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| 251075 | 2004-07-09 10:52:00 | HI My computer keeps losing power evcery so often, it used to only happen once a blue moon but now a bit more often between 3 min & 6 or so hrs. If I unplug the main power lead from the computer & plug it back in a couple of times & then the computer will start up again. anyone have a clue what the problem might be? PSU, bad lead, etc It is a few years old & it looks kinda dirty inside. Thanks Daniel |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 251076 | 2004-07-09 11:26:00 | I think it is your motherboard is start failing, and maybe caused by the power supply not giving efficent power. But i am only guessing. I came accross those problems a few times, which sometimes it just turn off for nothing, power on but no output, etc... |
Blue_face (1148) | ||
| 251077 | 2004-07-09 11:30:00 | Thanks | Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 251078 | 2004-07-09 13:57:00 | Perhaps with the winter power consumption, your PC is hooked up to a circuit that’s already under some load. Your power supply is maybe responsible for the break instead of your homes switchboard. |
Stryker (4374) | ||
| 251079 | 2004-07-10 04:14:00 | Make sure that all the fans are turning. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 251080 | 2004-07-10 05:05:00 | > My computer keeps losing power evcery so often how do you mean? is it rebooting or shutting down or other ? any werid (high pitch) noises just before it dies? with cheap and nasty psu's being comman as mud i would first point the finger at the psu but there may other causes. random failures can be a pain to track down. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 251081 | 2004-07-10 10:18:00 | Um it's like the power has just been turned off at the wall. though earlier today it was like the reset button had been hit. Graham L I think I only have 1 fan that I can see at the back & it is still going fine Stryker "Perhaps with the winter power consumption, your PC is hooked up to a circuit that’s already under some load. Your power supply is maybe responsible for the break instead of your homes switchboard." ? what the computer is pluged into a 6-way, T.V & VCR being pluged into the same one (+ Scanner/printer but not turned on), neither is turned on when the computer is running. Nothing else goes off ie Monitor, Speakers or even Lights, Stereo etc Thanks for the help! Daniel |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 251082 | 2004-07-10 10:28:00 | P.S How do I tel how fast the Fan is spinning/running I read it in another post but couldn't find out the info |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 251083 | 2004-07-10 10:39:00 | One fan... that's probably not enough. What processor are you using? Also you say that the computer is "quite dirty" inside. Maybe the dust is blocking the fan, and the computer is overheating and shutting down/rebooting. | Megaman (344) | ||
| 251084 | 2004-07-10 10:50:00 | Yea, I've cleaned around the Fan with sum cotton buds. but looking in through the Fan hole with a torch all I can see is dirt covering everything. If I take the Cover off to Look in how easy is it to break sumthing? |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
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