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Shokan · 10-12-2003, 06:11 AM

It magically started working today. My gf was online, and she says the comp just shut down. She checked all the connections, and the power switch of course. Nothing. I woke up this morning thinking my comp died, but I tried the power button again, and lo and behold, it booted up. All my other connections on my powerbar working fine.

What could cause this?

tekaweni · 10-12-2003, 07:00 AM

Could be a million things, but seeing that it turned itself off while in use, and then would only turn on again after a long wait, I'd check if the cpu fan is working properly.

Most motherboards monitor heat buildup and/or fan speed and will shutdown automatically to prevent damage. You try to turn it on and it wont because its still too hot, but leave it a while and then it works again.

Nefir · 10-12-2003, 09:52 AM

I'd check the PSU as well. I've had a problem in the past, with a cheap power supply, where a capacitor would blow, and it would start to overheat, shutting itself down once the temps get too high. Symptoms included: a burning odor from inside the PSU, and a warmer-than-usual surface. The problem was only fixed by replacing the PSU completely.

Definitely check your CPU temps as well, like tekaweni wrote.

steveincolumbus · 10-12-2003, 11:00 AM

I would bet its a power supply going out

sailor · 10-12-2003, 06:05 PM

My bet is the PSU crapping out. It could also be an overheating issue, but my money is on the PSU.

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10-12-2003, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
tekaweni It wasnt me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Scotland	Could be a million things, but seeing that it turned itself off while in use, and then would only turn on again after a long wait, I'd check if the cpu fan is working properly. Most motherboards monitor heat buildup and/or fan speed and will shutdown automatically to prevent damage. You try to turn it on and it wont because its still too hot, but leave it a while and then it works again. __________________ If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten

10-12-2003, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nefir It's been emotional Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York City	I'd check the PSU as well. I've had a problem in the past, with a cheap power supply, where a capacitor would blow, and it would start to overheat, shutting itself down once the temps get too high. Symptoms included: a burning odor from inside the PSU, and a warmer-than-usual surface. The problem was only fixed by replacing the PSU completely. Definitely check your CPU temps as well, like tekaweni wrote. __________________ You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance

10-12-2003, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	My bet is the PSU crapping out. It could also be an overheating issue, but my money is on the PSU. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

10-12-2003, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: BFE, Kentucky	I would bet its a power supply going out