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Answer» Hi. I am new to this site. I need some help in diagnosing my computer problems.
The problem started with the computer SHUTS down on its own while I would be working with it.Screen goes black with screen power indicator light flashing and power button on computer flashing. I would have to unplug the computer it to reset the comput or power button. I would have to wait about an hr before it would fire up and go into the boot mode( when I press the power button the fans will come on " full"l and then go to reboot cycle and I would be up and running. This would happen about once a day. After about two weeks of this, the waiting period before start ups got longer. Now , I go to power up the computer, the fans come on "full" and that is all .... no longer goes into its boot cycle.
I have opened up the casing and blew out the dust. That's as far as I have gone in doing anything with the system. I have checked and there is power going to the hard drive and DVD drives. Still only get the fans going and nothing else when I press the power button.
Any Suggestions? Can you boot a floppy?
Boot a floppy, remove the loopy and wit.
If it can go twenty minutes or so aster the floppy boot, that would mean it is an OS problem or something near that.
But if it flounders after the floppy boot, you have real hardware ISSUES.
i had a similar problem to this on my old system im not sure if yours will be the same but i hope it helps.
my problem started when i tired to power on my system, it would start and the fan would go on at full rotation, LIKE yours, and then the PC would turn off. my problem was that the heat sink on my processor wasn't working and the fan on the computer was trying to compensate for it. or something like that just open your computer up and see if its working when you turn it on, if not then you will need to replace it
Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 14, 2009, 01:07:55 PM Can you boot a floppy?
Boot a floppy, remove the loopy and wit.
If it can go twenty minutes or so aster the floppy boot, that would mean it is an OS problem or something near that.
But if it flounders after the floppy boot, you have real hardware issues.
Thanks for your reply.
It will not boot a floppy..My problem relates more to " mannsupreme"reply. I turn on computer, fans go on full rotation but nothing else..... I have to turn it off with power button. Same thing KEEPS happenning every time I power up.Borrow a known working PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there...
If this machine has been moved recently then re-seat all addon cards and the RAM sticks...
Take the opportunity to do some housekeeping inside as well with a can of compressed air...
Use a QTip to hold the fan blades in place when blasting them to PREVENT damage...
As always when working inside the case remove all power sources and take anti-static precautions...I once had a similar problem. It got a new CPU and got my motherboard RMA'd and it worked.
I think it was a CPU problem and not the motherboard though.
Sometimes just reseating things can make it work again, as patio said.
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