SPIN RETRY COUNT

[bbcake009]

I have a lanparty x38 mobo a 7900GS video card and a E8400 overclock to 1600fsb w/ a 1:1 ratio, mobo is capable of 1333 so i'm pushing its limit with a 500 watt power supply and also I have a 8 sata connector all filled up with hard drives the SB handles 6 sata and the j-micron have two.

Two of my hd that is on the SB indicates a SPIN RETRY COUNT. Now I searched the net and found out it could be the cause of weak power supply...

P.s. I also have a 4 120mm fan and a 90mm fan... running full blast!!!

Now the Question:

1. Now on bios there's a voltage selection for SB (1.20v to 2.50v) and NB (1.20v to 2.50v) Is it going to help if I up the voltage on SB. Maybe it will have enough juice and solve the problem or I need a new power supply?

2. well, I just bought a new gtx470 but haven't put it in just yet. Waiting on the 6 pin power extension. So things are not really looking great for the power supply. So do I have enough juice for all these hardware? Is 500 watt power supply enough to do a job? t.y. in advance !!!!

 

[thestepster]

ur deffo gonna need a new psu i wouldnt rish running a 470 on that u want a top end one so go for a corsair mate

 

[bbcake009]

ur deffo gonna need a new psu i wouldnt rish running a 470 on that u want a top end one so go for a corsair mate

I appreciate your response but can you answer the question in order like 1 and then the 2... because right now I'm still running the 7900gs that require only 1 six pin but psu offer 2 six pin for sli

 

[thestepster]

not sure about uppin the sb mate, but as for ur 470 its a very hungry card and that psu isnt what u would call a quality one so swap that for this but you can get away with anything from 650w+ from corsair

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/850W...ATX-4x-PCI-E-8x-SATA-PS-2-PSU-5-Year-Warranty

 

[bbcake009]

not sure about uppin the sb mate, but as for ur 470 its a very hungry card and that psu isnt what u would call a quality one so swap that for this but you can get away with anything from 650w+ from corsair

gtx470 consumes 362 watts at peak load the psu I have is capable of supplying 384 watts on +12 volt rail but is a duall rail 16 and 18 amp.. well the amp is not looking good but is capable of supplying the gtx470 when it comes on watts...

Bottom line I really don't want to replace my psu not unless I really need to. I build my own case and its going to be so hard to replace the psu.

here's the link photo of my system:

http://www.friendster.com/photos/28950130/1/355090114#pic=4639769921355090114

 

[thestepster]

yeah ur definitely going to need to replace it mate amps are more important than watts i had a 700w psu that couldnt handle 2 gtx460's cause it had the same amps on both rails as u have, replaced it with a corsair with 70a on a single rail and i now have 3 460's and it doesnt even get warm at all

what u mean hard to replace? the psu u have and the new one ur needing are both standard atx forms so it will fit in its place

 

[bbcake009]

I'm thinking more of the SB voltage of not getting enough juice. But I look every where on the net and nobody seem to be talking about it. board can do 1333fsb but I pushed it all the way to 1600fsb does anybody knows what would be the correct voltage for SB (1.20 to 2.50)?

 

[bbcake009]

what u mean hard to replace? the psu u have and the new one ur needing are both standard atx forms so it will fit in its place

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I don't have an ATX case I have a mod case that I made it myself. I need to disasemble EVERYTHING just to put a new psu and put everything back again SIGH....

 

[thestepster]

slight design flaw there mate

the psu will be exactly the same size as the other one so u wont have to worry about it fittin

 

[nepas]

What make are the drives that give you this error?If they are Seagates,then your drives are buggered,as they are known for dying this way.

What voltages are you running?and what do you use to monitor them?

 

[bbcake009]

What make are the drives that give you this error?If they are Seagates,then your drives are buggered,as they are known for dying this way.

What voltages are you running?and what do you use to monitor them?

I think 1.50 atm ... acronis drive monitor, hd tune pro, crystal disk info, everest....

seagate showing rellocated sector count and spin retry count

samsung showing spin retry count

but they are YELLOW and still showing on smart as NORMAL just be cautious about using it. that's what the yellow meant.

I run the seatools and both drive pass .... I check windows7 smart and it say all pass

 

[nepas]

I would not up the voltage if I were you,as the recommended max for a 65nm chip is 1.64,so it will be less for a 45nm.

Have you tried running with less HDD's connected?Could you post up a pic of what voltages you are getting in windows?

 

[bbcake009]

I would not up the voltage if I were you,as the recommended max for a 65nm chip is 1.64,so it will be less for a 45nm.

Have you tried running with less HDD's connected?Could you post up a pic of what voltages you are getting in windows?

sb 1.510 to 2.380 running @ 1.890

nb 1.265 to 2.040 running @ 1.356

sorry no picture

but showing on mobo monitor the current voltage I use for nb the sb doesn't detect