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| Thread ID: 128164 | 2012-12-04 05:47:00 | This PC keeps just powering off. No warning. Done it since new 6yrs ago. | straka01 (310) | Press F1 |
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| 1316340 | 2012-12-08 06:30:00 | Summary Operating System MS Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3CPU Intel Celeron 331Prescott 90nm TechnologyRAM 3.50 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 199MHz (5-4-4-12)Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 8I945GMF (Socket 775): 37 °CGraphics VX2433wm (1920x1080@60Hz)Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset FamilyHard Drives 488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 (SATA): 33 °C391GB Western Digital WDC WD4000AAKS-00YGA0 (SATA): 38 °COptical Drives TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162CAudio Realtek High Definition AudioOperating System MS Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3Windows Update AutoUpdate: Notify prior to downloadFirewall Firewall: EnabledCompany Name: COMODODisplay Name: COMODO FirewallProduct Version: 3.9Antivirus Antivirus: EnabledCompany Name: AVAST SoftwareDisplay Name: avast! AntivirusProduct Version: 5.0.117441986 CPU Intel Celeron 331 Cores: 1Threads: 1Name: Intel Celeron 331Code Name: PrescottPackage: Socket 775 LGATechnology: 90nmSpecification: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHzFamily: FExtended Family: FModel: 4Extended Model: 4Stepping: 9Revision: G1Instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Intel 64Virtualization: UnsupportedHyperthreading: Not supportedFan Speed: 2410 RPMBus Speed: 133.0 MHzRated Bus Speed: 532.0 MHzStock Core Speed: 2666 MHzStock Bus Speed: 133 MHzCaches L1 Data Cache Size: 16 KBytesL1 trace cache: 12 KuopsL2 Unified Cache Size: 256 KBytesCore 0 Core Speed: 2660.0 MHzMultiplier: x 20.0Bus Speed: 133.0 MHzRated Bus Speed: 532.0 MHzThread 1 APIC ID: 0RAM Memory slots Total memory slots: 4Used memory slots: 3Free memory slots: 1Memory Type: DDR2Size: 3584 MBytesChannels #: DualDRAM Frequency: 199.5 MHzCAS# Latency (CL): 5 clocksRAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 4 clocksRAS# Precharge (tRP): 4 clocksCycle Time (tRAS): 12 clocksBank Cycle Time (tRC): 1 clocksPhysical Memory Memory Usage: 21 %Total Physical: 3.24 GBAvailable Physical: 2.55 GBTotal Virtual: 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual: 1.90 GB Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.Model: 8I945GMFChipset Vendor: IntelChipset Model: i945P/PL/G/GZChipset Revision: A2Southbridge Vendor: IntelSouthbridge Model: 82801GB (ICH7/R)Southbridge Revision: A1System Temperature: 37 °C Hard Drives WDC WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 Manufacturer: Western DigitalForm Factor: GB/3.5-inchBusiness Unit/Brand: Desktop/WD Caviar®RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute: IntelliPower® with 16 MB cacheInterface/Connector: SATA 3 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector/SATA 1.5 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector (Mobile)Heads: 16Cylinders: 16383SATA type: SATA-II 3.0Gb/sDevice type: FixedATA Standard: ATA8-ACS48-bit LBA: SupportedSerial Number: WD-WCASU4421864Interface: SATACapacity: 488GBReal size: 500,106,780,160 bytesRAID Type: None WDC WD4000AAKS-00YGA0 Manufacturer: Western DigitalForm Factor: GB/3.5-inchBusiness Unit/Brand: Desktop/WD Caviar®RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute: 7200 RPM with 16 MB cacheInterface/Connector: SATA 3 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector/SATA 1.5 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector (Mobile)Heads: 16Cylinders: 16383SATA type: SATA-II 3.0Gb/sDevice type: FixedATA Standard: ATA8-ACS48-bit LBA: SupportedSerial Number: WD-WCAS84495662Interface: SATACapacity: 391GBReal size: 400,087,375,360 bytesRAID Type: None Optical Drives TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162C Media Type: CD-ROMName: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162CAvailability: Running/Full PowerCapabilities: Random Access, Supports Removable MediaConfig Manager Error Code: Device is working properly |
straka01 (310) | ||
| 1316341 | 2012-12-08 08:16:00 | You tried a BIOS update? Might be some weird bug. Would explain why the problem has always been there. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1316342 | 2012-12-09 02:30:00 | Yep, we live in a throw-away society, if it dont work, dont bother pulling it to bits to see why, you just throw it away and buy another. I'm with Frank here, I'll check any failure to see if I can fix it, and more often than not, I can. There is a certain perverse pleasure in beating the machine, and 90% of faults have a reasonably simple cause and are fairly straighforward to diagnose, it is the other 10% that give you shaky hands and a booze problem! I go as far as to cut open sealed units, and the most common cause of electronic failure is bad soldering or poor crimping. Tools, lawnmowers, appliances, clocks.........you name it, I'll have a go. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1316343 | 2012-12-13 17:47:00 | This is the first time I come back since I made my last posting to the thread The risk of being zapped by 230 volts of residual electricity, even when unplugged . . . Yes there is always a risk of getting a shock from charged electrolytic capacitor the electrical regulations used to say something like "all high voltage capacitors should have a suitable bleeder resistors across them so when the power is removed then there is prompt discharge within a reasonable time" Normally I have found that if there is a fault in the power supply and the appliance does not work at all, then BEWARE the electrolytic capacitors on the primary part of the supply could be left charged up, otherwise if the fault is on the secondary part of the chopper transformer or after then the mains filter capacitor gets discharged just after the power is removed . By the way ALL ELECTRICAL SHOCKS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE ''ELECTRICAL WORKERS RESIGNATION BOARD'' (found in the telephone book under that name) but I think this would many apply to unopened appliance . |
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