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Offline Seed_Of_Evil
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« on: December 29, 2003, 03:36:12 AM »
For 2 weeks or so I\'m having problems with my PC: It shouts down randomly. It occurs when I\'m using it, it switches off totally: monitor, cpu... even fans don\'t make any sound.

It has happened 3 or 4 times in the last 2 weeks and I don\'t where\'s the problem because everything works alright.

It\'s true that I\'ve some theories:

1) The problems appeared after updating the ram... but the problem has nothing to do with it.

2) The fans don\'t produce any sound when the PC is switching off... I mean the seconds later you always hear \'em when you manually switch off the pc. Could it be a temp problem? Don\'t think so because we\'re in winter and the tem is around 42º in my cpu (AMD)... the bios security barrier is on 75º.

3) The front led of energy in the cpy stays on... so the power is cut from the inside of the cpu, not outside.

4) It has happened when I was using the pc at high cpu usage, like compressing video, playing a full view movie, etc...

Anybody knows where\'s the problem?

I\'ve activated through register the non-requested shut down report utility. If it happens again, I hope it helps me to know where\'s the failure.
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2003, 05:45:02 AM »
I\'m guessing the wiring or the power supply, because everything get\'s shut down simultaneously...
have any spare cables ready for use?
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2003, 06:05:30 AM »
Only one thing it could be.  Gophers.
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2003, 06:13:22 AM »
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I\'m guessing the wiring or the power supply, because everything get\'s shut down simultaneously...
have any spare cables ready for use?


I\'ve opened the case and the wires seem to be ok... furthermore, the power supply was changed last summer, at the same time I updated the mobo because the old one hadn\'t enough power.

The leds remain on... so it may not be a physical failure with respect power supply or power wires, IMO.
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2003, 06:48:25 AM »
Are you sure there aren\'t any freyed wires in there from the gophers?  It seems so obvious...  It\'s worth a double check.  They are little devils this time of year.
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2003, 09:04:40 AM »
I\'ve had the same problem twice when having bought new RAM. Just replace the new RAM with another brand and it should be ok.
At least that has worked for me both times.

If you\'re running XP you might also want to turn off the "Reboot on error"-feature it has.
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2003, 09:32:06 AM »
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I\'ve had the same problem twice when having bought new RAM. Just replace the new RAM with another brand and it should be ok.
At least that has worked for me both times.

If you\'re running XP you might also want to turn off the "Reboot on error"-feature it has.


Really JP? You think it may be due to RAM? I\'ve KINGSTON, 2 modules of 512MB. Where\'s that option of rebooting on error?
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2003, 09:47:16 AM »
I had a similar situation one time where there was a wire in my cpu fan keeping it from turning.  Wouldn\'t overheat until I started playing Generals.
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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2003, 09:55:13 AM »
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I had a similar situation one time where there was a wire in my cpu fan keeping it from turning.  Wouldn\'t overheat until I started playing Generals.

But Emperor, that hasn\'t much sense. If there is a wire keeping the fan from turning... your processor would have been burnt out as soon as your fan would have stopped... not only in generals you know.
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« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2003, 10:17:17 AM »
check it anyway....you\'ll be surprised ;)
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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2003, 07:16:10 PM »
Most newer computers will shut off if the cpu gets to warm. I have also seen ram cause strange problems. If the problems started shortly after the upgrade of ram. That is where I would start.
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2003, 04:35:48 AM »
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Most newer computers will shut off if the cpu gets to warm. I have also seen ram cause strange problems. If the problems started shortly after the upgrade of ram. That is where I would start.

Yep, I\'m definitely opening the case and checking the ram if the pc shuts off again... *crosses fingers*
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2003, 05:41:39 PM »
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Really JP? You think it may be due to RAM? I\'ve KINGSTON, 2 modules of 512MB. Where\'s that option of rebooting on error?


Well since it started after you installed new RAM then I\'m pretty sure that\'s what\'s causing it.

It has happened to me twice over the last 4 years after having bought new RAM.

Don\'t remember exactly where that option is but I know it\'s somewhere in control panel -> system -> advanced then there should be an options tab somewhere there which leads you to where you can turn that feature on and off.

I\'m pretty sure it\'s turned off though, since I think that\'s the default setting of it but might be worth to check out.
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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2003, 05:48:37 PM »
My computer keeps freezing randomly, and I cant stay on long. Is it the power supply?
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« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2003, 08:18:38 PM »
Whats your power supply rated at?
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