HDD not detected sometimes

[pushkaraj]

I have connected 3 sata hdd(80 + 40 + 40) to my amd athlon 3200+ with 512 mb ram.The smps is 350W. I also have a LG dvd writer and a cmi8738 sound card. My xp is installed on one of the partitions of the 80 gb hd. Sometimes one of the remaining two hd is not detected in the POST and then it also doesn't show up in xp. Could this be mean the 350W smps is falling insufficient?

 

[47shailesh]

Please discribe your HDD conection with busses and jumper settings on HDD

 

[shantanu]

I think your POWER supply is too less for AMD

see your MOBO manual i think they might have written that atleast a 400 watt SMPS recommended and you are using three HDD so go in for 450 watt atleast...

 

[wizrulz]

true u need atleast 400W..power supply for AMD...correct me if i am wrong

 

[shantanu]

No you are absolutely RIGHT