random shutdowns

2008-04-12 20:04:24

#1

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

occasionally, my computer will shut itself off and stay that way for at least 3 hours.

the very first time it happened, about 4 months ago, i was able to restart it immediately. the next time, about 3 weeks ago, it was gone for 3. this time, its been gone for 7. i'm starting to doubt its going to come back on, and even if it does something's on its last limb.

all my temps are below 35C except my northbridge, which runs at 50C, 10 under average for this mobo. i don't think overheating is the problem since it takes so long to get back up.

when i press the power button the case lights flicker but nothing else happens.

anybody have any ideas? is the PSU going south? mobo?

2008-04-12 20:06:01

#2

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6677|Winland

Either your capacitors are blown, or your PSU's gone to Event Horizon.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-12 20:19:10

#3

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

@freezer, thats what i was thinking. but if the caps are blown wouldn't it be happening more frequently?

2008-04-12 20:37:51

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6677|Winland

Ender2309 wrote:
@freezer, thats what i was thinking. but if the caps are blown wouldn't it be happening more frequently?

Blown capacitors can do many things... Check'em. Open your PSU and check its too. Try with another PSU.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-12 22:40:35

#5

Overdose: Member; +13|6595|Fort Worth, TX

This sound simple, but look under your power settings and check if has any setting that tell it to shut down after 3 hours.

2008-04-12 23:29:41

#6

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

Overdose wrote:
This sound simple, but look under your power settings and check if has any setting that tell it to shut down after 3 hours.

...no. it doesn't happen daily.

2008-04-13 16:58:24

#7

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

k, so i can't find any bulging capacitors on the motherboard so i guess the problem is in the PSU.

what i need to know now is if there's a way to check my other components for faults that may have been caused by a potential surge from the PSU as it died without power to them. actually, i doubt this is possible, but i figured i might as well ask.

2008-04-13 17:28:28

#8

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6677|Winland

Well, get a new PSU and see if it works.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-13 17:32:27

#9

doug1988: spank that azz.; +146|6339|Nibiru in a far away galaxy

It could be the PSU or the motherboard or the hard drive or even maybe the power switch , memory could be an issue as well. time to trouble shoot , do you have any PSUs laying around ?

Last edited by doug1988 (2008-04-13 17:36:57)

2008-04-13 19:24:52

#10

bf2gammer: Member; +14|6701

doug1988 wrote:
It could be the PSU or the motherboard or the hard drive or even maybe the power switch , memory could be an issue as well. time to trouble shoot , do you have any PSUs laying around ?

lol

2008-04-13 19:48:56

#11

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

doug1988 wrote:
It could be the PSU or the motherboard or the hard drive or even maybe the power switch , memory could be an issue as well. time to trouble shoot , do you have any PSUs laying around ?

its not a POST problem, it just wont startup now. it won't even power on.

and no.

2008-04-13 21:01:54

#12

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|7140|The darkside of Denver

New Power Supply

2008-04-14 01:14:19

#13

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6894|Finland

Usually when only fans start, teh problems is motherboard. And when nothing works, it is probably PSU.

New power supply should do the trick if nothing else is broken. Sometimes cheap PSUs kill some components when they die.

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2008-04-14 17:19:57

#14

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

k...so i'm running this:

athlon 4200+ X2
2 gb DDR2 667mhz
7900gs
dvd burner
160 Gb wd 7200 RPM
320 GB seagate 7200 RPM
dvd burner
1 80 mm case fan
1 200 mm case fan
1 20 mm northbridge fan
stock cpu cooler
a spot cooling fan

and thats everything i can think of thats drawing power other than my motherboard

this is what i'm looking at to pickup, and it looks like it should be ok, but i figured i'd get a second opinion.

thanks all.

2008-04-14 20:24:01

#15

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,081|7252|PNW

If you don't have the equipment and redundant parts lying around to troubleshoot, save yourself some time and effort and just take it to a bunch of chip monkeys.

2008-04-14 21:31:24

#16

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7051|USA

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
If you don't have the equipment and redundant parts lying around to troubleshoot, save yourself some time and effort and just take it to a bunch of chip monkeys.

yeah no. i'd rather be buying and returning parts than waste money i don't have on chip monkeys i don't need.

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