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| Thread ID: 59487 | 2005-07-04 02:59:00 | Tap the PC, it turns off | matthew-h (8470) | Press F1 |
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| 369127 | 2005-07-04 02:59:00 | Today, I pulled my machine out to swap some cables (while it was still live). It turned itself off. I thought it was just the power cable and replaced it. Turned the machine of, tapped it and it shut itself off again. Opened the case, checked all the connections and stuff and it all looked in order. Turned the PC on, tapped it on the top and it went off again (sometimes with a high pitched whine). I have heard 2 possible explanations.. * loose cord in the Power Supply * loose screw under the motherboard that might be shorting it out Any other ideas/suggestions would be appreciated. |
matthew-h (8470) | ||
| 369128 | 2005-07-04 05:05:00 | When you say live, do you mean turned on and running or just plugged in? and what cables did you pull out? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 369129 | 2005-07-04 05:20:00 | If you mean by live, it was running then you've probably damaged something. Like the PSU. Try another one it it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 369130 | 2005-07-04 05:24:00 | If it whines before shutting down, the power supply is probably being overloaded, and shutting itself down. A PSU can stand abuse better than most other components. ;) Check that the cables "replaced" are the right way round. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 369131 | 2005-07-04 05:30:00 | I was only swapping speaker cables around. The cables that I replaced were the external power ones and they only go in 1 direction. Everything else looks fine. It's a 550w power supply - it shouldn't have problems with all my stuff. :p I'm getting a second opinion tonight and then I'll take it in. |
matthew-h (8470) | ||
| 369132 | 2005-07-04 05:34:00 | maybe it's your speakers that are whining? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 369133 | 2005-07-04 05:40:00 | I was only swapping speaker cables around. The cables that I replaced were the external power ones and they only go in 1 direction. Everything else looks fine. It's a 550w power supply - it shouldn't have problems with all my stuff. :p I'm getting a second opinion tonight and then I'll take it in. 550ws can still be damaged. I'd check it out, after all its providing power to evrything in the case - I'd be paranoid. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 369134 | 2005-07-04 05:42:00 | I might do that...if it is, it'll be the second PSU I've been through... | matthew-h (8470) | ||
| 369135 | 2005-07-04 06:01:00 | Erm, check the power on switch lead - it may be dangling exposed near the case, require a tap to close the circuit and trigger the switch :) | Growly (6) | ||
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