missing Auxiliary Power?

Wow, so this is a completely new error message to me, I've never seen
anything like this before. I found it in my System event log. Is this
really telling me my power supply sucks?

Source: nv
Category: none
Event ID: 111
Silent Running: HW clock slowdown due to missing Auxiliary Power.

 

You're not on a laptop, right?

 

Nope, deffinately a desktop with a P4 630 (3.0 Ghz) and 1GB RAM with a 300W
ATX Allied Power Supply.

 

I have seen a similar warning when the video card (Nvidia) is slowed (I get
this occasionally when the temperature in the computer room is low and I use
a hair dryer thru one of the fan ports for about 1 manure to warm it up.
Works for me and avoids the message. The Auxiliary power cable is plugged
into the motherboard. I previously upgraded from a 430w ps to a 600w ps and
that made no difference.

 

Just to clarify, the SLI auxiliary video power cable is plugged in
(required, even though I don't have a second video card) and I warm it up
before I turn on the computer. Never have the message when it has been
warmed.

 

Did you plug the power directly into the power connector on the video card,
if available?

 

Haha, how funny. I'm looking at the video card right now and apparently I
forgot to plug the power to the video card back in, I've been working on
another computer and I switched out the video card. I guess I forgot to
plug it back in, thanks!

 

Glad it's working now!

 

Wow! That's a new one, never yet heard of warming up the internals. Must try
that once, I get those messages too once in a while, mostly (not always)
when booting in the morning. Always thought I'd too many devices plugged in
from one outlet. Just today I put the PC's power cord in it's own outlet!

Thanks for the note about the PSU, that may save me an upgrade.

Tony. . .

 

That is when I have to warm mine. The case fan opening is across from the
video
card and mobo, so I am not sure which needs to be warmed. Both ps were
quality >$125 power supplies and didn't make a difference.