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drawnzer54 · 10-27-2009, 08:44 PM

Okay, so where to begin.

I had left my computer running accidentally while away for the weekend.
When I had gotten home, everything was fine, etc ,etc.
I tried to install a Webcam driver, and suddenly my computer decided to shit itself and turn off. Upon turning it back on, i was greeted by the Windows screen and it just stood there. I could move the mouse, and etc but I couldn't get to the desktop.

So! I decided to do a reformat, everything seemed fine, until this morning when I tried to turn it on.

It turned on-off on-off for about 10 tries, until it finally booted.
It'll continuously turn off every hour or so, and this is getting really annoying.

I've checked and the fans are all moving as they should be, so is it a MOBO issue, CPU issue, or Power Supply issue?

TLDR; Computer keeps turning itself off, Fans are fine, What could it be.

SnOwBunZz · 10-27-2009, 08:49 PM

Sounds like an overheating to me. That your fans are running does not necessarily means your parts aren't overheating.

Check temps with HWMonitor.

hotyman · 10-27-2009, 09:02 PM

And if you can't get in your pc anymore --
you can also check some temps in ur bios (most at least)

lazyluong · 10-27-2009, 09:58 PM

its either heating, hdd, power supply, or mess up motherboard.

i do recommend you check the power supply first though.

10-27-2009, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
drawnzer54 Gabriel's Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,348 Reputation: 88	A little help. (Hardware issues?) Okay, so where to begin. I had left my computer running accidentally while away for the weekend. When I had gotten home, everything was fine, etc ,etc. I tried to install a Webcam driver, and suddenly my computer decided to shit itself and turn off. Upon turning it back on, i was greeted by the Windows screen and it just stood there. I could move the mouse, and etc but I couldn't get to the desktop. So! I decided to do a reformat, everything seemed fine, until this morning when I tried to turn it on. It turned on-off on-off for about 10 tries, until it finally booted. It'll continuously turn off every hour or so, and this is getting really annoying. I've checked and the fans are all moving as they should be, so is it a MOBO issue, CPU issue, or Power Supply issue? TLDR; Computer keeps turning itself off, Fans are fine, What could it be.

10-27-2009, 08:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyaaaaaaah ~~ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 7,610 Reputation: 303	Sounds like an overheating to me. That your fans are running does not necessarily means your parts aren't overheating. Check temps with HWMonitor. __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

10-27-2009, 09:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
hotyman Phantom's Freak Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands (Holland) Posts: 2,598 Reputation: 60	And if you can't get in your pc anymore -- you can also check some temps in ur bios (most at least) __________________ Mah' Twitter. A herp a derp

10-27-2009, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
lazyluong Dixie Banana Bar Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 299 Reputation: 10	its either heating, hdd, power supply, or mess up motherboard. i do recommend you check the power supply first though. Last edited by lazyluong; 10-27-2009 at 10:00 PM.

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