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13th January 2007, 14:35
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Pc power off
Hi was wondering if anyone in this wonderful forum had any ideas about my pc problem.
It keeps powering off for no apparant reason, no controlled shutdown, just off. I don't need to be doing anything in particular for this to happen. sometimes i'm not even using it. any suggestions welcome cause its getting irritating  Gary |
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13th January 2007, 14:42
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first thing i think off is heat, if you know how to take the cover off have a look at the CPU fan and the power unit fan
i had a fault like this and it turned out to be a power unit fault. |
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13th January 2007, 14:50
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fairly sure its not a heat issue as it sometimes does it first thing in the morning before its even booted. But I have checked all the fans are working and clean.
How would I test for a psu fault? |
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13th January 2007, 15:07
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I dont know how you would test a psu fault, i just knew it was mine as it kept shutting off and it was the only thing i thought it could be after looking around the pc fourms.
Have you put any extra kit in there asking for more power ? |
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13th January 2007, 15:48
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Looks like:  I presume everything is seated firmly and the power cable to the mobo is securely latched? |
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13th January 2007, 15:51
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no extra kit at all. Any recomendations on replacement psu, make, model etc.
this one's only 6 months old and came with the case, mind you it was real cheap so I guess you get what you pay for. |
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13th January 2007, 15:53
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Well, they range from £6 upwards, what's your budget?
Presume it's not a mental gaming rig requiring 650W all day long? |
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13th January 2007, 15:55
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hi rich
would that thing test for an intermitent fault as its been running now for about an hour and a half and hasn't shut down but earlier on I was lucky to get to the desktop before it shut down Gary |
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13th January 2007, 15:56
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Not sure anything can test for intermittents Gary.
You could plug the PSU in to it and wiggle all the wires around, see if any lights flicker or go out on the tester? I'll bung it in the post on Monday if you want to borrow it my good man. |
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13th January 2007, 15:59
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well normally just standard home pc stuff
ocassional CAD/CAM applications when I've too much on at work. Definately no BIG gaming stuff far too complicated these new games today give me pacman anyday :lol: Gary |
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