i've been having recent shut offs, not sure what it is, im thinking its the psu, my computer would work fine and after maybe 1/2 hr while running, it would shut off, than i'd have to switch the back of it off and on, and now its gotten to the point where it would only run for 2 seconds than shut off completly, so im not sure if its that or not. any help would be greatly appriciated Edit. i have a 2.4 ghz pentinum 4, 512mb of ram, 80gb hard drive, 550W psu i think, i have 9700 radeon with windows xp. i believe. anything else let me know
I would think hot cpu try checking ure temps in the bios or bad ram cause ive only heard of a bad psu or a good psu not half alive/half dead psu
if the cpu heatsink/fan assembly bracket on the motherboard breaks off on 1 corner than cpu overheats faster as heatsink not sitting properly on cpu.
kk, i'll take a closer look of it, but i dont think it would break all by its self. or would it?, cuz out of no where it just kept on shutting off, than it happened more often then usual until at the point where im at where it only turns on and turns off
happened to a friend & his case was closed when it happened. how i knew for sure was looking in the bios hardware monitor. could see the temp climbing in no time to about 70c
oh, but how can i get into the bios when my computer wont even turn on for that long of a period of time
