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Computer just randomly shuts off
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| Jem_hadar |
Okay, so like 1 month ago, I come home and my computer is just off. I think to myself, thats strange. Anyways, turn her on and just go about my business... then I wake up the next morning, and she's off again... only its kinda like a "pseudo-off"... bc the green light is still on, but theres no HD activity... its like its in a sleep mode or something, like theres power, but not enough to run it...
Anyways. When it does this. I gotta press the power button to turn it off "for real". Then press it again to turn it back on... only this wont work unless I've waited a period of time after its mysteriously shutdown. I just don't get it.
I was originally thinking that the power supply was going, but then should I not be unable to turn it back on at all? :conf:
Then I was thinking maybe I have a damage power supply cord, so I switched my computer power cord, and then everything had been working fine (Yes, i did check to make sure that the cord was fully connected to both the back of my computer and to the powerbar... that wasnt the issue). But then I come home the night before last, and its happening again. It'll maybe stay on and running for about 2-4 hours before it does the turning-off thing. :( Its happened 4 times in the past 2 days now.
Any suggestions on the issue at hand?... Id rather NOT take it to the shop yet incase its something I can replace myself so i dont hafta pay the retarded labour costs.
Thanks yall for any suggestions. Totally appeciated. Cheers.
-Jamie- |
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| zokissima |
That sounds pretty weird. If it went into 'sleep' mode, hitting the power button (if it's an xp machine) will automatically shut it down, so try hitting alt+ctrl+del to see if that brings the HD back up.
I wouldn't think it has something to do with your power supply, but if you're worried, leave it running, but unplug the optical drives, and leave the HD alone, and see if it'll do the same thing. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by zokissima
That sounds pretty weird. If it went into 'sleep' mode, hitting the power button (if it's an xp machine) will automatically shut it down, so try hitting alt+ctrl+del to see if that brings the HD back up.
I wouldn't think it has something to do with your power supply, but if you're worried, leave it running, but unplug the optical drives, and leave the HD alone, and see if it'll do the same thing. |
I know its not in sleep mode for a fact... ill be typing away, msning or post-whoring on TA and just BOOP! everything just SHUTS OFF...
it is definately not sleep mode. but yet its kinda like its not all the way off either, since i need to hold down the power button to turn off the green light which says on, and then I can press the power button again to turn it on... but once again, if i try to do this immediately after it shuts off, it dont work. it just wont turn on. but if i wait an hour or 2 or 3, and i come back and press the power button, it will turn on then!
im really confusicated.
-jem- |
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| DancingQueen169 |
| I started having issues like that last summer with my laptop....a few weeks later my HD completely crashed.....I suggest backing everything up now just in case, before it's too late...like it was for me :( |
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| zokissima |
| quote: | Originally posted by DancingQueen169
I started having issues like that last summer with my laptop....a few weeks later my HD completely crashed.....I suggest backing everything up now just in case, before it's too late...like it was for me :( |
I agree, I think you should back up, just in case. It could be just a couple of corrupt sectors. Run disk cleanup and defrag to see if that generates any errors. |
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| Ex-Man |
| quote: | Originally posted by DancingQueen169
I started having issues like that last summer with my laptop....a few weeks later my HD completely crashed.....I suggest backing everything up now just in case, before it's too late...like it was for me :( |
do what she says, because I ran into that problem about a year ago..the same thing happened to me...have you checked the fans?? maybe they're shut off and the pc over heats? :conf: |
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| rabbitjoker |
| TOO MUCH PORN! |
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| MaxTO |
| Hmmm...it could be overheating...check to make sure that all the fans are working properly. |
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| Ex-Man |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
TOO MUCH PORN! |
That was also one of my biggest problems :p |
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| DancingQueen169 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
TOO MUCH PORN! |
hahahaha
It's all those pics of bra's on your pc Jem....bra overload ;) |
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| Spankmeister |
Sounds like a hardware problem...
If the processor or something on the motherboard overheats, then the machine will shut off.
This would also explain why you have to wait a period of time before you can turn it back on... |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by MaxTO
Hmmm...it could be overheating...check to make sure that all the fans are working properly. |
OMG!!!
I think you're RIGHT!!!
My board will auto-shutdown (im almost positive) if it over heats or if none of the fans will turn on... so maybe 1 of my 2 fans has gone and thus its not staying cool enough!! By jesus and moses, I think you're right!!! |
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