Hp Pavilion A804n Shuts Off
Replies: 1 | Post Date: 3 months ago | User: Lisabmcr | Forums: answers.yahoo.comHp pavilion a804n shutting off and turning back on only for a few seconds. I have an hp a804n and it was working good for a long time, until recently it decided to take a crash. Everything is working, as i know of, and all the fans are working. It'll come on for about 2 minutes and goes to the xp loading menu, and then shuts off. When i attempt to turn it back on, it comes on for a mere 5 seconds, if that. There are no viruses on the computer.
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Hp Pavilion Dv7 Shuts Down When Battery Runs Out
I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop, bought new 6 months ago. Usually when the battery runs out, the laptop goes into hibernation mode. But lately, instead of hibernating, the computer shuts down (improperly). When it shuts down, there is a beep sound as well. I haven't made any changes to power savings mode either. Does anyone know what is causing it to shut down instead of hibernating like it used to?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 2 Replies .
I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop, bought new 6 months ago. Usually when the battery runs out, the laptop goes into hibernation mode. But lately, instead of hibernating, the computer shuts down (improperly). When it shuts down, there is a beep sound as well. I haven't made any changes to power savings mode either. Does anyone know what is causing it to shut down instead of hibernating like it used to?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 2 Replies .
Pc Freezes Or Shuts Down
The initial problem was that the computer freezes like it would when the cpu shuts down. I have had this problem for ages. However, it happens so rarely that it really didn't bother me. Nowadays the problem occurs extremely frequently. 20+ times a day. Another thing that started happening at the same time those freezes started getting more frequent, is the system shutting down whenever it wants. Rather violently. These two last problems happen anytime.could be while i let my computer idling or could be while im playing a game. Can even happen anytime during boot up, which is frustrating as sometimes i start my computer 5 times in a row before i can use it.
Windows only sees and uses a single cpu. Can't set processor affinity. And single thread programs use the whole cpu. I don't have that problem under linux. Strangely enough it seems its not hyper-threaded? I thought my cpu was. At first i blamed overheating. But the computer freezes with the cpu at about 50 degrees. Tried reseting the bios to factory default. It didn't help. (That just made windows complain). So now i'm thinking a hardware component might be dying. I'm thinking either the cpu or mother board. I'm rather unsure as to what to do next to try to find the source of this problem?
Computer specifications:
Cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 4400+
Mobo: msi k9n platinum
Ram: 2x 1024mb corsair
Gpu: nvidia geforce 8800 gts
Psu: assus 550w
Posted On: 17-09-2009, 03:52 PM . View 1 Replies .
The initial problem was that the computer freezes like it would when the cpu shuts down. I have had this problem for ages. However, it happens so rarely that it really didn't bother me. Nowadays the problem occurs extremely frequently. 20+ times a day. Another thing that started happening at the same time those freezes started getting more frequent, is the system shutting down whenever it wants. Rather violently. These two last problems happen anytime.could be while i let my computer idling or could be while im playing a game. Can even happen anytime during boot up, which is frustrating as sometimes i start my computer 5 times in a row before i can use it.
Windows only sees and uses a single cpu. Can't set processor affinity. And single thread programs use the whole cpu. I don't have that problem under linux. Strangely enough it seems its not hyper-threaded? I thought my cpu was. At first i blamed overheating. But the computer freezes with the cpu at about 50 degrees. Tried reseting the bios to factory default. It didn't help. (That just made windows complain). So now i'm thinking a hardware component might be dying. I'm thinking either the cpu or mother board. I'm rather unsure as to what to do next to try to find the source of this problem?
Computer specifications:
Cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 4400+
Mobo: msi k9n platinum
Ram: 2x 1024mb corsair
Gpu: nvidia geforce 8800 gts
Psu: assus 550w
Posted On: 17-09-2009, 03:52 PM . View 1 Replies .
Computer Just Shuts Off
A couple hours ago, i tap the front of the case with my foot, and everything just shuts off. I tried turning it back on and nothing happened. So i turned the power supply off and back on and tried again. This time, it tried to start and then immediately shutoff again. The power supply has a blue light in it and that goes out immediately as well. I can see 2 yellow lights on the motherboard are lit when the power supply is turned on. Do you think my power supply blew or is it something else? Any way i can test?
Posted On: 08-10-2005, 07:08 PM . View 7 Replies .
A couple hours ago, i tap the front of the case with my foot, and everything just shuts off. I tried turning it back on and nothing happened. So i turned the power supply off and back on and tried again. This time, it tried to start and then immediately shutoff again. The power supply has a blue light in it and that goes out immediately as well. I can see 2 yellow lights on the motherboard are lit when the power supply is turned on. Do you think my power supply blew or is it something else? Any way i can test?
Posted On: 08-10-2005, 07:08 PM . View 7 Replies .
Comptuer Just Shuts Off
I usually leave my computer on 24/7, but as of late my computer will always for some reason just turn off on its own at like 6 in the morning. Its connected to a apc 1000 power backup, and at one of the times the computer shutdown it overloaded the apc and i woke up to that annoying noise it makes. Any ideas? Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Posted On: 04-17-2007, 01:38 PM . View 7 Replies .
I usually leave my computer on 24/7, but as of late my computer will always for some reason just turn off on its own at like 6 in the morning. Its connected to a apc 1000 power backup, and at one of the times the computer shutdown it overloaded the apc and i woke up to that annoying noise it makes. Any ideas? Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Posted On: 04-17-2007, 01:38 PM . View 7 Replies .
Laptop Shuts Off
Alright, so i'm assuming this is a hardware related problem. Someone brought me a laptop thinking it had viruses or whatnot on it. She mentioned that she was doing scans with norton antivirus 2005, and somewhere during the scan, the computer shuts off. I received the computer, and tried running a spybot scan within safe mode. Again, the computer shuts off. So now i'm thinking possibly the computer overheating. The bottom of the laptop (in the vicinity of the psu), is extremely hot. Is there a good program to see what temperatures are reading? I've heard of cpu-z, but not sure if that checks temperatures as well. Haven't used it much. Seeing what you all would recommend to do in figuring out what the problem is. Whether, in fact, it is the psu, or another hardware/software issue.
Posted On: August 10th, 2007, 06:29 PM . View 10 Replies .
Alright, so i'm assuming this is a hardware related problem. Someone brought me a laptop thinking it had viruses or whatnot on it. She mentioned that she was doing scans with norton antivirus 2005, and somewhere during the scan, the computer shuts off. I received the computer, and tried running a spybot scan within safe mode. Again, the computer shuts off. So now i'm thinking possibly the computer overheating. The bottom of the laptop (in the vicinity of the psu), is extremely hot. Is there a good program to see what temperatures are reading? I've heard of cpu-z, but not sure if that checks temperatures as well. Haven't used it much. Seeing what you all would recommend to do in figuring out what the problem is. Whether, in fact, it is the psu, or another hardware/software issue.
Posted On: August 10th, 2007, 06:29 PM . View 10 Replies .
Pc Shuts Down Unexpectedly
Ive built this computer a while back, around 8 months ago and have never had any problems with it, that is until now. For some reason when i start playing graphic intensive games my computer will just shut off. I think it is due to overheating because it has started to get really hot here, and i'm a poor college student, so i try not to turn on my ac to save some cash. But now i cant play my games. I have plenty of fans, and a good cpu cooler with arctic silver grease, and a case with good airflow. My specs are:
Motherboard - p5q pro
Psu - corsair 650w
Gpu - ati 4850
Cpu - intel core duo e8500 3. 16ghz
Cpu cooler - ocz vendetta 2
Case - coolmaster rc-690
Fans - have 6 fans in my case circulating air. I have installed a few different temp measuring programs and my temps on my gpu have been idle 77c - 100c when playing games. This is with my gpu fan going at 100%
My cpu cores have been ranging from 50 - 65c depending on idle or running a game. So i was wondering, is my computer just getting to hot and shutting down? Or do i have something else going on that is causing problems? If it is overheating, what it the culprit that is getting to hot and shutting down my computer?
Posted On: 04-27-2009 . View 11 Replies .
Ive built this computer a while back, around 8 months ago and have never had any problems with it, that is until now. For some reason when i start playing graphic intensive games my computer will just shut off. I think it is due to overheating because it has started to get really hot here, and i'm a poor college student, so i try not to turn on my ac to save some cash. But now i cant play my games. I have plenty of fans, and a good cpu cooler with arctic silver grease, and a case with good airflow. My specs are:
Motherboard - p5q pro
Psu - corsair 650w
Gpu - ati 4850
Cpu - intel core duo e8500 3. 16ghz
Cpu cooler - ocz vendetta 2
Case - coolmaster rc-690
Fans - have 6 fans in my case circulating air. I have installed a few different temp measuring programs and my temps on my gpu have been idle 77c - 100c when playing games. This is with my gpu fan going at 100%
My cpu cores have been ranging from 50 - 65c depending on idle or running a game. So i was wondering, is my computer just getting to hot and shutting down? Or do i have something else going on that is causing problems? If it is overheating, what it the culprit that is getting to hot and shutting down my computer?
Posted On: 04-27-2009 . View 11 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down Automatically
My system, while running, would power off itself suddenly, and when i try to power it on again, it would not start and gives me a beep and then a small beep, along with the code 8. 3. However, if i wait like 5 to 10 mintues and then try to turn it on, it starts. From the manual:
Ac2003 post code definition:
Post (hex)
Description:
Power on sequence
8. 1. Start power on sequence
8. 2. Enable atx power supply
8. 3. Atx power supply ready
8. 4. Ddr voltage ready
8. 5. Setup pwm for cpu core voltage.
Posted On: 13-09-2007, 04:35 AM . View 11 Replies .
My system, while running, would power off itself suddenly, and when i try to power it on again, it would not start and gives me a beep and then a small beep, along with the code 8. 3. However, if i wait like 5 to 10 mintues and then try to turn it on, it starts. From the manual:
Ac2003 post code definition:
Post (hex)
Description:
Power on sequence
8. 1. Start power on sequence
8. 2. Enable atx power supply
8. 3. Atx power supply ready
8. 4. Ddr voltage ready
8. 5. Setup pwm for cpu core voltage.
Posted On: 13-09-2007, 04:35 AM . View 11 Replies .
Pc Shuts Down When Playing Games
Recently upgraded my graphics card to an ati radeon 9200 se from a chaintech geforce 4 mx440. Uninstalled the nvidia drivers and fitted the new card downloaded latest whql drivers for the new card. All went well until i played games where they would run for a couple of minutes, then my pc would shut down as if there had been a power cut. Pc would only come back on after unplugging then plugging back in. Ran this prob thru other pc related forums which provided suggestions like defective graphics card, infinite loop problem between some graphics cards & cpus, too much dust, winxp sp2 bug the list goes on. Up to now i have done the following:
Changed the 9200 for same model to rule out defective card
Installed another hi power psu
Changed the mobo
Cleaned out the pc case thoroughly
Virus checked my hd
Installed latest bios and chipset drivers
Emailed amd for any incompatibility issues with ati cards none what so ever.computer specifications:
Msi kt6v-7021 mobo
Amd athlon xp 2500+
40gb hdd
768mb ddr pc2700
Ati radeon 9200 se 128mb
Qtec 550w psu
Winxp with sp2 installed
Posted On: 11-12-2004, 12:34 PM . View 2 Replies .
Recently upgraded my graphics card to an ati radeon 9200 se from a chaintech geforce 4 mx440. Uninstalled the nvidia drivers and fitted the new card downloaded latest whql drivers for the new card. All went well until i played games where they would run for a couple of minutes, then my pc would shut down as if there had been a power cut. Pc would only come back on after unplugging then plugging back in. Ran this prob thru other pc related forums which provided suggestions like defective graphics card, infinite loop problem between some graphics cards & cpus, too much dust, winxp sp2 bug the list goes on. Up to now i have done the following:
Changed the 9200 for same model to rule out defective card
Installed another hi power psu
Changed the mobo
Cleaned out the pc case thoroughly
Virus checked my hd
Installed latest bios and chipset drivers
Emailed amd for any incompatibility issues with ati cards none what so ever.computer specifications:
Msi kt6v-7021 mobo
Amd athlon xp 2500+
40gb hdd
768mb ddr pc2700
Ati radeon 9200 se 128mb
Qtec 550w psu
Winxp with sp2 installed
Posted On: 11-12-2004, 12:34 PM . View 2 Replies .
Pc Shuts Off When Access A Game
Every time i access a game my pc shuts off or sometimes the monitor only shuts off and i can hear some noises from the game. I searched and searched in the internet how to fix this problem but many came up with replacing your v card so i did, but in fact my new v card "radeon 9550" works fine but after 2 hours the monitor again shuts off unexpected the symptoms again showed up. Until i installed a speed fan and discovered my pc is heating up to temp:60c even if there is no active application, and in fact i have 2 fans blowing towards the cpu and i removed the cpu skin. But the problem persists.
When i played "warrock" with my new v card it turned out well but after a few minutes the monitor again shuts off and i heard sounds of that game i pressed ctrl+alt+del luckily the monitor again starts back up because warrock has been ended using task manager the same thing happens with my old v card. After a few minutes i executed again warrock and opened the speed fan(application)it went temp:70c after that it gone busted and i tried to view the task manager under the performance tab i saw 100% cpu usage.guyz i was wondering what made the heat so intense even if i had only a single application running and last week even i accessed the internet chatting with yahoo and executed warrock at the same time it turned out well and no signs of computer failure and back then it is my old v card.
Posted On: 23-07-2007, 05:48 PM . View 6 Replies .
Every time i access a game my pc shuts off or sometimes the monitor only shuts off and i can hear some noises from the game. I searched and searched in the internet how to fix this problem but many came up with replacing your v card so i did, but in fact my new v card "radeon 9550" works fine but after 2 hours the monitor again shuts off unexpected the symptoms again showed up. Until i installed a speed fan and discovered my pc is heating up to temp:60c even if there is no active application, and in fact i have 2 fans blowing towards the cpu and i removed the cpu skin. But the problem persists.
When i played "warrock" with my new v card it turned out well but after a few minutes the monitor again shuts off and i heard sounds of that game i pressed ctrl+alt+del luckily the monitor again starts back up because warrock has been ended using task manager the same thing happens with my old v card. After a few minutes i executed again warrock and opened the speed fan(application)it went temp:70c after that it gone busted and i tried to view the task manager under the performance tab i saw 100% cpu usage.guyz i was wondering what made the heat so intense even if i had only a single application running and last week even i accessed the internet chatting with yahoo and executed warrock at the same time it turned out well and no signs of computer failure and back then it is my old v card.
Posted On: 23-07-2007, 05:48 PM . View 6 Replies .
Cpu Shuts Straight Off
So we have just moved house, and my housemates cpu won't turn on. Ok so it does turn on for about 1-2 secs, then shuts straight off, and to try to turn it back on, we must unplug and then plug it in again, and we have the same sult, has anybody got any ideas as to why the computer won't turn on?
Posted On: September 5th, 2006, 06:12 AM . View 6 Replies .
So we have just moved house, and my housemates cpu won't turn on. Ok so it does turn on for about 1-2 secs, then shuts straight off, and to try to turn it back on, we must unplug and then plug it in again, and we have the same sult, has anybody got any ideas as to why the computer won't turn on?
Posted On: September 5th, 2006, 06:12 AM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Shuts Off After Startup
I just put together a new comp and unfortunately when i go to start it, it stays on for about a second and then shuts off, it only stays on long enough for the lights to flash and the fans to move just a bit, then it shuts down. I have been looking at different troubleshooting pages and they all have given me different answers to my prob, a few said pcu, some said motherboard, some said power supply, and one said memory. I wanted to know if anyone can give me an informed opinion on what might be causing the problem.
Posted On: May 6th, 2006, 12:02 PM . View 7 Replies .
I just put together a new comp and unfortunately when i go to start it, it stays on for about a second and then shuts off, it only stays on long enough for the lights to flash and the fans to move just a bit, then it shuts down. I have been looking at different troubleshooting pages and they all have given me different answers to my prob, a few said pcu, some said motherboard, some said power supply, and one said memory. I wanted to know if anyone can give me an informed opinion on what might be causing the problem.
Posted On: May 6th, 2006, 12:02 PM . View 7 Replies .
All Of A Sudden, The Whole System Shuts Down
I have a strange problem with my new home-built computer and i can't find anyone who knows what the problem is. The problem goes as follows: i flip the switch on the psu and the computer comes on immediately instead of after i press the power button. The fans come on except for two fans i have on the chipsets that are powered by the mobo. All of a sudden, the whole system shuts down, including the light on the mobo. After a couple seconds, the whole system restarts but stays on until i shut it off. The whole time nothing appears on the screen. I think it may be a hardware problem, but i'm not sure which part it is. I've had this computer working great up until now, and i've already reset the cmos. It doesn't seem to respond to anything and is really frustrating.
Posted On: August 23rd, 2007, 09:22 PM . View 11 Replies .
I have a strange problem with my new home-built computer and i can't find anyone who knows what the problem is. The problem goes as follows: i flip the switch on the psu and the computer comes on immediately instead of after i press the power button. The fans come on except for two fans i have on the chipsets that are powered by the mobo. All of a sudden, the whole system shuts down, including the light on the mobo. After a couple seconds, the whole system restarts but stays on until i shut it off. The whole time nothing appears on the screen. I think it may be a hardware problem, but i'm not sure which part it is. I've had this computer working great up until now, and i've already reset the cmos. It doesn't seem to respond to anything and is really frustrating.
Posted On: August 23rd, 2007, 09:22 PM . View 11 Replies .
Power Shuts Off After Just 3 Seconds
I have just put together a new computer, the second one i have ever built, and when i go to start it up for the first time the power stays on for about 3-4 seconds and then suddenly cuts out, like it got unplugged. I flipped the power switch a few times and got no response. If i count ten seconds, flip the switch again, it will turn on but again only for 3-4 seconds. There are no beeps either. Everything in it is new, a new amd mobo from ecs "kt600-a", a new 1. 6ghz amd duron processor, new radeon 9200 256mb video card, new powermax 400watt power supply. I tried clearing the cmos, but still no change. I have all the jumpers set right as far as the cpu frequency goes, but i have no idea what it could be. I hope its not a bad mobo, because i got it from newegg.com and i can only return it for the same make and model. Any ideas?
Posted On: September 4th, 2004, 04:22 PM . View 6 Replies .
I have just put together a new computer, the second one i have ever built, and when i go to start it up for the first time the power stays on for about 3-4 seconds and then suddenly cuts out, like it got unplugged. I flipped the power switch a few times and got no response. If i count ten seconds, flip the switch again, it will turn on but again only for 3-4 seconds. There are no beeps either. Everything in it is new, a new amd mobo from ecs "kt600-a", a new 1. 6ghz amd duron processor, new radeon 9200 256mb video card, new powermax 400watt power supply. I tried clearing the cmos, but still no change. I have all the jumpers set right as far as the cpu frequency goes, but i have no idea what it could be. I hope its not a bad mobo, because i got it from newegg.com and i can only return it for the same make and model. Any ideas?
Posted On: September 4th, 2004, 04:22 PM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down During Memtest
My comp was suddenly shutting off during movies, music and internet browsing. It gen didn't shut off while standing still. I used the dell os cd to erase the partition and format ntfs (reg, not quick). During the menu's before the formatting and during the formatting, it continue'd to shut off. Now i don't have an os. On another comp, i burned two cds, one is window mem test and the other is memtest. The computer passed the windows mem test on all 11 counts of the adv scan. It keep restarting during the other cd, with memtest. Neither memory testers show an error while they are running. Both are run in default mode, as configured when i burned the isos the their cds. I ran the built-in diag tool in the bios, but it could only run half the tests, because the diag utilies on the hd are erased. I don't have the drivers and utilities cd that it asks for. Is this a memory prob, power supply, or what? I don't really have money to take to a repair shop or buy parts without knowing the prob. Let me know if you need any more info.
Posted On: 26-04-2007, 03:26 PM . View 6 Replies .
My comp was suddenly shutting off during movies, music and internet browsing. It gen didn't shut off while standing still. I used the dell os cd to erase the partition and format ntfs (reg, not quick). During the menu's before the formatting and during the formatting, it continue'd to shut off. Now i don't have an os. On another comp, i burned two cds, one is window mem test and the other is memtest. The computer passed the windows mem test on all 11 counts of the adv scan. It keep restarting during the other cd, with memtest. Neither memory testers show an error while they are running. Both are run in default mode, as configured when i burned the isos the their cds. I ran the built-in diag tool in the bios, but it could only run half the tests, because the diag utilies on the hd are erased. I don't have the drivers and utilities cd that it asks for. Is this a memory prob, power supply, or what? I don't really have money to take to a repair shop or buy parts without knowing the prob. Let me know if you need any more info.
Posted On: 26-04-2007, 03:26 PM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Just Shuts Down Completely
Ok i have a computer never had a problem since i've had it i've always kept it updated . With new hardware and software. But now all of a sudden i'm on the internet or playing a game . Even watching tv and it just shuts down completely! . I thought maybe it was a virus so i backed up all my files, reformatted the computer, and re-done the windows. Still shutting down. Do you know what this could possibly be. My computer doesn't get hot. I got a fairly new power supply. But i've been using the same surge protector. Its a small one. But i've alwayz had that one since i got the computer. Someone at walmart thinks i need to get a new surge protector . The real big one. With the cable plug-ins on it for the tv.
Posted On: November 27th, 2006, 09:42 AM . View 5 Replies .
Ok i have a computer never had a problem since i've had it i've always kept it updated . With new hardware and software. But now all of a sudden i'm on the internet or playing a game . Even watching tv and it just shuts down completely! . I thought maybe it was a virus so i backed up all my files, reformatted the computer, and re-done the windows. Still shutting down. Do you know what this could possibly be. My computer doesn't get hot. I got a fairly new power supply. But i've been using the same surge protector. Its a small one. But i've alwayz had that one since i got the computer. Someone at walmart thinks i need to get a new surge protector . The real big one. With the cable plug-ins on it for the tv.
Posted On: November 27th, 2006, 09:42 AM . View 5 Replies .
Booting From Cd Shuts Off The Computer
Whenever i boot from my windows xp pro cd to reinstall the os it shuts off the computer completely at a certain point. I'm not sure if it is time related, but it shuts off right around the screen that it asks where to install xp. However, ubuntu 7 and windows vista are fine. They install and startup without a hitch. So what's the deal with xp? Could it perhaps be a problem with my cd or is it something else? The computer original ran xp back when i bought it in november 2006. I've seen this problem across the net but none seemed to propose an answer. I don't really think it would be a hardware problem if xp is the only one that has done this. Please note, this is not the first time i have reinstalled xp (i have installed it before successfully, this is the very first time i have had problems like this).
Posted On: August 9th, 2007, 12:13 AM . View 13 Replies .
Whenever i boot from my windows xp pro cd to reinstall the os it shuts off the computer completely at a certain point. I'm not sure if it is time related, but it shuts off right around the screen that it asks where to install xp. However, ubuntu 7 and windows vista are fine. They install and startup without a hitch. So what's the deal with xp? Could it perhaps be a problem with my cd or is it something else? The computer original ran xp back when i bought it in november 2006. I've seen this problem across the net but none seemed to propose an answer. I don't really think it would be a hardware problem if xp is the only one that has done this. Please note, this is not the first time i have reinstalled xp (i have installed it before successfully, this is the very first time i have had problems like this).
Posted On: August 9th, 2007, 12:13 AM . View 13 Replies .
Pc Just Shuts Off In The Middle Of A Movie
My pc just shuts off in the middle of a movie. I try to turn it back on. It doesn't. 1. I assume 'power supply' so i get a new one, great deal off newegg. 2. Stripped computer down to bare essentials in every possible combination i.e. One ram no ram. 3. Removed battery then put back in, reset cmos. Tried with both psu's. 4. Reseated proc. And removed motherboard to make sure there was no metal contact. Results: i get no fan noise from any fan. Monitor light stays amber. Pc does absolutely nothing with either psu. No post beeps. What's up?
I have another pc from my moms, it got struck by lightening. The green light comes on on the mobo, but the front case light blinks yellow. I use the pc for work, so it's critical i have one that functions.
Posted On: December 9th, 2007, 12:45 AM . View 6 Replies .
My pc just shuts off in the middle of a movie. I try to turn it back on. It doesn't. 1. I assume 'power supply' so i get a new one, great deal off newegg. 2. Stripped computer down to bare essentials in every possible combination i.e. One ram no ram. 3. Removed battery then put back in, reset cmos. Tried with both psu's. 4. Reseated proc. And removed motherboard to make sure there was no metal contact. Results: i get no fan noise from any fan. Monitor light stays amber. Pc does absolutely nothing with either psu. No post beeps. What's up?
I have another pc from my moms, it got struck by lightening. The green light comes on on the mobo, but the front case light blinks yellow. I use the pc for work, so it's critical i have one that functions.
Posted On: December 9th, 2007, 12:45 AM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Shuts Off Unexpectedly
So, this just started happening the other day, for no reason what so ever that i can see my computer just shut off. Not a shutdown sequence or anything like that, just flat out power-off like someone pulled the plug. Thought at first maybe a short power outage as we have been having them recently here, and it seems my ups backup is dead because it's been doing nothing to keep the comps up when the power goes out. I immediatly realized though, that not a single thing in the room other than the computer turned off. The other comp next to me was still on, lamp was still on, monitors were still on (though blank now). The problem keeps coming up now too, if i try and do anything with my computer other than just general email/programming/play some mp3s, it's likely to turn off, especially if i fire up any game like world of warcraft or black and white 2. At this point, i've determined it's likely either 1) the graphics card is over heating and causing the computer to power down or 2) my power supply has somehow become unstable and likes to shutoff if it's getting stressed or something. Idea #1 i tested by installing a temperature monitor and watching the temp. It's running at around 70c, sometimes getting up to about 76-78c. It's an nvidia 8800gtx card and from what i've seen searching about it, these temperatures are considered fairly normal, and i shouldn't have a problem unless i start seeing 85c+ which i never have. None the less, i'm still not entirely sure that the card isn't the problem since the power-off only seems to occur when it's being worked by a game, and the temp hits the mid-70s. For idea #2 i don't have any idea what i can do to test this. I have no backup power supply i could swap with which will work with this system (sata connectors, the gtx's power connectors, etc) otherwise i'd do that and see if the problem goes away. Is there any way i might be able to some how test this power supply without having to spend a lot of (preferably no, as i'm unemployed atm) money?
Lastly, any other ideas for things to check? According to the temperature monitor software my cpu is running at a nice cool 45c pretty much all times, and it's "system temperature" is 40c almost consistently. I'm pretty sure it's not the cpu that's overheating or causing a problem.
Posted On: June 17th, 2008, 03:06 AM . View 14 Replies .
So, this just started happening the other day, for no reason what so ever that i can see my computer just shut off. Not a shutdown sequence or anything like that, just flat out power-off like someone pulled the plug. Thought at first maybe a short power outage as we have been having them recently here, and it seems my ups backup is dead because it's been doing nothing to keep the comps up when the power goes out. I immediatly realized though, that not a single thing in the room other than the computer turned off. The other comp next to me was still on, lamp was still on, monitors were still on (though blank now). The problem keeps coming up now too, if i try and do anything with my computer other than just general email/programming/play some mp3s, it's likely to turn off, especially if i fire up any game like world of warcraft or black and white 2. At this point, i've determined it's likely either 1) the graphics card is over heating and causing the computer to power down or 2) my power supply has somehow become unstable and likes to shutoff if it's getting stressed or something. Idea #1 i tested by installing a temperature monitor and watching the temp. It's running at around 70c, sometimes getting up to about 76-78c. It's an nvidia 8800gtx card and from what i've seen searching about it, these temperatures are considered fairly normal, and i shouldn't have a problem unless i start seeing 85c+ which i never have. None the less, i'm still not entirely sure that the card isn't the problem since the power-off only seems to occur when it's being worked by a game, and the temp hits the mid-70s. For idea #2 i don't have any idea what i can do to test this. I have no backup power supply i could swap with which will work with this system (sata connectors, the gtx's power connectors, etc) otherwise i'd do that and see if the problem goes away. Is there any way i might be able to some how test this power supply without having to spend a lot of (preferably no, as i'm unemployed atm) money?
Lastly, any other ideas for things to check? According to the temperature monitor software my cpu is running at a nice cool 45c pretty much all times, and it's "system temperature" is 40c almost consistently. I'm pretty sure it's not the cpu that's overheating or causing a problem.
Posted On: June 17th, 2008, 03:06 AM . View 14 Replies .
Computer Shuts Itself Off After 10 Seconds
When i turn on the power button the fans, leds, and hard drive turn on, but nothing appears on the screen. Then, 10 seconds later the computer shuts itself off. All this while no beeps come from the speaker. I've tried to reset the cmos with no resolution. My next step was removing all the peripherals, including the video card, but the symptoms remain exactly the same, in that it shuts off after 10 seconds. I removed the cpu and it doesn't smell burnt at all. I should add that there is a 5 month old antec power supply (i believe around 500 watts). So i'm going to assume its not the power supply. My question is weather the problem lies in the cpu or motherboard, or what other suggestions or help you guys may have.
Posted On: 12-20-2009, 07:00 PM . View 5 Replies .
When i turn on the power button the fans, leds, and hard drive turn on, but nothing appears on the screen. Then, 10 seconds later the computer shuts itself off. All this while no beeps come from the speaker. I've tried to reset the cmos with no resolution. My next step was removing all the peripherals, including the video card, but the symptoms remain exactly the same, in that it shuts off after 10 seconds. I removed the cpu and it doesn't smell burnt at all. I should add that there is a 5 month old antec power supply (i believe around 500 watts). So i'm going to assume its not the power supply. My question is weather the problem lies in the cpu or motherboard, or what other suggestions or help you guys may have.
Posted On: 12-20-2009, 07:00 PM . View 5 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down Unexpectedly
The computer shuts down only when i am really dogging it. For instance, yesterday, i had photoshop/unreal dev kit/web browser/messenger/movie tut/documentation all running on windows 7 and was using close to 3gb of memory and had just opened the unreal dev test mode and after about 3 minutes of traveling around to diagnose my map, it shut down. I was monitoring the temperatures as i was fully aware i had a lot going on and was definitely pushing it as hard as i could. Video showed about 75oc (i've called evga and they claim this is right about where it should be at peak temperature); my core was at about 56-57oc (again, i've called this in and amd claims that's about perfect at peak); and my general system temperature was about 53oc and suddenly, poof, the computer went off. The board didn't seem to receive any damage and came right back on and ran without any complaints, it was just that it seemed to say "i have had enough, i'm going down". I don't see any event logs in windows event viewer outside unexpected power outage, so i'm assuming it was delegated by the board, not windows. I have run prime95 for 24 hours to make sure that the processor isn't having trouble, and i ran 3dmark for 6 hours to make sure it wasn't video trouble and neither item alone pops the computer. Reading around, i don't believe i'm using over 450w-500w of power, and have a 700w power supply, that wattage calculation came from a wattage calculator and i tried to get at least 200 over the suggested amount. How can i figure out what is shutting down this dang computer!? Any suggestions? Should i just buy a second power supply and try it? Is 700w grossly underpowered for this kind of setup?
I'm going in for another prime95 test this weekend in fear that the board got damaged again. Does anyone have any other applications i should use to test what is causing this?
Posted On: 02-15-2010 . View 15 Replies .
The computer shuts down only when i am really dogging it. For instance, yesterday, i had photoshop/unreal dev kit/web browser/messenger/movie tut/documentation all running on windows 7 and was using close to 3gb of memory and had just opened the unreal dev test mode and after about 3 minutes of traveling around to diagnose my map, it shut down. I was monitoring the temperatures as i was fully aware i had a lot going on and was definitely pushing it as hard as i could. Video showed about 75oc (i've called evga and they claim this is right about where it should be at peak temperature); my core was at about 56-57oc (again, i've called this in and amd claims that's about perfect at peak); and my general system temperature was about 53oc and suddenly, poof, the computer went off. The board didn't seem to receive any damage and came right back on and ran without any complaints, it was just that it seemed to say "i have had enough, i'm going down". I don't see any event logs in windows event viewer outside unexpected power outage, so i'm assuming it was delegated by the board, not windows. I have run prime95 for 24 hours to make sure that the processor isn't having trouble, and i ran 3dmark for 6 hours to make sure it wasn't video trouble and neither item alone pops the computer. Reading around, i don't believe i'm using over 450w-500w of power, and have a 700w power supply, that wattage calculation came from a wattage calculator and i tried to get at least 200 over the suggested amount. How can i figure out what is shutting down this dang computer!? Any suggestions? Should i just buy a second power supply and try it? Is 700w grossly underpowered for this kind of setup?
I'm going in for another prime95 test this weekend in fear that the board got damaged again. Does anyone have any other applications i should use to test what is causing this?
Posted On: 02-15-2010 . View 15 Replies .
Computer Powers Then Shuts Down
I have a problem with an older computer (98-99) i turn it on, and it starts to turn on, and then as soon as it starts to load a little bit it turns off, the monitor stays on though. I have tried putting in the recovery disk but the computer turns off before i get to start formatting, does anyone know what it could be? I have tried plugging it in different outlets and nothing changes. Is it the power supply?
Posted On: Mar 31st, 2004 . View 30 Replies .
I have a problem with an older computer (98-99) i turn it on, and it starts to turn on, and then as soon as it starts to load a little bit it turns off, the monitor stays on though. I have tried putting in the recovery disk but the computer turns off before i get to start formatting, does anyone know what it could be? I have tried plugging it in different outlets and nothing changes. Is it the power supply?
Posted On: Mar 31st, 2004 . View 30 Replies .
Computer Powers Up Shuts Down
The machine i'm running is listed below. I've had it for a few months, and today, when i tried turning it on, it would shut off within a second or two of turning it on. No post, no nothing. I tried unplugging the ps, because i read online that that sometimes solves similar problems people were having, but no luck. Before anyone asks, i installed an hd 3850 a few weeks ago, and that's the only hardware change. I think it could be the bios, but i've never had problems when i upgraded it when i built the machine.
Posted On: 01-20-2008 . View 9 Replies .
The machine i'm running is listed below. I've had it for a few months, and today, when i tried turning it on, it would shut off within a second or two of turning it on. No post, no nothing. I tried unplugging the ps, because i read online that that sometimes solves similar problems people were having, but no luck. Before anyone asks, i installed an hd 3850 a few weeks ago, and that's the only hardware change. I think it could be the bios, but i've never had problems when i upgraded it when i built the machine.
Posted On: 01-20-2008 . View 9 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down Restarts
For the past few weeks my computer has been shutting down on its own, the thing is sometimes it restarts right away and other times it could be an hour or two it will just boot back up on its own. I have tried everything i could think of i swapped the power supply with another one i had and same problem, took my video card out and tired another still same problem. My processor rarely ever runs hotter than 35c. I get no errors from windows. I reformatted my windows still same problem. I tried different ram still same problem. When my computer works like it is right now it runs perfect, the thing is it could shut down any second, or it could shut down two hours from now. Any help would be great i'm totally stumped.
Posted On: Jul 29th, 2007 . View 6 Replies .
For the past few weeks my computer has been shutting down on its own, the thing is sometimes it restarts right away and other times it could be an hour or two it will just boot back up on its own. I have tried everything i could think of i swapped the power supply with another one i had and same problem, took my video card out and tired another still same problem. My processor rarely ever runs hotter than 35c. I get no errors from windows. I reformatted my windows still same problem. I tried different ram still same problem. When my computer works like it is right now it runs perfect, the thing is it could shut down any second, or it could shut down two hours from now. Any help would be great i'm totally stumped.
Posted On: Jul 29th, 2007 . View 6 Replies .
Computer Freezes Shuts Down
I have had this problem that has got worse over the past week. When i first boot up i seem too get about 10 mins worth, then the screen freezes and then shuts itself down. I have trouble restarting, so i switch off completely. Then 5 mins later i turn back on and it seems to be fine. Until the next time. It happens the same again. I have a new case and fan so there is nothing wrong with that or power supply. I regular defrag and do a spy-ware and anti virus check. I'm running out of ideas, so can any one help.
Posted On: 7/17/04 . View 61 Replies .
I have had this problem that has got worse over the past week. When i first boot up i seem too get about 10 mins worth, then the screen freezes and then shuts itself down. I have trouble restarting, so i switch off completely. Then 5 mins later i turn back on and it seems to be fine. Until the next time. It happens the same again. I have a new case and fan so there is nothing wrong with that or power supply. I regular defrag and do a spy-ware and anti virus check. I'm running out of ideas, so can any one help.
Posted On: 7/17/04 . View 61 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down After Start Up
I have been working on this problem for the last 5 days and can't think of anything else to try. My computer when you get to the windows loading screen will shut down, but it can load into safe mode. After i load safe mode i am able to restart and load normal mode and i get to desktop for about 2 or so minutes then shuts down again. It is not a heat problem, i have checked the heat and all the fans are spinning. If anyone has any ideas?
Posted On: October 14, 2008 . View 5 Replies .
I have been working on this problem for the last 5 days and can't think of anything else to try. My computer when you get to the windows loading screen will shut down, but it can load into safe mode. After i load safe mode i am able to restart and load normal mode and i get to desktop for about 2 or so minutes then shuts down again. It is not a heat problem, i have checked the heat and all the fans are spinning. If anyone has any ideas?
Posted On: October 14, 2008 . View 5 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down During Post
I built a computer for a friend of mine 2-3 weeks ago, and had it up and running with no problems. I thoroughly benchmarked and stress tested it. Once i was satisfied i packed it up and shipped it to my cousin. He just received it yesterday, hooked everything up, and the machine would turn on for 10 seconds, then just shut off. During this time, the fans and everything spins, so it doesn't seem to be insufficient power. After walking him through some steps over the phone, its seems that the rtc jumper was on the 'clear' pins, and not the 'default'. How that happened during shipping, i don't have a clue (maybe i should play the lottery with odds like that). After putting them onto the right pins, the machine at-least showed some signs of life, by starting the bootup sequence, but then shut itself down. Each time it shuts down and you start it back up again it seems to turn itself off sooner than the first time, but after letting it sit for a while it will stay on for 10-20 seconds, and then shut down again. It does not stay on long enough for you to be able to enter the bios. At the moment it looks like he will have to ship it back to me to figure out whats going on. Does anyone have any idea or anything as to what the cause/solution might be?
Posted On: 02-25-2005 . View 4 Replies .
I built a computer for a friend of mine 2-3 weeks ago, and had it up and running with no problems. I thoroughly benchmarked and stress tested it. Once i was satisfied i packed it up and shipped it to my cousin. He just received it yesterday, hooked everything up, and the machine would turn on for 10 seconds, then just shut off. During this time, the fans and everything spins, so it doesn't seem to be insufficient power. After walking him through some steps over the phone, its seems that the rtc jumper was on the 'clear' pins, and not the 'default'. How that happened during shipping, i don't have a clue (maybe i should play the lottery with odds like that). After putting them onto the right pins, the machine at-least showed some signs of life, by starting the bootup sequence, but then shut itself down. Each time it shuts down and you start it back up again it seems to turn itself off sooner than the first time, but after letting it sit for a while it will stay on for 10-20 seconds, and then shut down again. It does not stay on long enough for you to be able to enter the bios. At the moment it looks like he will have to ship it back to me to figure out whats going on. Does anyone have any idea or anything as to what the cause/solution might be?
Posted On: 02-25-2005 . View 4 Replies .
Computer Shuts Down While Booting
My desktop is about 4 years old. A friend had built it himself, but was no longer using it about 2 years ago. I have an abit bw7-raid motherboard:
http://www.Abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?Categories=1&model=73
I have a gigabyte of ram, a seagate scsi hd, among other things. I got home one night (may be 3 weeks ago) & discovered that there was a power outage. The desktop was completely shut down. My desktop is connected to a surge protector, but who knows, may be a power surge got to it. I hit the power button & the machine booted up fine. Anyways. About a week later, i came home to find the desktop completely shut down. There were no signs of another power outage. I turned the desktop back on, but it had shut itself off again in the middle of the night. And that's when all the trouble started. The next morning. And ever since then, i keep having to hit the power button multiple times (anywhere b/n once to over a dozen times) before the desktop would boot up properly. Usually, the machine shuts itself down completely w/in 5 seconds after i hit the power button to turn it back on. No weird beeping patterns on the initial boot up. At first, i thought it was a psu problem. I went out & got a new psu, a masterpower 350watt atx from compusa. Unfortunately, the new psu didn't solve the problem. Exact same problem (shutting down completely w/in 5 seconds) kept happening. I've since shoved the old psu back in & returned the new one. I also got a can of compressed air & "dusted" out the dust bunnies (a suggestion i saw in another thread). The computer actually booted up properly after i "dusted" out the insides (this was after about a dozen failed attempts), but it then shut itself off about 12 hours later. I've also tugged on the wires & boards after the computer boots up properly, but can't seem to get it to shut down while doing that (another suggestion from another thread). Lately, i've been messing w/it more. Before, the desktop would stay on (after repeated button pushing) for about 12 hours before it would shut itself down. But now. It will stay on for maybe 10 minutes or so. Sometimes 30 if i'm lucky. Most of the time, any folders or applications i have open would simply close & the computer would simply shut down completely. I have seen it. Hmm. "Properly" shut itself down (for lack of better words) twice. One time, the computer got to the log in screen during boot up. When suddenly, it said "windows is shutting down". I stared at the screen & a few seconds later, the computer had shut itself down. Another time, i was chatting on wow. When suddenly wow closed & the computer said "windows is shutting down" a few seconds later, fall down & go boom. I tried looking for damaged capacitors (another suggestion i saw in yet another thread). I haven't had time to yank everything out so as to look more thoroughly, however. I will try that next week after my research paper is done. Hmm. What else. Oh! Under cmos setup, (not sure of the exact wording here) the cpu heat warning, cpu heat shutdown, and cpu fan warning were all already "disabled. " All my fans are working, by the way (including the cpu fan). I even put more. What's it called. Cpu grease (?) On the cpu/heatsink (i was grasping at straws. Hehe). But the problem persists. Well. I know how to put computers together (an amateur at it, though), but i am not very good at troubleshooting hardware. Oh, i don't know if it matters, but a while back, i was having problems & it turned out to be a bad ram chip (used memtest to isolate the problem back then). I've since replaced that bad ram chip.
Posted On: 09-Oct-2006 . View 20 Replies .
My desktop is about 4 years old. A friend had built it himself, but was no longer using it about 2 years ago. I have an abit bw7-raid motherboard:
http://www.Abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?Categories=1&model=73
I have a gigabyte of ram, a seagate scsi hd, among other things. I got home one night (may be 3 weeks ago) & discovered that there was a power outage. The desktop was completely shut down. My desktop is connected to a surge protector, but who knows, may be a power surge got to it. I hit the power button & the machine booted up fine. Anyways. About a week later, i came home to find the desktop completely shut down. There were no signs of another power outage. I turned the desktop back on, but it had shut itself off again in the middle of the night. And that's when all the trouble started. The next morning. And ever since then, i keep having to hit the power button multiple times (anywhere b/n once to over a dozen times) before the desktop would boot up properly. Usually, the machine shuts itself down completely w/in 5 seconds after i hit the power button to turn it back on. No weird beeping patterns on the initial boot up. At first, i thought it was a psu problem. I went out & got a new psu, a masterpower 350watt atx from compusa. Unfortunately, the new psu didn't solve the problem. Exact same problem (shutting down completely w/in 5 seconds) kept happening. I've since shoved the old psu back in & returned the new one. I also got a can of compressed air & "dusted" out the dust bunnies (a suggestion i saw in another thread). The computer actually booted up properly after i "dusted" out the insides (this was after about a dozen failed attempts), but it then shut itself off about 12 hours later. I've also tugged on the wires & boards after the computer boots up properly, but can't seem to get it to shut down while doing that (another suggestion from another thread). Lately, i've been messing w/it more. Before, the desktop would stay on (after repeated button pushing) for about 12 hours before it would shut itself down. But now. It will stay on for maybe 10 minutes or so. Sometimes 30 if i'm lucky. Most of the time, any folders or applications i have open would simply close & the computer would simply shut down completely. I have seen it. Hmm. "Properly" shut itself down (for lack of better words) twice. One time, the computer got to the log in screen during boot up. When suddenly, it said "windows is shutting down". I stared at the screen & a few seconds later, the computer had shut itself down. Another time, i was chatting on wow. When suddenly wow closed & the computer said "windows is shutting down" a few seconds later, fall down & go boom. I tried looking for damaged capacitors (another suggestion i saw in yet another thread). I haven't had time to yank everything out so as to look more thoroughly, however. I will try that next week after my research paper is done. Hmm. What else. Oh! Under cmos setup, (not sure of the exact wording here) the cpu heat warning, cpu heat shutdown, and cpu fan warning were all already "disabled. " All my fans are working, by the way (including the cpu fan). I even put more. What's it called. Cpu grease (?) On the cpu/heatsink (i was grasping at straws. Hehe). But the problem persists. Well. I know how to put computers together (an amateur at it, though), but i am not very good at troubleshooting hardware. Oh, i don't know if it matters, but a while back, i was having problems & it turned out to be a bad ram chip (used memtest to isolate the problem back then). I've since replaced that bad ram chip.
Posted On: 09-Oct-2006 . View 20 Replies .
Monitor Shuts Off Problems
For the past few days i've been dealing with a very weird problem with my monitor. Every time i shut the monitor off, the computer goes to stand-by or i try to run a game, the monitor shuts off and i can't turn it back on. To do so, i have to unplug the monitor, wait a few seconds, and then plug it again. I'm guessing this has something to do with either my graphics card (it's probably having problems with sending info to the monitor) or catalyst control center, witch i installed no too long ago. The monitor is fairly new and, when not shutting off unexpectedly :p, it seems to be working great. And one more thing. The other day the monitor stopped responding and i got a message error from catalyst control center saying something about vpu recovery and i had to restart the pc. Ive tried to downgrade my drivers and upgrade them again but that didn't help. This is the first time something like this has ever happened to me so i was hoping that you could tell me what the problem is. Here are my pc specs:
Intel(r)
Pentium(r) d cpu 3. 2ghz
1. 00 gb of ram
Os: windows xp professional v. 2002 (with service pack 2)
Display:
Ati radeon 9550 / x1050 series
Posted On: April 13th 2008 . View 6 Replies .
For the past few days i've been dealing with a very weird problem with my monitor. Every time i shut the monitor off, the computer goes to stand-by or i try to run a game, the monitor shuts off and i can't turn it back on. To do so, i have to unplug the monitor, wait a few seconds, and then plug it again. I'm guessing this has something to do with either my graphics card (it's probably having problems with sending info to the monitor) or catalyst control center, witch i installed no too long ago. The monitor is fairly new and, when not shutting off unexpectedly :p, it seems to be working great. And one more thing. The other day the monitor stopped responding and i got a message error from catalyst control center saying something about vpu recovery and i had to restart the pc. Ive tried to downgrade my drivers and upgrade them again but that didn't help. This is the first time something like this has ever happened to me so i was hoping that you could tell me what the problem is. Here are my pc specs:
Intel(r)
Pentium(r) d cpu 3. 2ghz
1. 00 gb of ram
Os: windows xp professional v. 2002 (with service pack 2)
Display:
Ati radeon 9550 / x1050 series
Posted On: April 13th 2008 . View 6 Replies .
Switching On Computer, But After Three Seconds It Shuts Down
I press the start button on my computer (from cold) and the computer begins to start up - the hard-drive light comes on and the fans start - but then after just something like three seconds it shuts down again. If i press the start button immediately after the computer remains dead - i seem to need to disconnect the mains supply at the house power-point (i.e. Pull the plug out the wall), wait about 15 seconds or so and then try again. Sometimes the computer will start normally first time, sometimes i have to repeat the above procedure half-a-dozen times. Once running there is no problem - no power shutdowns whatsoever. I'm using debian linux incidentally but am not sure whether the problem is anything as "far in" as the motherboard let alone the software - though something is detecting the power applied to the computer and capable of timing its presence to some extent at least.
Posted On: 20-12-2005, 12:23 PM . View 6 Replies .
I press the start button on my computer (from cold) and the computer begins to start up - the hard-drive light comes on and the fans start - but then after just something like three seconds it shuts down again. If i press the start button immediately after the computer remains dead - i seem to need to disconnect the mains supply at the house power-point (i.e. Pull the plug out the wall), wait about 15 seconds or so and then try again. Sometimes the computer will start normally first time, sometimes i have to repeat the above procedure half-a-dozen times. Once running there is no problem - no power shutdowns whatsoever. I'm using debian linux incidentally but am not sure whether the problem is anything as "far in" as the motherboard let alone the software - though something is detecting the power applied to the computer and capable of timing its presence to some extent at least.
Posted On: 20-12-2005, 12:23 PM . View 6 Replies .