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POWER off?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:43 pm
by Jester
My computer just goes bloop....
like it was unplugged.. right in the middle of things. and It's unpredictable I can't link it to anything. Any ideas?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:55 pm
by XMEN Gambit
Heat? All your fans working? Check the PSU and CPU especially. First, though, check for loose power cords.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:34 pm
by TimberWolf
How old is your powersupply? I don't know if its the problem but for my dad a solder joint broke loose and after so long of being turned on it would seperate and kill the system.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:41 pm
by BlackRider
My old GForce card used to make my PC do that... it would get hot and simply shut the system down. I am not 100% certain that it was heat that caused it but I am 100% certain that it was my GForce. So, I dunno...
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:46 am
by XMEN Iceman
Make sure the fan on the Powersupply is not dead....usually that shutdown like that is the PS overheating. I have had many a fan bearing lockup and shut the whole thing down. Other parts can overheat and do the same thing. Also look in the powersaving features and make sure the dang thing is not set to hibernate.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:05 am
by Jester
well, on a whim i changed the screen saver just to see wassup. And I think that might have been it. I am still not sure but the computer has been on a while now. I have checked all the fans, and the PS seems to be ok. Although it is two years old. My computer pretty much spent the last year idling.
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:45 pm
by Jester
Wasn't the screen saver. And the answer is...
1 year of funk and dust. GROSS... anyway. guess I'll have to member to clean my comp out more often. But hey, I was away. sheesh. But it did bring my average processor temp down by about 20 Degrees C.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:45 am
by MegaDeath70
Its nice to breathe isnt it. Nothing like suffication !
