PC Techs I need some help

[hustla_ambition101]

Ok guys I have a pc here running XP and it keeps shutting down on its own intermittently, sometimes it even powers itself on. I reset the CMOS, changed the power supply and still the same issues. Can anyone shed some light on what may be the problem

[FullStop]

it powers itself on or is it that it wakes up on its own?? self power ons, oh, um, does it randomly power itself on or is it that sometimes it crashes and a lil bit after it crashes it powers on? is that it?

[Soundstream_626]

is the cpu heatsink dirty / fan in check?

[auto-novice]

could be a short on case power switch.. u can try disconnecting the case and reset power leads from the motherboard, then power up by shorting the pins with a flat edge screw-driver. if it power down on it's own then it can be a motherboard issue.

[zondafan]

do you get any error msg ?

if so write it down next time...
what you could do is check if it is over heating.. that can be a prob

http://download.cnet.com/SpeedFan/3000- ... 67444.html

is a great prog for checking heat on your system... leave it all on auto for the while...
use this to monitor the how your fans work and the over heat.. if it get too hot chances are it will shut down...

[FullStop]

here's the deal, if ur pc is old and ur case is not in good condition, it could be that ur case is conducting ...if u sometimes get shocked from ur pc case, thats the problem...

[hustla_ambition101]

i getting the random powering on and off, the case is good and I never got shocked. I really feel is the motherboard that gone through. I had to unplug everything bcuz it keep restarting without full boot

[FullStop]

harddrive, if it loops on startup...

[hustla_ambition101]

dang ok, i'll switch wit one of mine to confirm

[achillies]

sounds like a electrical shorting problem (machine powering up on its own), since u changed the power supply it cant be that, its either the case power buttons or the MotherBoard pins

[Michael Knight...]

If the machine is turning itself off intermittently then it means that your CPU temperature is reaching a high level and it's shutting down as a precaution. Check your CPU fan to see if it spins when you turn the machine on. It may be dirty or it may have gone bad.

When you say it is powering on, is this after a while (like 5 mins) or do you mean it's restarting as soon as it shuts down?

[mediahouse]

check uh Cpu fan.
Check uh Ram.
Check uh powersupply.

If all fails check stamina man

[Sky]

i getting the random powering on and off, the case is good and I never got shocked. I really feel is the motherboard that gone through. I had to unplug everything bcuz it keep restarting without full boot

Still unplug the power switch from the mobo to rule it out.

[jeevdude199]

its a motherboard problem for sure i had the same problem and had to change it with the powersupply as well....

[hustla_ambition101]

It has to be motherboard, steups....

[FullStop]

is like this, power supply good, so random startups means electrical short in power switch, powersupply/case board

random restarts before boot completes, a loop, harddrive

cutoff and delay before restart is cpu/heatsink/fan malfunction/ overheat

organize

[hustla_ambition101]

Boy I going and call the man and tell him take d damn pc to a certified professional, not a part time quack (me). I swapped hard drives and I end up flicking up mine, end up losing meh boot manager and had to dload system recovery disk, is a good thing I have 2 pcs. I really want to help d fella out but.....

[Remy9]

tell him to geh a new computer yes fixin dem ole pc's is ah waste of time an money

[Mr. Wheeler]

Wake on LAN Activity sometimes does these funky seemingly cold start.....

You can disable in BIOS

[ruffneck_12]

If it powers ON randomly,its a motherboard problem.

Maybe even the power switch. DIsconnect the switches and see if it powers on randomly.

Also, make sure nothing electrical touching the case, could be a short.

Could be some conductive dust between the power pins as well. Clean that

[screwbash]

install windows 10

[Sunic]

Motherboard problem. Had the same issue

[amd-dude]

Powers itself on you say.....wa kinda voodoo thing is that...pelt it way. For serious though, could be a motherboard issue or maybe your power switch sticking. One easy way to check is to remove the switch from the MB and just jump it manually and see if it shuts off while using it, if it doesn't well switch problem, if it does, MB problem.

[nissan4life]

any of you guys realise this man computer probably dead and buried already. Op ask this since 2010.lol

[amd-dude]

Talk bout bumping ah ole thread....I eh even watch that date na, I didn't think somebody would do that lol.

[ruffneck_12]

weyyyys, look how I get ketch

Mr. Wheeler wtf man?

why the ass?

[Spitfir3]

apparently Mr. Wheeler needed some closure for not being able to answer the question back then, hopefully the computer soul can move on now

[K74T]

This thread brings back memories of XP. Only 2 weeks ago I upgraded to Win 7. #cavemanlife

[Mercenary]

This thread brings back memories of XP. Only 2 weeks ago I upgraded to Win 7. #cavemanlife

Xp is the best! Still running it

[hustla_ambition101]

Built new systems so long ago lol, can't even remember what had caused the problem