I just experienced a problem where one possible cause could be a failing power supply. I’m going to get in front of this quick. I can’t even remember when I bought this current power supply – 5 or 6 years ago.
DIY Desktop build:
- Asus motherboard P8P67
- Intel i7-2600k
- 8 GB RAM
- NVIDIA GTX-970
- Drives
- Samsung 860 SSD
- 2 x WD Red WD40EFAX
- Corsair CR750m Power Supply
- This computer runs 24/7
I’m thinking I should upgrade this power supply during this swap. What are your recommendations for sizes and brands?
The problem is that when I plugged in an external USB drive, the lights on my keyboard went out and stayed out until I unplugged the external drive; during the 'blackout" the keyboard was non-functional and the external USB drive was not recognized. I plugged the external USB drive into my laptop and it worked fine.
This reminds be of 3 computers I have fixed for friends in the past where plugging a flash drive into a USB port caused the machine to reboot (momentary break in power). In all three machines a new power supply fixed the problem.