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775557 2009-05-21 01:31:00 1 capacitor slightly bulging
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What brand/model board is this?
pctek (84)
775558 2009-05-21 02:29:00 Intel D915GAG NZHawk (4093)
775559 2009-05-21 02:43:00 swapped between the two sticks of ram - no change - still shuts down & reboots
diagnostics of hdd as slave on another computer: passed


disconnected the hdd - computer complained
reconnected - shuts down & reboots

rebooted this time but realllly slow, took a long time for the desktop icons to appear.
NZHawk (4093)
775560 2009-05-21 02:56:00 Put the hdd in another system and scan it with a virus scanner. Try another stick (that wasnt already in the case) Speedy Gonzales (78)
775561 2009-05-21 02:58:00 Okie Dokie - on its way -- Thank you NZHawk (4093)
775562 2009-05-21 03:40:00 anti-virus scan: clean
Malwarebytes scan: clean

tried another stick of ram: same --> realllly slow, took a long time for the desktop icons to appear.

and now shut down and is re-starting
NZHawk (4093)
775563 2009-05-21 03:45:00 I'd say it's the motherboard. pctek (84)
775564 2009-05-21 07:48:00 I'd say it's the motherboard.

+1 Its not the hard drive or the PSU, or RAM, and very unlikely its the CPU
Blam (54)
775565 2009-05-21 07:57:00 +1 Its not the hard drive or the PSU, or RAM, and very unlikely its the CPU

While it more than likely is the board:
disconnected the hdd - computer complained
reconnected - shuts down & reboots Could also be the HDD. The Board detected it didn't have a HDD - If it were me I'd be trying a different known good HDD and see what happens first.
wainuitech (129)
775566 2009-05-21 10:53:00 1 capacitor slightly bulging


???? what are you guys mucking around with !

if the mobo has bulging cap its proberly stuffed. its not going to boot properly with dicky power supply.
if your lucky its just a faulty cap but it also could indicate its been hit with a spike or fault with other parts.
check the bottom of the cap, sometimes they blow out the bottom and it will otherwise look ok.

also check PSU in case thats gone as well and also any modems.
tweak'e (69)
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