Solve : Riddle me this..?

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Answer» I am very confused. I got up and I come back to my computer, I SIT down, and then it shuts off. I try to TURN it back on, and it starts to for no more than a second, and it shuts down again. I know there's power to the motherboard becasue my RemoteStart light on my MOBO is on. I'm not sure if there is a short, but if there is, I have no idea what would casue it. I have a Fortron FSP SAGA AX400-PN 400W ATX12V 2.0 20/24PIN Power Supply, Asus K8N-VM Motherboard, 1GB RAM, 80 GB SATA Hard Drive. Any advice, diagnosis would be appricated. Richardits probably overheating and turning off to protect the computerQuote its probably overheating and turning off to protect the computer I agree. Most systems now have at least some kind of overtemp protection. Try cleaning out the fans a bit maybe or see if you can increase the airflow inside the tower.I just cleaned out my PC with my air can, and still the same problem. I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing. Any other advice, or should I just LEAVE it off for a while?Quote from: ECartman2007 on July 02, 2007, 03:46:11 PM I just cleaned out my PC with my air can, and still the same problem. I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing. Any other advice, or should I just leave it off for a while? Just an update, I did the Pin test (unplug from mobo, stick a pin in the green wire and ground) on my power supply, and it worked, everything that was connected to it(CD-ROM drive, hard drive) worked. It has also been around 3-4 hours since this incident happened. Does it usually take this long for an overheated computer to cool down? I cleaned it twice since with an air can aswell. RichardSorry to sound all needy, but I really need some advice on what the problem is. I left my PC alone, unplugged EVERYTHING from it for the night, and it still doesnt work. I'm starting to think that the mobo just fried on me. I really hope that is not the case. I need to know becasue I am leaving for college in 2 months, and I need to know if I need another computer or not to be ordered. Thank You RichardQuote I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing. So you can boot up to the Bios? We need to know exactly where the boot stops, as this has a lot to do with what may be wrong.Before assuming the MBoard is dying i would borrow a known good PSU of equal or greater wattage and swap it in there to see if this is the issue. If so don't buy a cheap one to replace it.Alright, now this confuses me even more. I tested on old PSU and it works only when the ATX12V 4 -Pinb connecter on the other side of the Processor is unplugged. It actually turns on, but I have no picture on my moniter. But when I plug the 4-pin connecter in, it goes back to turing on for a split second. Also, to answer Dam1an question, I DONT get any picture, it literally starts for no more that a second, then it shuts down. Any other advice? RichardJumpering leads is not an accurate way to test a PSU...The below links are an idea for testing your PSU. http://www.provantage.com/antec-atx12vpsutester~7ANTS02H.htm http://www.pcloft.com/atxposutefor.htmlmaybe youre infected with virus. theres no other way than to reformat the PC.Quote from: howellquioc on July 04, 2007, 05:27:29 PM maybe youre infected with virus. theres no other way than to reformat the PC. His problem is happening before any software is loaded. Definately not a virus. The way his computer is acting, he couldn't reformat if he had to. If you can, try a friend's PSU and see if it works. If so, you need a new PSU. If not, I might suggest replacing the battery on the motherboard. Most Bios programs will still work even with a dead battery, just not keep time/date. But some simply cease to function. Worth a shot, the batteries are like a buck or two lol.

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I am very confused. I got up and I come back to my computer, I SIT down, and then it shuts off. I try to TURN it back on, and it starts to for no more than a second, and it shuts down again. I know there's power to the motherboard becasue my RemoteStart light on my MOBO is on. I'm not sure if there is a short, but if there is, I have no idea what would casue it. I have a Fortron FSP SAGA AX400-PN 400W ATX12V 2.0 20/24PIN Power Supply, Asus K8N-VM Motherboard, 1GB RAM, 80 GB SATA Hard Drive.

Any advice, diagnosis would be appricated.

Richardits probably overheating and turning off to protect the computerQuote

its probably overheating and turning off to protect the computer

I agree. Most systems now have at least some kind of overtemp protection. Try cleaning out the fans a bit maybe or see if you can increase the airflow inside the tower.I just cleaned out my PC with my air can, and still the same problem. I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing. Any other advice, or should I just LEAVE it off for a while?Quote from: ECartman2007 on July 02, 2007, 03:46:11 PM

I just cleaned out my PC with my air can, and still the same problem. I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing. Any other advice, or should I just leave it off for a while?

Just an update, I did the Pin test (unplug from mobo, stick a pin in the green wire and ground) on my power supply, and it worked, everything that was connected to it(CD-ROM drive, hard drive) worked. It has also been around 3-4 hours since this incident happened. Does it usually take this long for an overheated computer to cool down? I cleaned it twice since with an air can aswell.

RichardSorry to sound all needy, but I really need some advice on what the problem is. I left my PC alone, unplugged EVERYTHING from it for the night, and it still doesnt work. I'm starting to think that the mobo just fried on me. I really hope that is not the case. I need to know becasue I am leaving for college in 2 months, and I need to know if I need another computer or not to be ordered.

Thank You

RichardQuote

I tried to reset my BIOS just to cover that corner, and still nothing.

So you can boot up to the Bios? We need to know exactly where the boot stops, as this has a lot to do with what may be wrong.Before assuming the MBoard is dying i would borrow a known good PSU of equal or greater wattage and swap it in there to see if this is the issue.
If so don't buy a cheap one to replace it.Alright, now this confuses me even more. I tested on old PSU and it works only when the ATX12V 4 -Pinb connecter on the other side of the Processor is unplugged. It actually turns on, but I have no picture on my moniter. But when I plug the 4-pin connecter in, it goes back to turing on for a split second. Also, to answer Dam1an question, I DONT get any picture, it literally starts for no more that a second, then it shuts down. Any other advice?

RichardJumpering leads is not an accurate way to test a PSU...The below links are an idea for testing your PSU.

http://www.provantage.com/antec-atx12vpsutester~7ANTS02H.htm

http://www.pcloft.com/atxposutefor.htmlmaybe youre infected with virus. theres no other way than to reformat the PC.Quote from: howellquioc on July 04, 2007, 05:27:29 PM

maybe youre infected with virus. theres no other way than to reformat the PC.

His problem is happening before any software is loaded. Definately not a virus. The way his computer is acting, he couldn't reformat if he had to.

If you can, try a friend's PSU and see if it works. If so, you need a new PSU. If not, I might suggest replacing the battery on the motherboard. Most Bios programs will still work even with a dead battery, just not keep time/date. But some simply cease to function. Worth a shot, the batteries are like a buck or two lol.

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