I recently got a new 500W Antec PSU and after a couple minutes, my PC abruptly shuts off before I can run windows. I checked the temp and it was only 53 DEG Celcius so I know it wasn't overheated. I don't have any screws loose in there so there are no shorts happening. Can anyone give me any more leads?
2007-05-04 20:52:31 · 6 answers · asked by miklo_magnifico 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Go to "Hardware Monitor" or "PC Health Status" in BIOS. Observe the temp and voltage readings. If the PC does not shutdown after 20-30, your problem could be w/ your OS or the boot sector of your hard drive. Repair your OS. If XP, consider this:
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897
Observe the readings carefully so that you may notice voltage instability prior to a shutdown. If a shutdown occurs while in BIOS, try running w/ bare minimum devices. Detach the hard drive, the FDD, the DVD drive and even the case fans. Use an electric fan for temporary case ventilation. If shutdown still occurs, RAM or video card could be suspect. If PC is stable in BIOS, re-attach the fans and devices one at a time. If a shutdown occurs, the last device you connected is the culprit.
I had a similar experience of random shutdown and the culprit was a case fan. I also had random restarts w/ a new 480W PSU on an Epox mobo but when I transferred the 480 watter to another PC w/ a Foxconn mobo, it was very stable. The Epox mobo run perfectly w/ another brand of PSU.
2007-05-04 23:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both of those answers are so wrong its kinda funny.
Does the computer shut off while attempting the same thing ?
Did this start happening as soon as you installed the Antec ?
double check all cables and the RAM
But 53 Celcius is very hot - insane hot - I think you need to check the fault tolerances of your CPU because 2 main things will cause a pc to shut down .... heat and bad PSU
since Antec makes a good PSU its probably heat
2007-05-04 21:15:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you ought to learn your temperature of the processor. when you're been on it a speedy whilst, restart it and pass into the bios/setup and look below the hardware visual show unit to view the temperature, If it fairly is above approximately sixty 5 stages Celsius, it fairly is too warm, i think of distinctive processors have distinctive thresh holds on whilst they're going to close off, yet whilst it fairly is hotting then sixty 5 Celsius attempt to discover a thank you to get it down by the two a clean warmth sink/fan and convalescing airflow for the time of the case (by cleansing it and including case followers and so on...)
2016-12-10 19:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how did you check your temp when you can't get into windows? did you check your temp from the BIOS instead? what CPU is it? if you check your temp from BIOS and got 53C..then that's a bit high...it should be around 30C or so..assuming you have Core 2 or Athlon X2
2007-05-04 22:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by VgenV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a fault of the PSU. Or you might have a Trojan Horse or some other virus.
2007-05-04 20:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe your computer is infected. Try using the psu in other computer. This will tell you whats wrong.
2007-05-04 20:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by K c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋