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Originally posted by Th3rmal
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Originally posted by MeEtc
What is the wattage on the power supply? Many budget systems have a power supply only large enough for what comes standard and nothing else.
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Originally posted by alegator
Occasionally I add a 2nd internal drive to clone the main drive for backup purposes. It has been performing perfectly for many years
If he has been doing that for many years, I doubt the PSU wattage would be the problem
If the power usage was near the limit and stressed for many years, it could be a sign of a 'dying' PSU though...
That he has to wait for an hour to be able to power up again sounds strange too (almost sounds like something overheating or a n elco/collector/whatever not properly releasing stored power or something). I would first try to replace the PSU if something like that happens.
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