). Now, the reason I suspect the PSU is the fact that I have so many items jammed into the box & only a standard PSU. A lot of this hardware would be idle most of the time, but surely must still be sucking some juice: Nexus SCSI/RAM Zorro card, C= A2630 '030/RAM card, Multiface serial Zorro card, Buddha IDE Zorro card, Hyrda AmigaNet Zorro card, Extra case fan, DCTV attached to both RGB & Parallel ports, CD-Rom drive, ZIP drive. Now, with all this sh*t hooked up at once...would the power required by browsing the net be enough to knock over the PSU, or perhaps the problem isn't with the PSU at all? PZ.

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31 December 2008, 18:09	#2
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Not a PSU problem, from my POW. Probably an error related with the caches of IBrowse. It commonly trashes the partitions where the cache is. Just use a RAM disk cache to avoid those problems.

01 January 2009, 06:46	#3
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Thanks heaps man, I'll try & make that change to see if it works What you say about killing partitions makes sense too...my HDD crashed twice...lucky I back-up regularly! I'll be back to ask for more help when I can't figure out how to change the cache location...you know I will! hahahaha PZ.

02 January 2009, 03:53	#4
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Also use a RAM cache for YAM, if you use it.

02 January 2009, 08:23	#5
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	YAM? Posting this from my A1200 which I only just got online with 3Com PCMCIA card (Christmas gift to myself) & AmiTCP ...just could not get the problem to go away with my A2000, so will try with a fresh OS install some other time...maybe tonight! Thanks heaps for the advice Rkauer!

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