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Retard Ray
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Posted - 2006.12.31 21:43:00 -
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I just built a new PC. Everything is running great except it keeps shutting off at random. the first day i had it i only shut down once. the second day it didnt it at all. i was on it alllll day and it stayed on with no problem! no...on day three... Its shut off a dozen times. There nothing particular thing that makes it shutdown. some times it wont even boot up all the way before it shuts off. Ive checked all the cables power setting and everything... any suggestions?
Im running:
AMD 64 x3 4200
2gb ram
nvidia 7900gt video card.
550 watt powersupply. Nice power supply not a cheap one.
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Taedrin
Gallente
Mercatoris Technologies
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Posted - 2006.12.31 21:51:00 -
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Sounds like it's overheating. Make sure that case vents/fans aren't blocked, and also make sure that the case has some breathing room. Also consider installing more fans.
This *also* might be because of a bad memory module. You could try running memtest86 (if you have an x86-32 system, don't know if it works on 64 bit systems) on it.
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Deus XI
Hidden Agenda
Deep Space Engineering
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Posted - 2006.12.31 22:40:00 -
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Does ure powersupply powercord to the motherboard match the motherboard connector perfectly?
On my system I had to buy a 20pin to 24pin adapter.
My self built system is:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
4Gig RAM
dual NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT connected thru SLI.
600 watt powersupply
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Tachy
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Posted - 2007.01.01 00:04:00 -
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EVE is a better way to test your ram than memtest ^^
Try turning off sound in eve.
Check if the fans in your case work logically, like front side sucks in fresh air and backside and topfans remove the hot air from the case. A single fan that's put in in the wrong direction can totally kill off the best designed heat distribution system. Eah fan normally has its direction marked on its outside. If you can't fins it, use a thin piece of paper or a smoking cigarette. (Only for testing! Smoke helps kill processors good.)
If that doesn't help, get fresh colling pads and/or paste and systematically remove one heatsink after the other, polish the contact side of the chip it is sitting on and the heat sink's contact side, apply a wee bit of the paste (or the pad) and try again.
Make sure that the heatinks are sitting o nthe respective chips tight, but not under pressure as that often leaves hollow areas between sink and chip.
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The cause for this is not yet known, but we do have a possible fix in testing.
by Sharkbait | 2006.09.20 |
Caligulus
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Posted - 2007.01.01 00:18:00 -
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A) What happens when it resets?
B) Check your BIOS and make sure you have the latest BIOS version.
C) Check your system drivers and make sure they are all current.
E) Make sure Windows is fully updated.
F) Open up the case and put a fan on it and see if it continues to shut down.
G) Run a V-Scanner.
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Kredan Rasok
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Posted - 2007.01.01 01:53:00 -
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Check you've got the heatsink/fan on the processor fitted securely.
If its not locked down securely this can certainly happen.
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Captin Lawdogg
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.01.01 02:44:00 -
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Yeah definately sounds like an over-heating problem to me, you should have a program that came with your motherboard to monitor the CPU temp. I have an aftermarket fan on my CPU, I beleive its called a typhoon, its keeps the CPU a hell of a lot cooler.
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