Guest Navy March 11, 2003 Share Guest Navy Guests March 11, 2003 Well my computer just turned off this morning. When i try to turn it back on the fans go for a second then they stop and it doesn't turn on. My roommate had the same problem like 3 days ago........very strange. Well do any of you think this is power supply related? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZDamage March 12, 2003 Share Guest ZDamage Guests March 12, 2003 yeah, power supply related or a problem with your cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asphyxiator March 14, 2003 Share Asphyxiator Member March 14, 2003 Ofcourse the usual unplug wait 60 seconds. Besides that try reseating the power connectors on the logic board. if that doesnt work, try reseating your RAM, cpu, pci, and agp cards. Try removing the CMOS battery to reset the bios. If all else fails, test it with someone elses power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gond March 14, 2003 Share Gond Member March 14, 2003 Your roommate had the same problem on a different PC? Are you networked? Do you run virus protection? Aweful strange that two computers would have the same problem within 3 days of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Navy March 15, 2003 Share Guest Navy Guests March 15, 2003 Yes we are networked, and we both run norton antivirus. It seems like something weird is going on to me too, tho neither of us have gotten another power supply to try out. to asphyxiator: I didn't understabd half of that but I idid unplug and try it again, then it starts to spark then it totally stopped working, the fans don't even start to go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asphyxiator March 16, 2003 Share Asphyxiator Member March 16, 2003 I think its safe to say its not a virus, could be any number of things, but do try that motherboard in a different box to see if it is still functioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gond March 17, 2003 Share Gond Member March 17, 2003 I idid unplug and try it again, then it starts to spark then it totally stopped working, the fans don't even start to go now. Fact #1 in Gonds computer repair book sparks = bad I think you blew something there. If your lucky it's the power supply and not the MB or CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrX March 17, 2003 Share mrX GC Alumni March 17, 2003 Coulda been a power spike that got thru your surge protectors if it happened to both computers; yours may have just taken longer to finally die. When you pick up the new power supply, pick up a new surge protector. I always go with doubling them up; one protector that covers the wall outlet with other protectors plugged into that. Dunno if it really helps, but it eases my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asphyxiator March 18, 2003 Share Asphyxiator Member March 18, 2003 I think MrX is exactly right, problems like that are common and usually hardware fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZDamage March 18, 2003 Share Guest ZDamage Guests March 18, 2003 Best thing to do is get a UPS or Uninteruptible Power Supply, there is usually a small battery that gives like 7 mins of power if the power goes out. It also applies to power spikes, the output from the thing doesn't change, even if a lot more power goes in (like a surge) and you are protected on a power outage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer March 18, 2003 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member March 18, 2003 I've been running a UPS for about 7 years now and I've probably had it kick in about 5 times because of power outages. One office I worked at the boss was real cheap on computer stuff, so if there was an electrical storm we would just turn off the PCs and try to find some non-computer thing to do. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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